Battle Mountain
Battle Mountain rises to 336 m in Virginia. North Marshall stands 1,024 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Battle Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Battle Mountain is an igneous mountain in Rappahannock County, Virginia. The eastern slope is generally considered to reside in the unincorporated town of Amissville, Virginia while the western slope is generally considered to be within Castleton, Virginia. The entire mountain including the summit lies within private property at an elevation of 1,162 ft (354.2 m).
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Wikidata Q810996, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 336 m
How to reach it
- 12.7 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 11.5 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hogwallow Flats Overlook · 12 mi
- Browntown Valley Overlook · 12 mi
- Range View Overlook · 12 mi
- Jenkins Gap Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Battle Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Aaron Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Jefferson Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Castleton Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Round Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Rappahannock County Park: 6.2 mi
- Spilman Park: 6.8 mi
- Sperryville Historic District: 9.0 mi
- Mountain Run Lake Park: 12.2 mi
- Wine Street Memorial Park: 13.0 mi
- Spilman Silo: 6.7 mi
- The Spilman Homestead: 6.8 mi
- Snead Farm: 15.7 mi
- 3rd Wisconsin Monument: 17.1 mi
- Stonewall Brigade Monument: 17.2 mi
- Haunted Hollow: 15.4 mi
- Skyline Caverns: 18.7 mi
- Flying Circus Aerodrome: 20.1 mi
- Luray Train Depot: 21.6 mi
- Darkwood Manor: 21.7 mi
- Miller Falls: 11.7 mi
- Cave Falls: 12.3 mi
- Lands Run Falls: 13.7 mi
- Greasy Falls: 13.8 mi
- Upper Overall Run Falls: 15.2 mi
- Museum of Culpeper History: 13.3 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 14.8 mi
- Salubria: 17.8 mi
- Virginia Beer Museum: 19.4 mi
- Warren Rifles Confederate Museum: 19.5 mi
- Furnace Spring: 17.7 mi
- Hawksbill Spring: 19.0 mi
- Rock Spring: 20.1 mi
- Lambert's Spring: 21.1 mi
- Hunsucker Spring: 21.1 mi
- Remington Community Garden: 15.8 mi
- Senior Garden: 20.5 mi
- Koch Family Garden: 20.6 mi
- Founders Garden: 21.2 mi
- Welcome Garden: 21.2 mi
- Whitney State Forest: 13.5 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 14.4 mi
- Eastham Park Trail and Front Royal Boat Landing: 19.4 mi
- Arlington Outdoor Lab: 21.1 mi
- Elizabeth Nickens Park Site: 24.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 14.0 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 18.3 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 21.1 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 24.3 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 15.4 mi
- Picnic Grove: 16.5 mi
- Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 16.5 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 22.3 mi
- LOVE: 13.8 mi
- Lions Glasses: 13.8 mi
- "Stonewall" Jackson: 19.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Battle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Marshall | NW 317° | 1,024 m | 11.3 mi |
| South Marshall | NW 313° | 979 m | 11.7 mi |
| Little Hogback Mountain | WNW 303° | 940 m | 12.9 mi |
| The Peak | NW 320° | 889 m | 9.3 mi |
| Compton Peak | NNW 331° | 887 m | 12.8 mi |
| Hazel Mountain | WSW 259° | 881 m | 12.4 mi |
| Pignut Mountain | WNW 291° | 771 m | 11.8 mi |
| Oventop Mountain | W 275° | 752 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:13 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston 4 SE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356560008
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 24 mi
- Middleburg · 28 mi
- Bristow · 29 mi
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