Big Flat Mountain
Big Flat Mountain rises to 1,033 m in Virginia. Hightop stands 1,091 m to the northeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Flat Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 0.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,033 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 18.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 18.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Big Run Overlook · 1 mi
- Doyles River Lookout · 1 mi
- Rockytop Overlook · 2 mi
- Rocky Top Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Flat Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Loft Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 2.9 mi
- County Line Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Gibson Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Port Republic Historic District: 8.4 mi
- Grand Caverns Regional Park: 8.8 mi
- Town Park: 9.2 mi
- Crimora Park: 11.7 mi
- Stonewall Memorial Park: 11.8 mi
- Bear Statue: 15.8 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 15.9 mi
- Down The Nile: 15.9 mi
- Moving Forward: 15.9 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 16.0 mi
- Port Republic Battle Monument: 6.4 mi
- Rip Rap Shelter: 8.6 mi
- Cross Keys Battle Monument: 11.0 mi
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 11.2 mi
- Shenandoah Displacement momunment: 11.8 mi
- Grand Caverns Museum and Entrance: 9.0 mi
- Miller-Kite House Museum: 11.5 mi
- Town of Shenandoah Museum & Welcome Center: 16.5 mi
- Augusta Military Academy Museum: 16.7 mi
- Fralin Museum of Art: 17.1 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 13.5 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 15.9 mi
- The Tahija Arboretum & Lacross Botanical Gardens: 15.9 mi
- Keunen Garden: 16.0 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 16.4 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 1.2 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 1.3 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 2.3 mi
- Cedar Falls: 12.4 mi
- South River Falls: 13.0 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 5.2 mi
- Rockingham springs: 11.3 mi
- Elkton Spring: 11.4 mi
- Bear Lithia Spring: 13.3 mi
- Seawright Springs: 17.5 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 1.8 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 11.8 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 14.3 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 14.8 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 16.5 mi
- Fear Forest: 10.8 mi
- Endless View Farms: 11.8 mi
- Apple Cannon: 11.8 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 18.3 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 21.7 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 2.7 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 13.8 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 23.2 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 25.0 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 14.9 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 15.4 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 15.4 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 18.9 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 20.5 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 24.2 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 13.8 mi
- Canada: 17.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Big Flat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hightop | NE 46° | 1,091 m | 8.9 mi |
| Trayfoot Mountain | WSW 249° | 1,025 m | 4.7 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | SW 225° | 1,010 m | 2.9 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | NE 48° | 1,006 m | 4.8 mi |
| Loft Mountain | NE 42° | 1,002 m | 1.8 mi |
| Bucks Elbow Mountain | SSW 202° | 964 m | 10.6 mi |
| Little Flat Mountain | S 169° | 954 m | 0.9 mi |
| Blackrock | WSW 244° | 944 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
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 | 35 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Free Union, 12 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Shenandoah National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356560296
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 18 mi
- Shenandoah National Park · 21 mi
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