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Black Oak Ridge

Black Oak Ridge, seen from above at true elevation

Black Oak Ridge rises to 554 m in Virginia. Mill Mountain stands 1,006 m to the north, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49013896, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
554 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.91011, -78.62668

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 49
Historic sites: 20
Museums: 20
Springs: 16
Attractions: 10
Cliffs: 8
Waterfalls: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Pavilian: 13.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
  • Blue Hole Day Use Area: 19.9 mi
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 23.0 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Cootie Bug: 13.7 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 13.7 mi
  • Love: 18.7 mi
  • Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 22.6 mi
  • "Stonewall" Jackson: 23.3 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Gardens: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Black Oak Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mill MountainN 357°1,006 m4.7 mi
Devils BenchmarkWNW 283°995 m5.8 mi
Sugar KnobN 10°976 m4.7 mi
Little Sluice MountainNNE 19°951 m4.0 mi
Long MountainWNW 303°951 m5.3 mi
Snyder KnobW 279°936 m8.0 mi
Paddy MountainNNE 27°910 m7.5 mi
Cove MountainW 261°898 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:27
June solstice05:5020:0420:44
September equinox07:0318:3819:13
December solstice07:3016:1416:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323541526170747265544335
Precip in2.41.82.93.14.04.34.13.43.72.62.32.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Edinburg, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1499139 — Black Oak Ridge, Shenandoah County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356586580

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