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Bonnet Hill

Bonnet Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bonnet Hill rises to 463 m in Virginia. Mill Mountain stands 1,006 m to the west-southwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Three High Heads, a cliff 2.1 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 18 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49014822, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
463 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.01483, -78.50668

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • J. Allen Hawkins Community Park: 5.8 mi
  • Shenandoah County Park: 6.3 mi
  • Strasburg Historic District: 8.1 mi
  • Hupp's Hill Civil War Park: 8.5 mi
  • Strasburg Park: 8.7 mi
Historic sites: 27
Museums: 24
Artworks: 19
  • Warrior Statue: 17.4 mi
  • "Stonewall" Jackson: 18.1 mi
  • A Tasteful 1 Apple Statue: 20.6 mi
  • An Apple a Day Apple Statue: 20.7 mi
  • Bites of Local Life Apple Statue: 21.0 mi
Springs: 16
Attractions: 9
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 7
Gardens: 5
  • W.O. Riley Park Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Old grape garden: 11.1 mi
  • Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 22.3 mi
  • Herb Garden: 24.0 mi
  • Community Garden: 24.1 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 19.2 mi
  • Pavilian: 19.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Beach 3: 22.3 mi
  • Beach 2: 22.6 mi
  • Beach 1: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Gainsboro Tourist Park: 22.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Bonnet Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mill MountainWSW 249°1,006 m7.2 mi
Devils BenchmarkWSW 244°995 m13.4 mi
Sugar KnobWSW 245°976 m6.2 mi
Little Sluice MountainSW 236°951 m6.2 mi
Long MountainWSW 248°951 m11.7 mi
Paddy MountainW 260°910 m3.1 mi
Big SchlossWSW 239°894 m9.9 mi
Tibbet KnobWSW 237°894 m12.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:4920:0420:44
September equinox07:0218:3819:13
December solstice07:3016:1316:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441526069737265534335
Precip in2.72.33.63.64.04.43.23.33.93.22.92.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Star Tannery, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1481928 — Bonnet Hill, Shenandoah County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356570611

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