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Carpenter Mountain

Carpenter Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Carpenter Mountain rises to 403 m in Virginia. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Utz Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 6.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q49018208, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
403 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.48267, -78.30093

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 51
  • Lawrence Beasley Park: 7.5 mi
  • Hoover Ridge Sand Volleyball Court: 8.5 mi
  • Hoover Ridge Football Complex: 8.5 mi
  • Madison Wayside: 8.6 mi
  • Hoover Ridge Baseball Complex: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 23
Historic sites: 22
  • Five Tents: 6.6 mi
  • CCC Camp: 7.5 mi
  • Madison County Confederate Memorial: 7.5 mi
  • Madison County Veterans Memorial: 7.5 mi
  • Upper Pocosin Mission: 11.3 mi
Museums: 18
  • Madison County Historical Society: 7.3 mi
  • Old School House Museum: 15.2 mi
  • Luray Train Station Musuem: 15.2 mi
  • Toy Town Junction: 16.0 mi
  • Car and Carriage Caravan Museum: 16.0 mi
Springs: 12
Picnic sites: 9
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 8.2 mi
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 10.0 mi
  • Picnic Grounds: 10.1 mi
  • South River Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
  • Greene County Park Pavillion: 15.7 mi
Attractions: 6
Artworks: 3
  • Love: 15.9 mi
  • LOVE: 16.0 mi
  • Lions Glasses: 16.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Annie duPont Formal Garden: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Chris Greene Lake Beach: 23.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Carpenter Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HawksbillNW 315°1,232 m7.2 mi
Stony ManNNW 334°1,220 m8.8 mi
Fork MountainW 268°1,172 m6.2 mi
HazeltopW 268°1,149 m8.2 mi
BushytopNNW 328°1,142 m8.8 mi
Spitler HillNW 310°1,138 m6.3 mi
NakedtopNW 312°1,138 m7.7 mi
Betty's RockNW 323°1,131 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5019:25
June solstice05:5020:0220:41
September equinox07:0218:3719:12
December solstice07:2816:1516:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273035475562676561504032

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356560651

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