Carpenter Mountain
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
- 6.5 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 13.2 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Old Rag View Overlook · 7 mi
- Crescent Rock Overlook · 7 mi
- Hawksbill Viewing Platform · 7 mi
- Franklin Cliffs Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Utz Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Deal Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Adam Yowell Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Dulaney Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Graves Mountain: 2.9 mi
- 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
- 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
- Cedar Run Falls: 5.5 mi
- Lower Whiteoak Falls: 5.8 mi
- Upper Whiteoak Falls: 6.2 mi
- Big Rock Falls: 6.7 mi
- Rose River Falls: 6.7 mi
- 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
- Hawksbill Spring: 7.0 mi
- Rock Spring: 7.6 mi
- Davids Spring: 7.8 mi
- Lewis Spring: 8.1 mi
- Furnace Spring: 9.0 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 5.2 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 7.5 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 8.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 18.5 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 8.2 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 10.0 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 15.7 mi
- Pavilian: 20.7 mi
- Luray Train Depot: 15.2 mi
- Darkwood Manor: 15.4 mi
- Luray Caverns: 15.9 mi
- The Garden Maze: 16.0 mi
- Cooter's Luray: 17.4 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 11.0 mi
- Lake Orange: 23.4 mi
- Love: 15.9 mi
- Lions Glasses: 16.0 mi
- Annie duPont Formal Garden: 19.7 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Carpenter Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawksbill | NW 315° | 1,232 m | 7.2 mi |
| Stony Man | NNW 334° | 1,220 m | 8.8 mi |
| Fork Mountain | W 268° | 1,172 m | 6.2 mi |
| Hazeltop | W 268° | 1,149 m | 8.2 mi |
| Bushytop | NNW 328° | 1,142 m | 8.8 mi |
| Spitler Hill | NW 310° | 1,138 m | 6.3 mi |
| Nakedtop | NW 312° | 1,138 m | 7.7 mi |
| Betty's Rock | NW 323° | 1,131 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 35 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Meadows, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356560651
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 8 mi
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