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Carr Mountain

Carr Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Carr Mountain rises to 938 m in Virginia. Cow Knob stands 1,231 m to the west, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Beech Lick Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49018223, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
938 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.69587, -79.02524

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Museums: 13
Artworks: 12
Historic sites: 12
Springs: 9
  • Sand Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Hall Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Maple Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Shenandoah Alum Springs: 15.2 mi
  • Beaver Creek Spring: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 4
  • Treasure Mountain: 11.3 mi
  • Bryce Resort: 16.3 mi
  • Shenandoah Caverns: 19.2 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 20.1 mi
Gardens: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Carr Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cow KnobW1,231 m3.5 mi
Feedstone MountainSSW1,174 m7.7 mi
Tomahawk MountainSSW1,137 m6.1 mi
Bald KnobSSW1,124 m7.6 mi
Second MountainS1,087 m9.6 mi
Brushy MountainSSW1,070 m6.6 mi
Rader MountainSW1,067 m5.8 mi
Fulk MountainSW1,056 m3.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:28
June solstice05:5220:0520:45
September equinox07:0418:4019:15
December solstice07:3116:1716:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543526168727064544436
Precip in2.52.13.23.44.23.44.83.53.82.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356570888

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