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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
Historic sites: 15
Museums: 13
Artworks: 12
Cliffs: 10
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
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 KnobW 265°1,231 m3.5 mi
Feedstone MountainSSW 205°1,174 m7.7 mi
Tomahawk MountainSSW 210°1,137 m6.1 mi
Bald KnobSSW 194°1,124 m7.6 mi
Second MountainS 178°1,087 m9.6 mi
Brushy MountainSSW 205°1,070 m6.6 mi
Rader MountainSW 223°1,067 m5.8 mi
Fulk MountainSW 227°1,056 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 5080 °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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