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Catback Mountain

Catback Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Catback Mountain rises to 725 m in Virginia. Stony Man stands 1,220 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Duncan Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49018672, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
725 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.70945, -78.54334

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 47
  • Mountain Lion Reminiscing Park: 1.4 mi
  • Camp Roosevelt Recreation Area: 2.1 mi
  • Carillon Park: 4.7 mi
  • Eugene Park: 5.0 mi
  • Ruffner Plaza: 5.4 mi
Historic sites: 24
Museums: 22
  • Car and Carriage Caravan Museum: 4.4 mi
  • Luray Valley Museum: 4.5 mi
  • Toy Town Junction: 4.5 mi
  • Dukes of Hazard Museum: 4.5 mi
  • Luray Train Station Musuem: 5.5 mi
Springs: 21
Artworks: 10
  • Love: 4.6 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 6.7 mi
  • Cootie Bug: 6.7 mi
  • Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 15.4 mi
  • "Stonewall" Jackson: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Pavilian: 2.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 12.3 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 13.6 mi
Attractions: 9
Cliffs: 8
Nature reserves: 6
Gardens: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Catback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony ManSE 130°1,220 m12.1 mi
BushytopSE 134°1,142 m11.8 mi
NakedtopSE 145°1,138 m12.8 mi
Little Stony ManSE 128°1,110 m12.0 mi
Pollock KnobSE 136°1,086 m12.2 mi
Millers HeadSE 135°1,062 m11.4 mi
Pass MountainE 98°915 m12.5 mi
Tanbark FlatSE 146°881 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:26
June solstice05:5020:0320:43
September equinox07:0318:3819:13
December solstice07:2916:1516:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323541526170747265544335
Precip in2.41.82.93.14.04.34.13.43.72.62.32.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Edinburg, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583512

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