Catback Mountain
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
- 11.4 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Jeremys Run Overlook · 11 mi
- Pass Mountain Overlook · 12 mi
- Stony Man Overlook · 12 mi
- Stony Man Lookout · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Duncan Knob: 0.5 mi
- Middle Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Waterfall Mountain: 2.5 mi
- The Knob: 2.8 mi
- The Knob: 2.8 mi
- 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
- Luray Caverns Discovery Marker: 4.5 mi
- Bethany Veney Remembrance Garden: 4.8 mi
- O. Winston Link Photo NW-846 Site: 5.4 mi
- Page County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 5.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Upper Whiteoak Falls: 14.0 mi
- Lewis Spring Falls: 14.0 mi
- Rose River Falls: 14.3 mi
- Upper Whiteoak Falls: 14.3 mi
- Overall Run Falls: 14.3 mi
- 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
- Hiden Spring: 2.1 mi
- Edinburg Gap Spring: 5.3 mi
- Furnace Spring: 11.8 mi
- Pitt Spring: 11.8 mi
- Chalybeate Spring: 11.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- The Garden Maze: 4.4 mi
- Cooter's Luray: 4.5 mi
- Luray Caverns: 4.5 mi
- Luray Caverns: 4.5 mi
- Darkwood Manor: 5.3 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 6.8 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 13.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 13.9 mi
- Markley Rocks: 14.0 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 15.2 mi
- Water Street Nature Reserve: 11.3 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 22.4 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 22.4 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 22.7 mi
- Eastham Park Trail and Front Royal Boat Landing: 22.9 mi
- W.O. Riley Park Garden: 11.9 mi
- Old grape garden: 14.6 mi
- Heishman Garden: 24.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Man | SE 130° | 1,220 m | 12.1 mi |
| Bushytop | SE 134° | 1,142 m | 11.8 mi |
| Nakedtop | SE 145° | 1,138 m | 12.8 mi |
| Little Stony Man | SE 128° | 1,110 m | 12.0 mi |
| Pollock Knob | SE 136° | 1,086 m | 12.2 mi |
| Millers Head | SE 135° | 1,062 m | 11.4 mi |
| Pass Mountain | E 98° | 915 m | 12.5 mi |
| Tanbark Flat | SE 146° | 881 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:03 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:15 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Edinburg, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583512
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 15 mi
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