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Catlett Mountain

Catlett Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Catlett Mountain rises to 904 m in Virginia. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the southwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Short Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 1.3 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
904 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.60952, -78.30394

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 54
  • Lake Arrowhead Park: 4.8 mi
  • Sperryville Historic District: 5.3 mi
  • Ralph H. Dean Recreation Park: 8.5 mi
  • Ruffner Plaza: 9.4 mi
  • Eugene Park: 9.7 mi
Historic sites: 23
  • Confederate Soldiers Monument: 8.7 mi
  • Page County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 9.2 mi
  • O. Winston Link Photo NW-846 Site: 9.3 mi
  • CCC Camp: 9.4 mi
  • Bethany Veney Remembrance Garden: 10.1 mi
Museums: 21
  • Old School House Museum: 9.2 mi
  • Luray Train Station Musuem: 9.2 mi
  • Luray Valley Museum: 10.4 mi
  • Toy Town Junction: 10.4 mi
  • Car and Carriage Caravan Museum: 10.4 mi
Waterfalls: 19
Springs: 11
Picnic sites: 7
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 2.3 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 9.1 mi
  • Pavilian: 14.2 mi
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 18.7 mi
  • South River Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Luray Train Depot: 9.2 mi
  • Darkwood Manor: 9.4 mi
  • Luray Caverns: 10.4 mi
  • The Garden Maze: 10.4 mi
  • Cooter's Luray: 13.4 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Love: 10.3 mi
  • Lions Glasses: 19.1 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 20.9 mi
  • Cootie Bug: 20.9 mi
  • "Stonewall" Jackson: 22.1 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Catlett Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HawksbillSW1,232 m6.2 mi
Stony ManWSW1,220 m3.7 mi
BushytopWSW1,142 m4.6 mi
NakedtopWSW1,138 m6.6 mi
Spitler HillSW1,138 m6.7 mi
Betty's RockSW1,131 m5.1 mi
Little Stony ManW1,110 m3.5 mi
Pollock KnobWSW1,086 m4.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5019:25
June solstice05:5020:0220:42
September equinox07:0218:3719:12
December solstice07:2816:1416:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536270747367564637
Precip in3.62.84.04.04.75.23.74.15.43.73.74.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sperryville, 5 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Shenandoah National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356584383

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