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Davis Mountain

Davis Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Davis Mountain rises to 215 m in Virginia. Old Rag Mountain stands 998 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Mountain Run Lake Park, a park 2.3 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 3.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49023734, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
215 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.51068, -78.05000

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 52
  • Mountain Run Lake Park: 2.3 mi
  • Yowell Meadow Park: 3.6 mi
  • E. B. Wood Community Park: 3.9 mi
  • Kestner Wayside Park: 4.1 mi
  • Wine Street Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
Historic sites: 20
Waterfalls: 20
Museums: 9
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Grove: 9.0 mi
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 17.6 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 21.1 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 21.8 mi
  • Picnic Grounds: 23.7 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Flying Circus Aerodrome: 18.3 mi
  • Haunted Hollow: 19.3 mi
  • Luray Train Depot: 24.6 mi
  • Darkwood Manor: 24.7 mi
Artworks: 2
  • LOVE: 4.2 mi
  • Lions Glasses: 4.2 mi
Gardens: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Davis Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Old Rag MountainWNW 281°998 m14.6 mi
Hazel MountainWNW 301°881 m14.8 mi
Hot MountainWNW 293°770 m14.6 mi
Browns MountainWNW 292°490 m12.1 mi
Pine HillWNW 293°477 m13.0 mi
Mitchells MountainW 265°454 m10.5 mi
Red Oak MountainNNW 327°428 m10.0 mi
Dulaney MountainW 269°424 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:24
June solstice05:4920:0120:40
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2716:1416:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643546271757366554537

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston 4 SE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1497843 — Davis Mountain, Culpeper County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356585312

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