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Davis Mountain

Davis Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Davis Mountain rises to 645 m in Virginia. Big Flat Mountain stands 1,033 m to the northeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Rip Rap Shelter, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 1.7 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
645 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.16381, -78.80423

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Artworks: 46
Historic sites: 35
Museums: 23
Gardens: 18
Springs: 13
Waterfalls: 9
Nature reserves: 7
Attractions: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 6.8 mi
  • Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
  • South River Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
  • Nelson County Wayside: 22.0 mi
  • Greene County Park Pavillion: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Davis Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Flat MountainNE 51°1,033 m9.3 mi
Trayfoot MountainNE 35°1,025 m5.0 mi
Cedar MountainNE 55°1,010 m6.4 mi
Loft MountainNE 50°1,002 m11.0 mi
Bucks Elbow MountainSE 141°964 m5.2 mi
Little Flat MountainENE 56°954 m8.9 mi
BlackrockNE 42°944 m5.2 mi
Calf MountainS 169°908 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:27
June solstice05:5320:0320:42
September equinox07:0418:3919:14
December solstice07:2916:1816:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536270757366554537
Precip in3.22.84.13.93.64.53.73.75.53.44.03.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesboro WTP, 7 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
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1492843 — Davis Mountain, Augusta County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356581822

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