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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: 58
Artworks: 43
Historic sites: 34
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 MountainNE1,033 m9.3 mi
Trayfoot MountainNE1,025 m5.0 mi
Cedar MountainNE1,010 m6.4 mi
Loft MountainNE1,002 m11.0 mi
Bucks Elbow MountainSE964 m5.2 mi
Little Flat MountainENE954 m8.9 mi
BlackrockNE944 m5.2 mi
Calf MountainS908 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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