Dean Mountain
Dean Mountain rises to 925 m in Virginia. Fork Mountain stands 1,172 m to the northeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Face Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49023955, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 925 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 19.5 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bald Face Mountain Overlook · 1 mi
- Baldface Mountain Overlook · 1 mi
- South River Overlook · 1 mi
- The Oaks Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bald Face Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Abrams Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Pine Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Piney Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Huckleberry Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Stonewall Memorial Park: 5.9 mi
- Greene County Park: 10.1 mi
- Hoover Ridge Football Complex: 13.8 mi
- Hoover Ridge Sand Volleyball Court: 13.8 mi
- Lawrence Beasley Park: 13.9 mi
- Upper Pocosin Mission: 1.7 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Shenandoah Displacement momunment: 6.0 mi
- Five Tents: 7.8 mi
- CCC Camp: 9.1 mi
- Miller-Kite House Museum: 5.6 mi
- Town of Shenandoah Museum & Welcome Center: 8.3 mi
- Madison County Historical Society: 14.1 mi
- Dukes of Hazard Museum: 16.8 mi
- Toy Town Junction: 18.2 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 0.8 mi
- Cedar Falls: 1.7 mi
- South River Falls: 1.7 mi
- Big Creek Falls: 4.6 mi
- Upper Big Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
- Love: 18.1 mi
- James Madison: 19.6 mi
- Duke Dog Statue: 19.6 mi
- World War Memorial: 19.7 mi
- James Madison statue: 19.7 mi
- Elkton Spring: 4.9 mi
- Bear Lithia Spring: 6.2 mi
- Lewis Spring: 8.9 mi
- Davids Spring: 9.8 mi
- Rockingham springs: 11.4 mi
- ISAT Patio: 19.1 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 19.2 mi
- Heishman Garden: 20.5 mi
- Annie duPont Formal Garden: 22.6 mi
- The Tahija Arboretum & Lacross Botanical Gardens: 24.1 mi
- Fear Forest: 16.4 mi
- Cooter's Luray: 16.8 mi
- Luray Caverns: 18.1 mi
- Luray Caverns: 18.1 mi
- The Garden Maze: 18.2 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 3.1 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 9.7 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 10.2 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 16.1 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 2.9 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 14.6 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 21.4 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 24.0 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 25.0 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 6.9 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 10.6 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 12.5 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 16.7 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 17.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Dean Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fork Mountain | NE 45° | 1,172 m | 7.5 mi |
| Hazeltop | NNE 32° | 1,149 m | 6.2 mi |
| Blackrock | NNE 23° | 1,116 m | 9.4 mi |
| Stony Mountain | NE 34° | 1,097 m | 9.4 mi |
| Hightop | SSW 205° | 1,091 m | 5.0 mi |
| Lewis Mountain | NE 47° | 1,087 m | 2.9 mi |
| Bearfence Mountain | NE 40° | 1,083 m | 4.0 mi |
| Bush Mountain | NE 37° | 1,076 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:16 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 35 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Meadows, 9 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 1465685 — Dean Mountain, Rockingham County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356561199
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 8 mi
- Charlottesville · 26 mi
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