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Devils Tanyard

Devils Tanyard, seen from above at true elevation

Devils Tanyard rises to 864 m in Virginia. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the east-northeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Piney Mountain, a peak 0.2 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 4.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49024591, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
864 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.50735, -78.52195

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 57
  • Stonewall Memorial Park: 8.4 mi
  • Ralph H. Dean Recreation Park: 10.7 mi
  • Carillon Park: 11.1 mi
  • Ruffner Plaza: 11.3 mi
  • Eugene Park: 11.7 mi
Historic sites: 28
  • CCC Camp: 4.9 mi
  • Five Tents: 5.5 mi
  • Catherine Furnace: 7.1 mi
  • Upper Pocosin Mission: 7.7 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 8.5 mi
Waterfalls: 24
Museums: 22
  • Town of Shenandoah Museum & Welcome Center: 5.8 mi
  • Miller-Kite House Museum: 8.5 mi
  • Dukes of Hazard Museum: 9.6 mi
  • Toy Town Junction: 11.0 mi
  • Car and Carriage Caravan Museum: 11.1 mi
Springs: 13
Artworks: 13
  • Love: 11.0 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 16.3 mi
  • Cootie Bug: 16.3 mi
  • Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 16.7 mi
  • World War Memorial: 19.5 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 4.7 mi
  • Picnic Grounds: 5.3 mi
  • South River Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 6
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Chris Greene Lake Beach: 24.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Devils Tanyard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HawksbillENE 64°1,232 m7.6 mi
Fork MountainESE 109°1,172 m6.1 mi
HazeltopESE 118°1,149 m4.3 mi
BushytopNE 52°1,142 m9.3 mi
NakedtopENE 61°1,138 m7.1 mi
Spitler HillENE 72°1,138 m7.5 mi
Betty's RockENE 61°1,131 m8.6 mi
BlackrockENE 72°1,116 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:26
June solstice05:5120:0320:42
September equinox07:0218:3819:13
December solstice07:2916:1516:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273035475562676561504032

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Meadows, 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/356571373

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