Dillons Mountain
Dillons Mountain rises to 584 m in West Virginia. Mill Mountain stands 1,006 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Cacapon Mountain, a peak 0.2 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 21 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31567232, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 584 m
How to reach it
- 20.9 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 20.9 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 26.6 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Shenandoah Valley Overlook · 27 mi
- Banner's Overlook · 28 mi
- No Name Overlook · 29 mi
- Signal Knob Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cacapon Mountain: 0.2 mi
- Baker Mountain: 2.8 mi
- North River Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Bens Knob: 4.2 mi
- Cooper Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Warden Lake Wildlife Management Area: 5.7 mi
- Short Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 7.6 mi
- Scenic Field: 7.6 mi
- North Mountain Neighborhood Park: 8.4 mi
- Central Hampshire Park: 8.6 mi
- Capon Bridge Museum: 8.6 mi
- Capon Bridge Museum: 8.6 mi
- Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center: 15.8 mi
- Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center: 15.8 mi
- Literary Hall: 15.8 mi
- Willa Cather Birthplace: 12.0 mi
- Stephens Fort: 13.6 mi
- Van Buren Furnace: 15.3 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 16.2 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 16.2 mi
- An Apple a Day Apple Statue: 17.8 mi
- Bites of Local Life Apple Statue: 18.2 mi
- A Tasteful 1 Apple Statue: 18.8 mi
- Young George Washington: 19.4 mi
- World's Largest Apple: 19.4 mi
- Roadside Spring: 7.3 mi
- Big Spring: 12.2 mi
- Arie Vankan Spring: 12.5 mi
- Winfred Tharp Spring: 12.5 mi
- Trout Run Fault Spring: 14.5 mi
- Dog Cliff: 8.0 mi
- Three High Heads: 10.5 mi
- Hanging Rock: 14.4 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 18.1 mi
- Markley Rocks: 22.3 mi
- Beach 3: 13.1 mi
- Beach 1: 13.4 mi
- Beach 2: 13.7 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 16.5 mi
- River Beach: 17.0 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 16.5 mi
- Farnham Colossi: 21.1 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 21.4 mi
- Almost Heaven Sign: 21.4 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 10.4 mi
- Old grape garden: 21.4 mi
- W.O. Riley Park Garden: 21.8 mi
- Homewood Preserve: 15.5 mi
- Water Street Nature Reserve: 22.5 mi
- Red Bud Run: 23.1 mi
- Hooks Mill Falls: 5.2 mi
- Mountain Falls: 7.6 mi
- Gainsboro Tourist Park: 15.7 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Dillons Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Mountain | SSW 200° | 1,006 m | 16.0 mi |
| Sugar Knob | SSW 196° | 976 m | 15.8 mi |
| Little Sluice Mountain | SSW 194° | 951 m | 16.5 mi |
| Paddy Mountain | S 188° | 910 m | 13.2 mi |
| Short Mountain | WSW 239° | 874 m | 13.4 mi |
| Bald Knob | WSW 239° | 874 m | 13.4 mi |
| Pinnacle | SE 126° | 864 m | 6.2 mi |
| Halfmoon Mountain | SSW 202° | 854 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:04 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:13 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wardensville R M Farm, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554304 — Dillons Mountain, Hampshire County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524811
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