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Doubletop Mountain

Doubletop Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Doubletop Mountain rises to 1,051 m in Virginia. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the north, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Five Tents, a historic site 1.4 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 2.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49025653, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1051 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.49540, -78.39751

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 46
  • Lake Arrowhead Park: 10.1 mi
  • Lawrence Beasley Park: 11.0 mi
  • Ralph H. Dean Recreation Park: 11.2 mi
  • Hoover Ridge Football Complex: 11.7 mi
  • Hoover Ridge Sand Volleyball Court: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 25
Historic sites: 22
  • Five Tents: 1.4 mi
  • CCC Camp: 2.4 mi
  • Upper Pocosin Mission: 8.0 mi
  • Madison County Confederate Memorial: 11.0 mi
  • Madison County Veterans Memorial: 11.0 mi
Museums: 21
  • Madison County Historical Society: 11.0 mi
  • Old School House Museum: 12.1 mi
  • Luray Train Station Musuem: 12.1 mi
  • Town of Shenandoah Museum & Welcome Center: 12.3 mi
  • Toy Town Junction: 12.6 mi
Springs: 12
Picnic sites: 8
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 3.3 mi
  • Picnic Grounds: 5.9 mi
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 9.4 mi
  • South River Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 6
Artworks: 6
  • Love: 12.5 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 21.0 mi
  • Cootie Bug: 21.0 mi
  • LOVE: 21.3 mi
  • Lions Glasses: 21.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Annie duPont Formal Garden: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Chris Greene Lake Beach: 23.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Doubletop Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HawksbillN 2°1,232 m4.1 mi
Stony ManN 11°1,220 m7.2 mi
Fork MountainSW 221°1,172 m1.5 mi
HazeltopWSW 248°1,149 m3.2 mi
BushytopN 5°1,142 m6.6 mi
Spitler HillN 7°1,138 m3.1 mi
NakedtopN 353°1,138 m4.3 mi
Betty's RockN 9°1,131 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:5020:0220:42
September equinox07:0218:3719:12
December solstice07:2816:1516:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273035475562676561504032

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Meadows, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1465908 — Doubletop Mountain, Madison County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356561263

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