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Dovel Mountain

Dovel Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Dovel Mountain rises to 746 m in Virginia. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the east-northeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 5.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49025705, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
746 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.51774, -78.55244

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Stonewall Memorial Park: 8.1 mi
  • Ralph H. Dean Recreation Park: 10.8 mi
  • Carillon Park: 10.9 mi
  • New Market Community Park: 11.0 mi
  • New Market Pocket Park: 11.0 mi
Historic sites: 29
Waterfalls: 24
Museums: 23
  • Town of Shenandoah Museum & Welcome Center: 4.6 mi
  • Miller-Kite House Museum: 8.3 mi
  • Dukes of Hazard Museum: 8.8 mi
  • Toy Town Junction: 10.8 mi
  • Car and Carriage Caravan Museum: 10.8 mi
Springs: 14
Artworks: 13
  • Love: 10.8 mi
  • Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 14.9 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 14.9 mi
  • Cootie Bug: 14.9 mi
  • CON_Sequential Complex: 18.0 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 6.2 mi
  • Picnic Grounds: 6.8 mi
  • South River Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
Attractions: 9
Cliffs: 6
Nature reserves: 4
Gardens: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Dovel Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HawksbillENE 73°1,232 m8.9 mi
Fork MountainESE 110°1,172 m7.9 mi
HazeltopESE 117°1,149 m6.1 mi
NakedtopENE 71°1,138 m8.3 mi
Spitler HillE 80°1,138 m8.9 mi
Betty's RockENE 69°1,131 m9.8 mi
BlackrockE 83°1,116 m5.9 mi
Stony MountainE 92°1,097 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:26
June solstice05:5120:0320:42
September equinox07:0318:3819:13
December solstice07:2916:1616:57

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, 6 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 1499353 — Dovel Mountain, Page County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356586673

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