Peak · Virginia
First Mountain
First Mountain rises to 607 m in Virginia. Hazeltop stands 1,149 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Morgan Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 607 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.50957, -78.65974
- 10.9 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 30.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- The Oaks Overlook · 11 mi
- Hazeltop Ridge Overlook · 11 mi
- The Point Overlook · 11 mi
- Bald Face Mountain Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Stonewall Memorial Park: 7.0 mi
- New Market Community Park: 9.2 mi
- New Market Pocket Park: 9.5 mi
- Rebel Park: 9.9 mi
- Rockingham Park at the Crossroads: 11.2 mi
Peaks
- Morgan Knob: 1.2 mi
- Third Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Fourth Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Phillips Hill: 4.1 mi
- Grubbs Knob: 4.2 mi
Historic sites: 27
- 9/11 Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Shenandoah Displacement momunment: 6.9 mi
- Fallen Solider Tribute: 9.9 mi
- 54th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment: 10.8 mi
- JMU 9/11 Memorial: 12.0 mi
Museums: 23
- Town of Shenandoah Museum & Welcome Center: 2.6 mi
- Miller-Kite House Museum: 7.3 mi
- Museum of American Calvary: 9.7 mi
- New Market Battlefield Military Museum & Wharton Advance Trail: 10.0 mi
- New Market Battlefield Military Museum: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 17
- Cedar Falls: 10.2 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 10.5 mi
- Big Creek Falls: 10.5 mi
- Upper Big Creek Falls: 10.6 mi
- Naked Creek Falls: 10.9 mi
Springs: 15
- Pitt Spring: 3.8 mi
- Bear Lithia Spring: 5.6 mi
- Elkton Spring: 7.9 mi
- Rockingham springs: 8.0 mi
- Lewis Spring: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 13
- Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 10.4 mi
- CON_Sequential Complex: 12.2 mi
- Guns into Plowshares: 12.2 mi
- Flames: 12.2 mi
- Reader's Guide to an Open Window: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 8
- Cooter's Luray: 11.1 mi
- Fear Forest: 13.3 mi
- Shenandoah Caverns: 14.2 mi
- Luray Caverns: 14.3 mi
- The Garden Maze: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- South River Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 12.0 mi
- Pavilian: 17.0 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 18.9 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Yellow Cliffs: 8.6 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 11.0 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 13.1 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 16.1 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 18.8 mi
Gardens: 3
- ISAT Patio: 12.2 mi
- Heishman Garden: 12.3 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 12.4 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 13.6 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 16.3 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 19.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 23.9 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of First Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazeltop | E 101° | 1,149 m | 11.5 mi |
| Blackrock | E 84° | 1,116 m | 11.8 mi |
| Lewis Mountain | ESE 118° | 1,087 m | 11.4 mi |
| Bearfence Mountain | ESE 112° | 1,083 m | 11.4 mi |
| Bush Mountain | ESE 109° | 1,076 m | 11.4 mi |
| Bald Face Mountain | SE 135° | 1,027 m | 11.2 mi |
| Lairds Knob | SW 222° | 1,000 m | 5.7 mi |
| Cat Knob | ESE 103° | 985 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:03 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:16 | 16:58 |
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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356586695
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 11 mi
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