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Graves Mountain

Graves Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Graves Mountain rises to 501 m in Virginia. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the northwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzard Rocks, a peak 1.1 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 3.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49033186, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
501 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.50304, -78.34704

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 47
  • Lake Arrowhead Park: 9.7 mi
  • Lawrence Beasley Park: 9.8 mi
  • Hoover Ridge Football Complex: 10.7 mi
  • Hoover Ridge Sand Volleyball Court: 10.7 mi
  • Hoover Ridge Baseball Complex: 10.9 mi
Historic sites: 24
  • Five Tents: 4.2 mi
  • CCC Camp: 4.7 mi
  • Madison County Confederate Memorial: 9.8 mi
  • Madison County Veterans Memorial: 9.8 mi
  • Upper Pocosin Mission: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 23
Museums: 19
  • Madison County Historical Society: 9.7 mi
  • Old School House Museum: 12.7 mi
  • Luray Train Station Musuem: 12.7 mi
  • Toy Town Junction: 13.4 mi
  • Car and Carriage Caravan Museum: 13.4 mi
Springs: 12
Picnic sites: 9
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 5.3 mi
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 8.4 mi
  • Picnic Grounds: 8.4 mi
  • South River Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 6
Artworks: 5
  • Love: 13.3 mi
  • LOVE: 18.7 mi
  • Lions Glasses: 18.7 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 22.6 mi
  • Cootie Bug: 22.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Annie duPont Formal Garden: 22.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Chris Greene Lake Beach: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Graves Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HawksbillNW 324°1,232 m4.5 mi
Stony ManNNW 349°1,220 m6.7 mi
Fork MountainWSW 246°1,172 m4.1 mi
HazeltopWSW 253°1,149 m5.9 mi
BushytopNNW 341°1,142 m6.5 mi
Spitler HillNW 318°1,138 m3.5 mi
NakedtopNW 320°1,138 m5.0 mi
Betty's RockNNW 337°1,131 m4.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:25
June solstice05:5020:0220:42
September equinox07:0218:3719:12
December solstice07:2816:1516:56

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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1497136 — Graves Mountain, Madison County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356584464

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