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Grindstone Mountain

Grindstone Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Grindstone Mountain rises to 280 m in Virginia. Stony Man stands 1,220 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Butler Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Rappahannock County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49033952, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
280 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.54762, -78.17028

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 49
Waterfalls: 23
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 13
  • Museum of Culpeper History: 10.9 mi
  • Madison County Historical Society: 12.2 mi
  • Salubria: 17.1 mi
  • Old School House Museum: 17.6 mi
  • Luray Train Station Musuem: 17.6 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 10.7 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 14.6 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 16.0 mi
  • Picnic Grounds: 18.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
Attractions: 9
Springs: 7
Cliffs: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Artworks: 3
  • LOVE: 10.7 mi
  • Lions Glasses: 10.7 mi
  • Love: 18.6 mi
Gardens: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Grindstone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony ManWNW 288°1,220 m11.4 mi
Little Stony ManWNW 289°1,110 m11.3 mi
The PinnacleWNW 303°1,071 m10.3 mi
Marys RockNW 312°1,071 m10.6 mi
Pinnacle PeakWNW 288°1,035 m9.6 mi
Robertson MountainW 280°1,005 m9.4 mi
Old Rag MountainW 272°998 m7.8 mi
Catlett MountainWNW 301°904 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:25
June solstice05:4920:0120:41
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2716:1416:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643546271757366554537

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston 4 SE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1467552 — Grindstone Mountain, Rappahannock County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356562109

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