Hardscrabble Mountain
Hardscrabble Mountain rises to 354 m in Virginia. North Marshall stands 1,024 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Wind Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 8.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49034958, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 354 m
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 17.4 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 26.5 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Indian Run Overlook · 8 mi
- Compton Peak West · 9 mi
- Shenandoah Valley Overlook · 9 mi
- Compton Peak East · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wind Hill: 1.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Buck Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Red Oak Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Naked Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Apple Mountain Park: 4.1 mi
- Linden Park: 5.1 mi
- Happy Creek Park: 8.1 mi
- John T Shipe JR Park: 8.6 mi
- Lions Park: 8.7 mi
- Skyline Caverns: 9.6 mi
- Cider Stage: 18.2 mi
- Gem Mining Sluice: 18.2 mi
- Jumping Pillow #2: 18.2 mi
- Pathway Puzzle Maze: 18.2 mi
- Snowden Ruins: 7.5 mi
- Millenium Sundial: 8.4 mi
- Norfolk & Southern Railway Co. Caboose: 8.4 mi
- Snead Farm: 9.0 mi
- White Post: 12.3 mi
- Virginia Beer Museum: 8.4 mi
- Warren Rifles Confederate Museum: 8.5 mi
- Newtown Hitory Center: 16.5 mi
- National Sporting Library & Museum: 17.0 mi
- Josephine School Community Museum: 17.7 mi
- "Stonewall" Jackson: 8.6 mi
- Warrior Statue: 15.3 mi
- The Peacemakers: 20.1 mi
- Bird In Flight: 20.3 mi
- A Tasteful 1 Apple Statue: 20.8 mi
- Rock Spring: 6.1 mi
- Yellow Rose Spring: 7.2 mi
- Vaucluse Spring: 16.9 mi
- UnNamed Spring: 18.0 mi
- Lambert's Spring: 18.1 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 7.5 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 7.6 mi
- Eastham Park Trail and Front Royal Boat Landing: 9.3 mi
- Appalachian Trail Corridor: 10.6 mi
- Blue Ridge Regional Park: 16.3 mi
- Paris Vegetable Garden: 9.3 mi
- Community Garden: 12.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 12.2 mi
- Senior Garden: 14.4 mi
- Koch Family Garden: 14.4 mi
- Lands Run Falls: 9.2 mi
- Miller Falls: 11.8 mi
- Pua Falls: 14.4 mi
- Greasy Falls: 14.7 mi
- Upper Overall Run Falls: 15.6 mi
- Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 9.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 24.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 9.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 16.6 mi
- River Access: 18.7 mi
- River Access: 19.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Hardscrabble Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Marshall | SW 228° | 1,024 m | 11.8 mi |
| South Marshall | SW 230° | 979 m | 12.7 mi |
| The Peak | SW 219° | 889 m | 11.5 mi |
| Compton Peak | WSW 237° | 887 m | 8.8 mi |
| Carson Mountain | WSW 240° | 780 m | 8.2 mi |
| Dickey Hill | WSW 255° | 740 m | 9.3 mi |
| High Knob | W 267° | 728 m | 4.0 mi |
| Blue Mountain | N 9° | 674 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:12 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 43 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Front Royal, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583610
Day trips start here
- Middleburg · 17 mi
- Loudoun County · 25 mi
- Bristow · 29 mi
- Leesburg · 30 mi
- Northern Virginia · 30 mi
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