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Hickerson Mountain

Hickerson Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hickerson Mountain rises to 416 m in Virginia. Hogback Mountain stands 1,056 m to the west, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mulky Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 5.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49036137, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
416 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.73956, -78.10111

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Rappahannock County Park: 3.4 mi
  • Sperryville Historic District: 8.8 mi
  • Spilman Park: 10.8 mi
  • Happy Creek Park: 12.4 mi
  • Apple Mountain Park: 12.6 mi
Historic sites: 28
  • Snead Farm: 9.7 mi
  • Spilman Silo: 10.7 mi
  • Spilman Silo: 10.8 mi
  • The Spilman Homestead: 10.9 mi
  • Millenium Sundial: 13.2 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Skyline Caverns: 12.7 mi
  • Haunted Hollow: 17.7 mi
  • Luray Train Depot: 20.1 mi
  • Darkwood Manor: 20.1 mi
  • The Garden Maze: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 17
Museums: 17
Springs: 16
Gardens: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 10.5 mi
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 15.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
Artworks: 5
  • "Stonewall" Jackson: 13.3 mi
  • LOVE: 19.9 mi
  • Lions Glasses: 19.9 mi
  • Love: 21.2 mi
  • Warrior Statue: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 4

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Hickerson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hogback MountainW 280°1,056 m9.5 mi
North MarshallWNW 295°1,024 m6.0 mi
SugarloafW 276°985 m10.2 mi
South MarshallWNW 289°979 m6.8 mi
Little Hogback MountainW 279°940 m8.7 mi
The PeakWNW 291°889 m4.1 mi
Compton PeakNW 324°887 m6.8 mi
Carson MountainNNW 329°780 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:25
June solstice05:4920:0220:41
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2816:1316:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536270747367564637
Precip in3.62.84.04.04.75.23.74.15.43.73.74.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sperryville, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1467975 — Hickerson Mountain, Rappahannock County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356562297

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