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High Peak

High Peak, seen from above at true elevation

High Peak rises to 603 m in Virginia. Hogback Mountain stands 1,056 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Elizabeth Furnace Recreational Area, a park 0.7 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 6.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49036351, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
603 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.91850, -78.32125

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 28
Museums: 24
  • Strasburg Museum: 5.1 mi
  • Hupp's Hill Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Warren Rifles Confederate Museum: 7.0 mi
  • Virginia Beer Museum: 7.0 mi
  • Woodstock Museum Wickham House: 10.2 mi
Artworks: 19
  • "Stonewall" Jackson: 6.9 mi
  • Warrior Statue: 12.9 mi
  • A Tasteful 1 Apple Statue: 19.0 mi
  • The Peacemakers: 19.1 mi
  • Bird In Flight: 19.2 mi
Springs: 17
Waterfalls: 13
Attractions: 9
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 7.2 mi
  • Pavilian: 16.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 20.4 mi
Gardens: 5
  • W.O. Riley Park Garden: 10.7 mi
  • Herb Garden: 17.1 mi
  • Community Garden: 17.2 mi
  • Old grape garden: 18.0 mi
  • Paris Vegetable Garden: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of High Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hogback MountainSSE 167°1,056 m11.1 mi
North MarshallSSE 147°1,024 m11.7 mi
SugarloafS 171°985 m11.5 mi
South MarshallSSE 152°979 m11.5 mi
Little Hogback MountainSSE 164°940 m11.5 mi
Paddy MountainWNW 295°910 m14.4 mi
The PeakSE 144°889 m13.6 mi
Compton PeakSE 131°887 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5019:25
June solstice05:4920:0320:43
September equinox07:0218:3719:12
December solstice07:2916:1316:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643556371757467564637
Precip in2.82.53.83.44.44.53.64.04.83.43.33.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Front Royal, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1499554 — High Peak, Warren County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356586750

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