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High Point

High Point, seen from above at true elevation

High Point rises to 789 m in Virginia. Spring Gap Mountain stands 679 m to the west, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Almost Heaven Swing, a attraction 1.9 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 2.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49036376, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
789 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.44345, -78.34676

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Community Fishing Holes: 2.9 mi
  • Reynolds Store Neighborhood Park: 4.6 mi
  • Paw Paw Town Park: 8.1 mi
  • Rickli Memorial Soccer Complex: 8.6 mi
  • Rt. 522 Ball Field Complex: 8.7 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 23
Museums: 20
Nature reserves: 15
Artworks: 15
  • Morgan Arts Council: 14.3 mi
  • Welcome Pineapple: 19.2 mi
  • An Apple a Day Apple Statue: 19.2 mi
  • Bites of Local Life Apple Statue: 19.4 mi
  • White House Apple Statue: 19.7 mi
Springs: 7
  • Natural Spring: 3.2 mi
  • A natural spring at the Central Trail: 4.0 mi
  • Neglar Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Lord Fairfax Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Town Spring: 19.9 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 1.9 mi
  • Almost Heaven Sign: 1.9 mi
  • Farnham Colossi: 5.0 mi
  • Captain's Quarters: 21.6 mi
  • Junior Officer's Quarters: 21.6 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Beach 1: 9.3 mi
  • Beach 3: 9.5 mi
  • Beach 2: 9.6 mi
  • River Beach: 17.5 mi
  • Public River Access, Fishing: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Hooks Mill Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Mountain Falls: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 9.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of High Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spring Gap MountainW 278°679 m7.2 mi
Cacapon 2NNE 17°673 m6.7 mi
Warrior MountainNW 310°650 m19.1 mi
Bens KnobSW 217°617 m16.0 mi
Cooper MountainSW 217°617 m16.0 mi
Dillons MountainSSW 210°584 m19.6 mi
Thomas MountainS 190°581 m18.4 mi
Sleepy Creek MountainE 83°580 m8.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5019:26
June solstice05:4720:0420:45
September equinox07:0218:3719:12
December solstice07:3116:1116:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341526169747265544335
Precip in3.62.23.03.54.44.94.33.14.43.32.63.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cacapon ST PK #2, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356514886

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