Peak · Virginia
High Point Mountain
High Point Mountain rises to 397 m in Virginia. Blue Mountain stands 674 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Signal Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 4.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 397 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.85647, -77.71378
- 4.1 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 22.1 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 21.5 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 23.1 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Red Rock Overlook · 21 mi
- Indian Run Overlook · 24 mi
- Overlook rock, lower · 25 mi
- Overlook rock, high · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Signal Mountain: 1.8 mi
- White Rock: 1.9 mi
- Chestnut Peak: 2.6 mi
- Griffin Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Biscuit Mountain: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Jackson Hollow Recreation Area: 2.1 mi
- Waterfall Park: 2.6 mi
- Mill Park: 3.7 mi
- Waverly Park: 4.2 mi
- James S. Long Park: 4.6 mi
Attractions: 57
- Fred And Anita Scott Amphitheater: 3.0 mi
- Wachovia Handicraft Pavilion: 3.2 mi
- Akela Village: 3.2 mi
- BB Rifle Range: 3.3 mi
- The Fort: 3.3 mi
Historic sites: 57
- Battle of Buckland Mills: 5.7 mi
- Swart Farmhouse: 8.7 mi
- Second Manassas Monument: 8.9 mi
- Old Ashby's Gap Turnpike Bridge: 9.0 mi
- 14th Brooklyn Monument: 9.5 mi
Nature reserves: 38
- Arlington Outdoor Lab: 3.5 mi
- Elizabeth Nickens Park Site: 3.5 mi
- Conway Robinson Memorial State Forest: 7.2 mi
- Mountain Road District Park: 12.3 mi
- Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park: 13.0 mi
Gardens: 37
- Koch Family Garden: 3.3 mi
- Senior Garden: 3.3 mi
- Welcome Garden: 3.6 mi
- Founders Garden: 3.6 mi
- Rain Garden: 7.4 mi
Artworks: 28
- Carol: 5.8 mi
- Sundial: 15.4 mi
- Wildcat: 16.4 mi
- Maze: 17.2 mi
- Girl with Dog: 17.5 mi
Museums: 26
- Haymarket Museum: 5.1 mi
- National Sporting Library & Museum: 7.8 mi
- The Cold War Museum: 8.1 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 10.8 mi
- Oatlands Mansion: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 14
- Brownsville Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Hyland Hills Park: 11.9 mi
- Little Picnic Island: 14.4 mi
- Picnic Area at Ellanor C. Lawerence Park: 15.3 mi
- Smiths Switch Station: 18.0 mi
Springs: 10
- White Rock Spring: 2.4 mi
- Lambert's Spring: 3.5 mi
- Harmony Spring: 3.5 mi
- Hunsucker Spring: 3.6 mi
- Peace Spring: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 13.2 mi
- Pua Falls: 17.9 mi
- Coe Creek: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 12.3 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 12.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- River Access: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Lovers Leap: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of High Point Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain | WNW 293° | 674 m | 18.1 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | W 272° | 644 m | 17.7 mi |
| Paris | WNW 300° | 590 m | 17.8 mi |
| Paris Mountain | NW 317° | 587 m | 16.7 mi |
| Big Cobbler Mountain | W 264° | 476 m | 12.9 mi |
| Naked Mountain | WNW 287° | 448 m | 15.1 mi |
| Little Cobbler Mountain | W 274° | 441 m | 12.4 mi |
| Buck Mountain | W 272° | 438 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:00 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:11 | 16:53 |
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 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Warrenton 3 SE, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1468022 — High Point Mountain, Fauquier County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356562318
Day trips start here
- Middleburg · 8 mi
- Northern Virginia · 12 mi
- Bristow · 13 mi
- Centreville · 15 mi
- Chantilly · 15 mi
- Manassas · 15 mi
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