Hitt Mountain
Hitt Mountain rises to 263 m in Virginia. Spitler Hill stands 1,138 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Parish Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 9.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49036590, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 263 m
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 11.5 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacles Overlook · 12 mi
- Thorofare Mtn Overlook · 12 mi
- Thorofare Mountain Overlook · 12 mi
- Crescent Rock Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Parish Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Aylor Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Grindstone Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Mitchells Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Madison Wayside: 4.6 mi
- Mountain Run Lake Park: 6.1 mi
- Cedar Mountain Battlefield: 8.8 mi
- Kestner Wayside Park: 9.2 mi
- Lawrence Beasley Park: 9.4 mi
- 3rd Wisconsin Monument: 8.6 mi
- Stonewall Brigade Monument: 8.7 mi
- Cedar Mountain Battlefield: 8.8 mi
- Madison County Confederate Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Madison County Veterans Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Lower Whiteoak Falls: 10.2 mi
- Upper Whiteoak Falls: 10.6 mi
- Cedar Run Falls: 10.6 mi
- Cave Falls: 11.0 mi
- Rose River Falls: 12.7 mi
- Madison County Historical Society: 9.1 mi
- Museum of Culpeper History: 10.2 mi
- Salubria: 16.3 mi
- James Madison Museum: 18.1 mi
- Orange County Historical Society: 18.1 mi
- Hawksbill Spring: 12.0 mi
- Furnace Spring: 12.8 mi
- Rock Spring: 13.0 mi
- Davids Spring: 13.9 mi
- Lewis Spring: 14.4 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 12.3 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 14.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 15.4 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 20.3 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 10.4 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 13.2 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 13.4 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 15.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 18.3 mi
- Luray Train Depot: 19.0 mi
- Darkwood Manor: 19.1 mi
- Luray Caverns: 20.0 mi
- The Garden Maze: 20.1 mi
- Cooter's Luray: 22.3 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 17.3 mi
- Lake Orange: 20.8 mi
- Whitney State Forest: 23.0 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 24.0 mi
- LOVE: 9.7 mi
- Lions Glasses: 9.7 mi
- Annie duPont Formal Garden: 19.6 mi
- Remington Community Garden: 20.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Hitt Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spitler Hill | WNW 284° | 1,138 m | 11.8 mi |
| Crescent Rock | WNW 291° | 1,086 m | 11.9 mi |
| Doubletop Mountain | W 268° | 1,051 m | 11.9 mi |
| Pinnacle Peak | NW 305° | 1,035 m | 10.7 mi |
| Robertson Mountain | WNW 299° | 1,005 m | 10.1 mi |
| Old Rag Mountain | WNW 296° | 998 m | 8.2 mi |
| Catlett Mountain | NW 318° | 904 m | 10.2 mi |
| Hazel Mountain | NW 325° | 881 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston 4 SE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1499565 — Hitt Mountain, Culpeper County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356586756
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 15 mi
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