Jefferson Mountain
Jefferson Mountain rises to 268 m in Virginia. North Marshall stands 1,024 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Poes Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49039656, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 268 m
How to reach it
- 12.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 10.0 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hogwallow Flats Overlook · 10 mi
- Browntown Valley Overlook · 10 mi
- Jenkins Gap Overlook · 11 mi
- Indian Run Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Poes Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Meetinghouse Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Little Battle Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Battle Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Googe Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Rappahannock County Park: 6.4 mi
- Spilman Park: 6.4 mi
- Sperryville Historic District: 10.8 mi
- WFA Athey Sports Complex: 11.6 mi
- Rady Park: 12.3 mi
- Haunted Hollow: 13.8 mi
- Skyline Caverns: 16.7 mi
- Flying Circus Aerodrome: 20.3 mi
- Fred And Anita Scott Amphitheater: 21.4 mi
- Silo Pavilion: 21.5 mi
- Spilman Silo: 6.4 mi
- The Spilman Homestead: 6.5 mi
- Snead Farm: 13.8 mi
- Millenium Sundial: 17.0 mi
- Norfolk & Southern Railway Co. Caboose: 17.0 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 12.9 mi
- Museum of Culpeper History: 16.1 mi
- Virginia Beer Museum: 17.0 mi
- Warren Rifles Confederate Museum: 17.1 mi
- The Cold War Museum: 19.5 mi
- Miller Falls: 10.8 mi
- Lands Run Falls: 12.0 mi
- Greasy Falls: 13.5 mi
- Cave Falls: 14.4 mi
- Upper Overall Run Falls: 14.9 mi
- Lambert's Spring: 18.4 mi
- Hunsucker Spring: 18.5 mi
- Peace Spring: 18.5 mi
- Harmony Spring: 18.6 mi
- Rock Spring: 18.8 mi
- Remington Community Garden: 16.7 mi
- Senior Garden: 17.4 mi
- Koch Family Garden: 17.4 mi
- Founders Garden: 18.5 mi
- Welcome Garden: 18.6 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 12.2 mi
- Whitney State Forest: 12.3 mi
- Eastham Park Trail and Front Royal Boat Landing: 17.3 mi
- Arlington Outdoor Lab: 18.4 mi
- Elizabeth Nickens Park Site: 21.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 14.2 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 21.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 22.2 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 23.8 mi
- Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 14.6 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 17.5 mi
- Picnic Grove: 18.7 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 24.9 mi
- LOVE: 16.8 mi
- Lions Glasses: 16.8 mi
- "Stonewall" Jackson: 17.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Jefferson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Marshall | WNW 299° | 1,024 m | 10.3 mi |
| South Marshall | WNW 295° | 979 m | 11.1 mi |
| The Peak | WNW 298° | 889 m | 8.4 mi |
| Compton Peak | NW 316° | 887 m | 11.0 mi |
| Carson Mountain | NW 320° | 780 m | 11.4 mi |
| Pignut Mountain | W 275° | 771 m | 12.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | N 358° | 644 m | 11.1 mi |
| Ravensden Rock | NNW 341° | 604 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:13 | 16:55 |
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 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sperryville, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356562609
Day trips start here
- Middleburg · 24 mi
- Shenandoah National Park · 26 mi
- Bristow · 27 mi
- Northern Virginia · 29 mi
- Prince William County · 30 mi
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