Peak · Virginia

Kennedy Peak

Kennedy Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Kennedy Peak rises to 771 m in Virginia. Stony Man stands 1,220 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Fodder House Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 8.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 771 m

Getting there

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Coordinates38.74195, -78.48773

8.7 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
32.2 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Fodder House Mountain: 0.4 mi
Stage Hill: 1.7 mi
Bowman Mountain: 2.8 mi
Kibler Hill: 2.9 mi
Mertins Rock: 3.0 mi

Parks46

Camp Roosevelt Recreation Area: 1.7 mi
Mountain Lion Reminiscing Park: 2.6 mi
Eugene Park: 5.0 mi
Carillon Park: 5.4 mi
Ruffner Plaza: 5.5 mi

Historic sites26

Luray Caverns Discovery Marker: 5.4 mi
Bethany Veney Remembrance Garden: 5.4 mi
Page County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 5.6 mi
O. Winston Link Photo NW-846 Site: 5.6 mi
Confederate Soldiers Monument: 5.7 mi

Waterfalls23

Overall Run Falls: 10.8 mi
Upper Overall Run Falls: 10.9 mi
Greasy Falls: 12.1 mi
Cave Falls: 13.1 mi
Upper Whiteoak Falls: 14.0 mi

Springs22

Edinburg Gap Spring: 3.2 mi
Hiden Spring: 5.4 mi
Chalybeate Spring: 8.2 mi
Furnace Spring: 11.6 mi
Rock Spring: 13.7 mi

Museums22

Luray Valley Museum: 5.3 mi
Car and Carriage Caravan Museum: 5.3 mi
Toy Town Junction: 5.4 mi
Luray Train Station Musuem: 5.6 mi
Old School House Museum: 5.6 mi

Picnic sites9

Pavilian: 1.8 mi
Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
Pinnacles picnic ground: 11.3 mi
Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 14.9 mi

Attractions9

The Garden Maze: 5.3 mi
Darkwood Manor: 5.4 mi
Luray Caverns: 5.4 mi
Luray Caverns: 5.4 mi
Luray Train Depot: 5.6 mi

Cliffs9

Yellow Cliffs: 10.4 mi
Rattlesnake Point: 10.6 mi
Markley Rocks: 13.8 mi
Franklin Cliffs: 14.6 mi
Halfmile Cliff: 15.4 mi

Artworks5

Love: 5.4 mi
Statue of Liberty: 9.8 mi
Cootie Bug: 9.9 mi
Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 19.0 mi
"Stonewall" Jackson: 20.0 mi

Nature reserves5

Water Street Nature Reserve: 9.0 mi
Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 18.7 mi
Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 18.7 mi
Eastham Park Trail and Front Royal Boat Landing: 19.1 mi
PATC Entry Run Tract: 24.6 mi

Gardens2

W.O. Riley Park Garden: 9.7 mi
Old grape garden: 14.3 mi

On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Kennedy Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Stony Man	SSE 148°	1,220 m	11.8 mi
Bushytop	SSE 152°	1,142 m	11.8 mi
Little Stony Man	SSE 146°	1,110 m	11.6 mi
Pollock Knob	SSE 153°	1,086 m	12.3 mi
Marys Rock	SE 125°	1,071 m	11.2 mi
The Pinnacle	SE 133°	1,071 m	11.6 mi
Millers Head	SSE 154°	1,062 m	11.5 mi
Hogback Mountain	E 83°	1,056 m	11.6 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:18	18:51	19:26
June solstice	05:50	20:03	20:43
September equinox	07:02	18:38	19:13
December solstice	07:29	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	32	35	41	52	61	70	74	72	65	54	43	35
Precip in	2.4	1.8	2.9	3.1	4.0	4.3	4.1	3.4	3.7	2.6	2.3	2.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Edinburg, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583658

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