Loft Mountain
Loft Mountain rises to 1,002 m in Virginia. Hightop stands 1,091 m to the northeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Flat Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49045872, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1002 m
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 18.2 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 19.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rockytop Overlook · 1 mi
- Rocky Top Overlook · 1 mi
- Ivy Creek Overlook · 1 mi
- Loft Mountain Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Flat Mountain: 1.8 mi
- County Line Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Weaver Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Little Flat Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Port Republic Historic District: 9.1 mi
- Grand Caverns Regional Park: 10.0 mi
- Town Park: 10.1 mi
- Stonewall Memorial Park: 10.3 mi
- East Rockingham Recreation Association: 12.3 mi
- Down The Nile: 16.5 mi
- Moving Forward: 16.5 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 16.5 mi
- Bear Statue: 16.7 mi
- Duke Dog Statue: 16.8 mi
- Port Republic Battle Monument: 6.9 mi
- Shenandoah Displacement momunment: 10.2 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Rip Rap Shelter: 10.3 mi
- Cross Keys Battle Monument: 11.3 mi
- Miller-Kite House Museum: 10.0 mi
- Grand Caverns Museum and Entrance: 10.2 mi
- Town of Shenandoah Museum & Welcome Center: 15.1 mi
- Virginia Quilt Museum: 17.3 mi
- Explore More Discovery Museum: 17.3 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 14.6 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 16.3 mi
- ISAT Patio: 16.4 mi
- The Tahija Arboretum & Lacross Botanical Gardens: 16.5 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 16.5 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 2.9 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 3.0 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 4.0 mi
- Cedar Falls: 10.6 mi
- South River Falls: 11.2 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 6.9 mi
- Elkton Spring: 9.8 mi
- Rockingham springs: 10.4 mi
- Bear Lithia Spring: 11.8 mi
- Seawright Springs: 18.5 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 3.0 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 13.0 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 13.4 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 14.6 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 17.4 mi
- Fear Forest: 10.9 mi
- Endless View Farms: 13.5 mi
- Apple Cannon: 13.5 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 18.8 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 22.3 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 4.4 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 12.5 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 15.1 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 21.5 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 18.7 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 22.4 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 24.4 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 16.0 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 16.6 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 16.6 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 13.4 mi
- Canada: 18.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Loft Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hightop | NE 47° | 1,091 m | 7.2 mi |
| Big Flat Mountain | SW 222° | 1,033 m | 1.8 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | NE 49° | 1,026 m | 10.4 mi |
| Trayfoot Mountain | WSW 242° | 1,025 m | 6.3 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | SW 224° | 1,010 m | 4.7 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | NE 51° | 1,006 m | 3.0 mi |
| Little Flat Mountain | SSW 205° | 954 m | 2.4 mi |
| Blackrock | WSW 237° | 944 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:17 | 16:58 |
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 | 35 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Free Union, 13 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Shenandoah National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583685
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 19 mi
- Shenandoah National Park · 19 mi
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