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Loudoun Heights

Loudoun Heights, seen from above at true elevation

Loudoun Heights rises to 358 m in West Virginia. Paris Mountain stands 587 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Cotton/Flour Mill Intake Arches, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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The story

Loudoun Heights, sometimes referred to as Loudoun Mountain, is the first peak of the Blue Ridge Mountain south of the Potomac River in Loudoun County, Virginia and Jefferson County, West Virginia. The northwestern slope is part of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q8525502, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
358 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.30788, -77.73860

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Cotton/Flour Mill Intake Arches: 0.9 mi
  • Virginius Island Cotton/Flour Mill Ruins: 0.9 mi
  • Pulp Mill Ruins: 1.0 mi
  • Saint Johns Episcopal Church: 1.1 mi
  • Shenandoah River Bridge: 1.1 mi
Attractions
Parks
  • Harpers Ferry Children's Park: 1.2 mi
  • Bolivar Community Park: 1.3 mi
  • Nell Boone Park: 1.5 mi
  • Huckleberry Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Sam Michaels Park: 4.6 mi
Peaks: 55
Museums: 46
Artworks: 34
Nature reserves: 27
Gardens: 11
  • Native Pollinator Meadow: 11.5 mi
  • Four Square Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Demonstration Garden: 15.4 mi
  • Poolesville Community Garden: 20.5 mi
  • butterfly Garden: 22.4 mi
Springs: 9
Picnic sites: 4
  • Dargan Bend: 3.9 mi
  • Nolands Ferry: 14.3 mi
  • Public Grills & Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
  • Smiths Switch Station: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Shenandoah Lake Beach: 7.9 mi
  • River Access: 13.7 mi
  • River Access: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Loudoun Heights. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Paris MountainSSW 208°587 m21.5 mi
Salamander RockNE 36°562 m22.9 mi
Black RockNNE 22°549 m19.8 mi
Annapolis RockNNE 23°538 m18.8 mi
Lambs KnollNNE 32°536 m11.4 mi
Lambs KnollNNE 32°536 m11.4 mi
Black RockNE 35°526 m23.9 mi
Pine KnobNNE 25°518 m17.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4520:0120:42
September equinox06:5918:3419:10
December solstice07:2816:0916:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441526170747366544435
Precip in3.12.43.73.64.64.24.33.34.43.43.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sharpsburg 5 S, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356514932

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