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Massanutten Peak

Massanutten Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Massanutten Peak rises to 882 m in Virginia. Hightop stands 1,091 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Rockingham Park at the Crossroads, a park 2.2 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 9.2 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
882 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.39280, -78.76996

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rockingham Park at the Crossroads: 2.2 mi
  • East Rockingham Recreation Association: 2.9 mi
  • JMU UPARK Disc Golf Course: 5.6 mi
  • University Park: 5.6 mi
  • Astronomy Park: 5.7 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 32
Museums: 26
Artworks: 17
Waterfalls: 15
Springs: 14
Attractions: 9
  • Fear Forest: 3.2 mi
  • Endless View Farms: 16.2 mi
  • Apple Cannon: 16.2 mi
  • Cooter's Luray: 21.2 mi
  • Shenandoah Caverns: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 11.3 mi
  • South River Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
  • Picnic Grounds: 16.1 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 20.3 mi
  • Greene County Park Pavillion: 20.7 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 5.7 mi
  • ISAT Patio: 5.8 mi
  • Heishman Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 23.5 mi
  • Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 23.5 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 2
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 14.0 mi
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 14.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Chris Greene Lake Beach: 23.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Massanutten Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HightopESE 108°1,091 m12.5 mi
Big Flat MountainSSE 152°1,033 m11.4 mi
Bald Face MountainE 89°1,027 m13.8 mi
Trayfoot MountainS 175°1,025 m11.7 mi
Cedar MountainSSE 165°1,010 m12.6 mi
Flattop MountainSE 127°1,006 m11.2 mi
Loft MountainSE 143°1,002 m10.9 mi
Lairds KnobNNE 29°1,000 m4.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5219:27
June solstice05:5220:0320:43
September equinox07:0318:3919:14
December solstice07:2916:1716:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542526271757366554436
Precip in2.72.23.23.34.03.94.13.83.72.52.62.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dale Enterprise, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356573143

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