Peak

Mount Alto

Mount Alto rises to 107 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Stoddert Recreation Center, a park 0.2 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.5 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

mountain in District of Columbia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31550689, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 107 m

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directions Plan a drive around it

Coordinates38.92372, -77.07470

1.5 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
4.4 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
7.9 mi off the Booth's Escape
7.6 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway

Overlooks nearby

George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 2 mi
George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 2 · 2 mi
Freedom Park Viewpoint · 2 mi
Viewing Area · 2 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Stoddert Recreation Center: 0.2 mi
Guy Mason Recreation Center: 0.2 mi
Bishop Lalossu Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
Bryce Park: 0.3 mi
Whitehaven Parkway Park: 0.5 mi

Artworks

Dave Grohl Mural: 0.3 mi
Charles Glover: 0.4 mi
George Washington Equestrian Statue: 0.5 mi
Prodigal Son Statue: 0.5 mi
Creation Rose Window: 0.5 mi

Historic sites

Peace Cross: 0.4 mi
Khalil Gibran Memorial: 0.8 mi
Nelson Mandela Statue: 0.8 mi
Georgetown University World War II Memorial: 1.2 mi
Battery Kemble: 1.2 mi

Gardens

Whitehaven Garden: 0.4 mi
Bishop’s Garden: 0.5 mi
Dumbarton Oaks Gardens: 0.9 mi
Cleveland Park Community Garden: 1.3 mi
Tilden Gardens: 1.3 mi

Attractions

All Hallows Guild Traveling Carousel: 0.5 mi
Twin Oaks: 0.9 mi
Sloth Bear: 1.2 mi
Fishing Cat: 1.2 mi
Clouded Leopard: 1.2 mi

Museums

Kreeger Museum: 0.8 mi
Dumbarton Oaks: 0.9 mi
American University Museum at the Katzen: 1.2 mi
Old Stone House: 1.5 mi
Anderson House: 1.7 mi

Nature reserves

Reservation 630: 1.3 mi
Spring Valley Park: 1.6 mi
Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 1.6 mi
Soapstone Valley: 1.8 mi
Potomac Overlook Regional Park: 2.0 mi

Picnic sites

Fletcher's Cove: 1.5 mi
Picnic site for Rose park: 1.6 mi
Picnic Grove 1: 1.6 mi
Picnic Grove 2 South: 1.8 mi
Picnic Grove 2 South: 1.9 mi

Peaks35

Camp Hill: 0.4 mi
Georgetown Heights: 0.7 mi
Lees Hill: 0.9 mi
Jackson Hill: 1.5 mi
Linnean Hill: 1.6 mi

Springs5

Takoma Spring: 5.1 mi
Silver Spring: 5.2 mi
Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 5.3 mi
Indian Springs: 11.1 mi
Sandy Spring: 15.2 mi

Waterfalls5

Stubblefield Falls: 7.2 mi
Scott's Run Falls: 7.5 mi
Great Falls: 10.9 mi
Coe Creek: 20.7 mi
Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 24.7 mi

Cliffs5

Beaches4

Fishing Shore: 1.5 mi
Lake Barcroft Beach: 6.6 mi
Purplehorse Beach: 9.7 mi
Sycamore Beach: 9.8 mi

Rest areas2

Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 23.9 mi
Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 23.9 mi

On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Gantt Hill	W 271°	156 m	8.5 mi
Hunting Hill	NNW 329°	156 m	13.0 mi
Black Hill	NNW 327°	148 m	21.8 mi
Mount Daniel	WSW 253°	144 m	6.1 mi
Minor's Hill	WSW 253°	140 m	4.7 mi
Freedom Hill	W 270°	140 m	9.0 mi
Prout Hill	WSW 245°	137 m	7.0 mi
Upton Hill	SW 228°	125 m	5.2 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:13	18:45	19:20
June solstice	05:44	19:58	20:38
September equinox	06:57	18:32	19:07
December solstice	07:24	16:08	16:50

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	37	44	56	65	73	78	76	69	57	46	38
Precip in	3.3	3.2	4.1	3.5	4.4	4.2	5.1	4.4	4.5	4.4	3.3	3.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358957912

Day trips start here

Washington, D.C./Georgetown · 1 mi
Washington, D.C./Upper Northwest · 1 mi
Arlington (Virginia)/Rosslyn–Ballston Corridor · 2 mi
Washington, D.C./Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights · 2 mi
Washington, D.C./Dupont Circle · 2 mi
Washington, D.C./West End · 2 mi

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a drive More peaks

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Mount Alto.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.