Naked Mountain
Naked Mountain rises to 448 m in Virginia. North Marshall stands 1,024 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Orchard Hill Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 17 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49056324, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 448 m
How to reach it
- 16.8 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 11.2 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 23.9 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 29.7 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Indian Run Overlook · 12 mi
- Shenandoah Valley Overlook · 12 mi
- Compton Peak West · 12 mi
- Compton Peak East · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Orchard Hill Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Wind Hill: 2.6 mi
- Red Oak Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Blue Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Apple Mountain Park: 6.4 mi
- John T Shipe JR Park: 7.3 mi
- Linden Park: 7.5 mi
- Upperville Park: 7.8 mi
- Northern Fauquier Community Park: 9.1 mi
- Snowden Ruins: 4.7 mi
- Millenium Sundial: 11.1 mi
- Norfolk & Southern Railway Co. Caboose: 11.1 mi
- White Post: 11.6 mi
- Snead Farm: 12.4 mi
- Skyline Caverns: 12.6 mi
- Cider Stage: 14.8 mi
- Gem Mining Sluice: 14.8 mi
- Pathway Puzzle Maze: 14.8 mi
- Tire Mountain: 14.8 mi
- Virginia Beer Museum: 11.1 mi
- Warren Rifles Confederate Museum: 11.2 mi
- National Sporting Library & Museum: 13.6 mi
- Josephine School Community Museum: 15.3 mi
- Plaster Museum of Bluemont's Heritage: 15.5 mi
- "Stonewall" Jackson: 11.3 mi
- Warrior Statue: 15.6 mi
- The Peacemakers: 19.5 mi
- Carol: 19.5 mi
- Bird In Flight: 19.7 mi
- Rock Spring: 4.3 mi
- Yellow Rose Spring: 5.0 mi
- White Rock Spring: 15.4 mi
- Lambert's Spring: 16.2 mi
- Harmony Spring: 16.4 mi
- Appalachian Trail Corridor: 7.6 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 11.0 mi
- Eastham Park Trail and Front Royal Boat Landing: 12.1 mi
- Blue Ridge Regional Park: 13.0 mi
- Arlington Outdoor Lab: 16.2 mi
- Paris Vegetable Garden: 6.2 mi
- Senior Garden: 12.1 mi
- Koch Family Garden: 12.1 mi
- Culinary Gardens: 13.6 mi
- Demonstration Garden: 14.8 mi
- Pua Falls: 11.2 mi
- Lands Run Falls: 12.7 mi
- Miller Falls: 15.4 mi
- Greasy Falls: 18.3 mi
- Upper Overall Run Falls: 19.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 8.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 20.2 mi
- Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 12.3 mi
- Brownsville Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
- River Access: 15.6 mi
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Naked Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Marshall | SW 230° | 1,024 m | 15.4 mi |
| The Peak | SW 223° | 889 m | 14.9 mi |
| Compton Peak | SW 236° | 887 m | 12.4 mi |
| Carson Mountain | WSW 239° | 780 m | 11.8 mi |
| Dickey Hill | WSW 250° | 740 m | 12.8 mi |
| High Knob | WSW 252° | 728 m | 7.3 mi |
| Blue Mountain | NW 320° | 674 m | 3.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | SW 220° | 644 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:12 | 16:54 |
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 | 36 | 43 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Front Royal, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1471311 — Naked Mountain, Fauquier County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356563878
Day trips start here
- Middleburg · 14 mi
- Loudoun County · 22 mi
- Leesburg · 26 mi
- Ashburn · 28 mi
- Bristow · 28 mi
- Northern Virginia · 28 mi
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