Old Rag Mountain
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Old Rag Mountain rises to 998 m in Virginia. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the west, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Lindsay Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 3.5 miles off.
The story
Old Rag Mountain is a 3,284-foot (1,001 m) mountain near Sperryville in Madison County, Virginia. A part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the peak is located within Shenandoah National Park and is the most popular hiking destination within the park. In contrast to most mountains of the Blue Ridge, Old Rag has an exposed (rocky) summit.
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Wikidata Q7084809, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 998 m
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 16.8 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Thorofare Mtn Overlook · 3 mi
- Thorofare Mountain Overlook · 3 mi
- Crescent Rock Overlook · 4 mi
- Hemlock Springs Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lindsay Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Robertson Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Corbin Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Pinnacle Peak: 3.0 mi
- Hot Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Lake Arrowhead Park: 7.2 mi
- Sperryville Historic District: 8.7 mi
- Ralph H. Dean Recreation Park: 10.2 mi
- Ruffner Plaza: 11.2 mi
- Eugene Park: 11.6 mi
- CCC Camp: 6.8 mi
- Five Tents: 7.2 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 10.7 mi
- Page County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 11.1 mi
- O. Winston Link Photo NW-846 Site: 11.1 mi
- Lower Whiteoak Falls: 2.1 mi
- Lower Whiteoak Falls: 2.2 mi
- Lower Whiteoak Falls: 2.2 mi
- Upper Whiteoak Falls: 2.4 mi
- Upper Whiteoak Falls: 2.5 mi
- Old School House Museum: 11.0 mi
- Luray Train Station Musuem: 11.0 mi
- Toy Town Junction: 12.0 mi
- Luray Valley Museum: 12.0 mi
- Car and Carriage Caravan Museum: 12.0 mi
- Hawksbill Spring: 4.0 mi
- Furnace Spring: 4.7 mi
- Rock Spring: 5.1 mi
- Davids Spring: 6.5 mi
- Lewis Spring: 7.4 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 5.2 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 11.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Luray Train Depot: 11.1 mi
- Darkwood Manor: 11.2 mi
- Luray Caverns: 12.0 mi
- Luray Caverns: 12.0 mi
- The Garden Maze: 12.0 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 2.8 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 5.8 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 8.7 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 13.8 mi
- Love: 11.9 mi
- LOVE: 17.8 mi
- Lions Glasses: 17.8 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 22.1 mi
- Cootie Bug: 22.1 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 14.0 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 21.9 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 22.3 mi
- Water Street Nature Reserve: 24.5 mi
- Annie duPont Formal Garden: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Old Rag Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawksbill | W 273° | 1,232 m | 4.4 mi |
| Stony Man | NW 316° | 1,220 m | 4.4 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SW 228° | 1,172 m | 7.4 mi |
| Bushytop | NW 305° | 1,142 m | 4.8 mi |
| Spitler Hill | W 260° | 1,138 m | 4.2 mi |
| Nakedtop | W 275° | 1,138 m | 5.0 mi |
| Betty's Rock | WNW 286° | 1,131 m | 3.8 mi |
| Blackrock | WSW 257° | 1,116 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 35 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Meadows, 7 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356564264
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 8 mi
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