Paris Mountain
Paris Mountain rises to 587 m in Virginia. Carson Mountain stands 780 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Appalachian Trail Corridor, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 16 miles off.
The story
Paris Mountain is a peak of Blue Ridge Mountain on the border of Loudoun County and Clarke County in Virginia. The 1,926 feet (587 m) peak, which is located just north of Ashby's Gap and the town of Paris, for which it is named, represents the highest elevation in both counties. The peak is accessible by Blue Ridge Mountain Road from the gap. The Appalachian Trail crosses the western slope of the peak.
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Wikidata Q2521112, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 587 m
How to reach it
- 16.2 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 15.7 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 16.7 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 21.7 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Shenandoah Valley Overlook · 18 mi
- Signal Knob Overlook · 19 mi
- Indian Run Overlook · 19 mi
- Compton Peak West · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Toy Hill: 3.0 mi
- Buzzard Hill: 3.7 mi
- Lewin Hill: 3.8 mi
- Taylors Hill: 4.0 mi
- Lost Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Snowden Ruins: 4.0 mi
- Town of Boyce: 8.3 mi
- Saratoga: 8.3 mi
- White Post: 9.6 mi
- 9/11 Steel Beam Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Upperville Park: 4.2 mi
- Watermelon Park: 4.4 mi
- John T Shipe JR Park: 6.4 mi
- Bears Den Park: 6.8 mi
- University of Virginia Blandy Experimental Farm and Virginia State Arboretum: 7.8 mi
- Cider Stage: 6.9 mi
- Gem Mining Sluice: 7.0 mi
- Pathway Puzzle Maze: 7.0 mi
- Jammed Tractor Maze: 7.0 mi
- Peacocks: 7.0 mi
- Plaster Museum of Bluemont's Heritage: 7.4 mi
- Josephine School Community Museum: 8.0 mi
- National Sporting Library & Museum: 11.1 mi
- Abram's Delight: 15.7 mi
- Newtown Hitory Center: 16.0 mi
- Warrior Statue: 14.5 mi
- The Peacemakers: 15.5 mi
- Bird In Flight: 15.7 mi
- "Stonewall" Jackson: 16.3 mi
- Daniel Morgan: 16.3 mi
- Appalachian Trail Corridor: 1.1 mi
- Blue Ridge Regional Park: 4.9 mi
- Suzanne R. Kane Nature Preserve: 13.5 mi
- Red Bud Run: 14.1 mi
- Cool Spring Preserve: 14.6 mi
- Yellow Rose Spring: 5.0 mi
- Rock Spring: 6.1 mi
- Cool Spring: 8.2 mi
- Harris Springs: 13.7 mi
- Potts Springs: 13.8 mi
- Paris Vegetable Garden: 2.3 mi
- Demonstration Garden: 7.0 mi
- Culinary Gardens: 10.8 mi
- Native Pollinator Meadow: 13.8 mi
- Koch Family Garden: 14.8 mi
- Pua Falls: 2.8 mi
- Lands Run Falls: 19.9 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 21.7 mi
- Miller Falls: 23.0 mi
- Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 18.7 mi
- Little Picnic Island: 23.2 mi
- Hyland Hills Park: 24.9 mi
- River Access: 7.2 mi
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 13.7 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook: 17.7 mi
- Gainsboro Tourist Park: 24.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 6.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Paris Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Mountain | SW 223° | 780 m | 19.2 mi |
| Dickey Hill | SW 231° | 740 m | 19.4 mi |
| High Knob | SW 225° | 728 m | 14.1 mi |
| Blue Mountain | SW 225° | 674 m | 7.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | SSW 208° | 644 m | 13.2 mi |
| Ravensden Rock | SW 221° | 604 m | 14.8 mi |
| Paris | SW 230° | 590 m | 5.2 mi |
| Big Cobbler Mountain | S 186° | 476 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:11 | 16:53 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT WX 3, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/8905344405
Day trips start here
- Middleburg · 11 mi
- Loudoun County · 16 mi
- Leesburg · 20 mi
- Harpers Ferry · 23 mi
- Ashburn · 24 mi
- Brunswick · 25 mi
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