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Parish Mountain

Parish Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Parish Mountain rises to 247 m in Virginia. Spitler Hill stands 1,138 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Hitt Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 9.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49059870, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
247 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.50179, -78.19167

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 45
Waterfalls: 23
Historic sites: 22
Museums: 14
  • Madison County Historical Society: 8.9 mi
  • Museum of Culpeper History: 10.9 mi
  • Salubria: 17.1 mi
  • Old School House Museum: 18.3 mi
  • Luray Train Station Musuem: 18.3 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 11.7 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 13.5 mi
  • Picnic Grounds: 16.1 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 16.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
Springs: 7
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Artworks: 3
  • LOVE: 10.4 mi
  • Lions Glasses: 10.4 mi
  • Love: 19.3 mi
Gardens: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Parish Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spitler HillWNW 284°1,138 m11.1 mi
Betty's RockWNW 294°1,131 m11.3 mi
Crescent RockWNW 292°1,086 m11.2 mi
Doubletop MountainW 268°1,051 m11.1 mi
Pinnacle PeakNW 307°1,035 m10.0 mi
Robertson MountainWNW 300°1,005 m9.4 mi
Old Rag MountainWNW 298°998 m7.5 mi
Catlett MountainNW 321°904 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:25
June solstice05:5020:0120:41
September equinox07:0118:3719:12
December solstice07:2716:1416:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643546271757366554537

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston 4 SE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356564378

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