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Pass Mountain

Pass Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pass Mountain rises to 915 m in Virginia. Stony Man stands 1,220 m to the south-southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Oventop Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 0.6 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
915 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.68284, -78.31435

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 56
  • Lake Arrowhead Park: 4.7 mi
  • Sperryville Historic District: 5.0 mi
  • Ralph H. Dean Recreation Park: 7.7 mi
  • Ruffner Plaza: 8.1 mi
  • Eugene Park: 8.1 mi
Historic sites: 31
  • Confederate Soldiers Monument: 7.3 mi
  • Page County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 8.0 mi
  • O. Winston Link Photo NW-846 Site: 8.1 mi
  • Bethany Veney Remembrance Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Indian Grave: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 23
Museums: 23
  • Old School House Museum: 8.0 mi
  • Luray Train Station Musuem: 8.0 mi
  • Luray Valley Museum: 9.2 mi
  • Car and Carriage Caravan Museum: 9.2 mi
  • Toy Town Junction: 9.2 mi
Springs: 12
Picnic sites: 8
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 4.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
  • Pavilian: 11.4 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 7
Artworks: 6
  • Love: 9.1 mi
  • "Stonewall" Jackson: 17.5 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 19.1 mi
  • Cootie Bug: 19.2 mi
  • LOVE: 22.6 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Gardens: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Pass Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony ManSSW 208°1,220 m6.6 mi
BushytopSSW 212°1,142 m7.4 mi
Betty's RockSSW 205°1,131 m8.8 mi
Little Stony ManSSW 208°1,110 m6.3 mi
Pollock KnobSSW 209°1,086 m7.9 mi
Crescent RockSSW 204°1,086 m9.2 mi
Marys RockS 184°1,071 m2.3 mi
The PinnacleSSW 193°1,071 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5019:25
June solstice05:5020:0220:42
September equinox07:0218:3719:12
December solstice07:2816:1416:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333743546270747266554537
Precip in2.92.53.63.54.24.84.13.85.43.23.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luray 5 E, 3 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356564400

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