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Pignut Mountain

Pignut Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pignut Mountain rises to 326 m in Virginia. High Knob stands 728 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildcat Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 4.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49061183, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
326 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.79345, -77.80194

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Great Meadows: 2.5 mi
  • Rady Park: 4.3 mi
  • WFA Athey Sports Complex: 5.4 mi
  • Eva Walker Park: 5.4 mi
  • Northern Fauquier Community Park: 5.4 mi
Attractions: 56
Historic sites: 48
  • Battle of Buckland Mills: 6.6 mi
  • Spilman Silo: 12.0 mi
  • Spilman Silo: 12.0 mi
  • The Spilman Homestead: 12.1 mi
  • Second Manassas Monument: 13.5 mi
Nature reserves: 26
Gardens: 18
Picnic sites: 16
  • Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
  • Brownsville Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
  • Shelter #11: 16.6 mi
  • Shelter #1: 16.7 mi
  • Shelter #2: 16.8 mi
Museums: 14
Artworks: 11
  • Carol: 12.1 mi
  • Wildcat: 21.1 mi
  • Wildcat: 21.1 mi
  • Sundial: 21.8 mi
  • Maze: 22.5 mi
Springs: 9
  • UnNamed Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Lambert's Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Hunsucker Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Peace Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Harmony Spring: 4.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 19.6 mi
  • Pua Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Lands Run Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Miller Falls: 21.9 mi
  • Coe Creek: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 16.6 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 16.6 mi
Beaches: 2
  • River Access: 23.7 mi
  • River Access: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Pignut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High KnobWNW 291°728 m17.9 mi
Blue MountainNW 313°674 m16.4 mi
Rattlesnake MountainWNW 291°644 m13.9 mi
Ravensden RockWNW 288°604 m17.4 mi
ParisNW 321°590 m17.0 mi
Paris MountainNNW 338°587 m17.8 mi
Big Cobbler MountainWNW 291°476 m8.7 mi
Naked MountainNW 312°448 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:23
June solstice05:4720:0020:40
September equinox07:0018:3519:10
December solstice07:2716:1116:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343644556371757468564637

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Warrenton 3 SE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1496081 — Pignut Mountain, Fauquier County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356583754

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