Pignut Mountain
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
- 4.1 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 19.5 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 28.4 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 29.2 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Indian Run Overlook · 20 mi
- Compton Peak East · 20 mi
- Compton Peak West · 20 mi
- Jenkins Gap Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wildcat Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Rappahannock Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Waters Mountain: 2.5 mi
- England Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Halls Point: 3.0 mi
- 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
- Haunted Hollow: 7.0 mi
- Fred And Anita Scott Amphitheater: 7.5 mi
- Silo Pavilion: 7.6 mi
- Archery Range: 7.6 mi
- BB Rifle Range: 7.7 mi
- Battle of Buckland Mills: 6.6 mi
- Spilman Silo: 12.0 mi
- The Spilman Homestead: 12.1 mi
- Second Manassas Monument: 13.5 mi
- 14th Brooklyn Monument: 13.8 mi
- Arlington Outdoor Lab: 4.5 mi
- Elizabeth Nickens Park Site: 7.5 mi
- Whitney State Forest: 8.5 mi
- Conway Robinson Memorial State Forest: 11.5 mi
- Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park: 14.7 mi
- Senior Garden: 4.5 mi
- Koch Family Garden: 4.5 mi
- Founders Garden: 4.7 mi
- Welcome Garden: 4.8 mi
- Rain Garden: 10.8 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 5.5 mi
- The Cold War Museum: 7.6 mi
- Haymarket Museum: 9.0 mi
- National Sporting Library & Museum: 12.5 mi
- Antique Railroad Cars: 17.9 mi
- Carol: 12.1 mi
- Wildcat: 21.1 mi
- Sundial: 21.8 mi
- Maze: 22.5 mi
- Girl with Dog: 22.7 mi
- Lambert's Spring: 4.6 mi
- Hunsucker Spring: 4.7 mi
- Peace Spring: 4.7 mi
- Harmony Spring: 4.7 mi
- White Rock Spring: 8.6 mi
- Brownsville Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Hyland Hills Park: 17.8 mi
- Picnic Area at Ellanor C. Lawerence Park: 20.4 mi
- Little Picnic Island: 20.8 mi
- Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 22.2 mi
- 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
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 16.6 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 16.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 20.7 mi
- River Access: 23.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | WNW 291° | 728 m | 17.9 mi |
| Blue Mountain | NW 313° | 674 m | 16.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | WNW 291° | 644 m | 13.9 mi |
| Ravensden Rock | WNW 288° | 604 m | 17.4 mi |
| Paris | NW 321° | 590 m | 17.0 mi |
| Paris Mountain | NNW 338° | 587 m | 17.8 mi |
| Big Cobbler Mountain | WNW 291° | 476 m | 8.7 mi |
| Naked Mountain | NW 312° | 448 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:00 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 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 | 34 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
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
Day trips start here
- Middleburg · 13 mi
- Bristow · 15 mi
- Northern Virginia · 16 mi
- Manassas · 18 mi
- Prince William County · 19 mi
- Centreville · 20 mi
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