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Rader Mountain

Rader Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Rader Mountain rises to 1,067 m in Virginia. High Knob stands 1,246 m to the southwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Tomahawk Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49066325, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,067 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.63456, -79.09837

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 13
Artworks: 12
Springs: 9
  • Hall Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Sand Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Maple Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Beaver Creek Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Shenandoah Alum Springs: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Treasure Mountain: 8.1 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 18.0 mi
  • Bryce Resort: 21.9 mi
  • Shenandoah Caverns: 23.8 mi
  • Fear Forest: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Rader Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High KnobSW1,246 m6.0 mi
Dundore MountainSSW1,244 m7.5 mi
Cow KnobN1,231 m4.0 mi
Meadow KnobSSW1,184 m9.3 mi
Feedstone MountainSSE1,174 m2.9 mi
Tomahawk MountainSE1,137 m1.4 mi
Bald KnobSSE1,124 m3.8 mi
Goods MountainS1,088 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:5320:0520:45
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:3116:1716:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543526168727064544436
Precip in2.52.13.23.44.23.44.83.53.82.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1493465 — Rader Mountain, Rockingham County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356582045

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