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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
1067 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.63456, -79.09837

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
Historic sites: 15
Museums: 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: 7
  • Raven Rocks: 11.5 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 16.8 mi
  • Southern Pillar: 19.9 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 20.0 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 20.0 mi
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 KnobSW 221°1,246 m6.0 mi
Dundore MountainSSW 195°1,244 m7.5 mi
Cow KnobN 6°1,231 m4.0 mi
Meadow KnobSSW 199°1,184 m9.3 mi
Feedstone MountainSSE 165°1,174 m2.9 mi
Tomahawk MountainSE 141°1,137 m1.4 mi
Bald KnobSSE 146°1,124 m3.8 mi
Goods MountainS 180°1,088 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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