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Rattlesnake Mountain

Rattlesnake Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Rattlesnake Mountain rises to 644 m in Virginia. North Marshall stands 1,024 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 7.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49066857, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
644 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.86456, -78.04305

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Apple Mountain Park: 5.1 mi
  • Linden Park: 5.9 mi
  • Happy Creek Park: 8.2 mi
  • Bowman Park: 9.0 mi
  • Lions Park: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 30
  • Skyline Caverns: 9.6 mi
  • Haunted Hollow: 18.5 mi
  • Cider Stage: 19.7 mi
  • Jumping Pillow #2: 19.7 mi
  • Gem Mining Sluice: 19.7 mi
Historic sites: 25
Museums: 18
Artworks: 17
  • "Stonewall" Jackson: 8.9 mi
  • Warrior Statue: 16.6 mi
  • The Peacemakers: 21.7 mi
  • Bird In Flight: 21.9 mi
  • A Tasteful 1 Apple Statue: 22.3 mi
Springs: 12
  • Rock Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Yellow Rose Spring: 8.9 mi
  • UnNamed Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Lambert's Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Vaucluse Spring: 18.0 mi
Gardens: 10
Waterfalls: 7
Picnic sites: 3
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 8.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
  • River Access: 20.3 mi
  • River Access: 21.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Rattlesnake Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North MarshallSW 235°1,024 m10.5 mi
South MarshallSW 236°979 m11.5 mi
The PeakSW 224°889 m10.0 mi
Compton PeakWSW 246°887 m7.8 mi
Carson MountainWSW 251°780 m7.3 mi
Dickey HillW 266°740 m8.8 mi
High KnobWNW 293°728 m4.0 mi
Blue MountainN 9°674 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:24
June solstice05:4820:0220:42
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2816:1216:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643556371757467564637
Precip in2.82.53.83.44.44.53.64.04.83.43.33.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Front Royal, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583400

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