Robertson Mountain
Robertson Mountain rises to 1,005 m in Virginia. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the west-southwest, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Corbin Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 1.5 miles off.
The story
Robertson Mountain is a 3,297 feet (1,005 m) mountain near Sperryville in Madison County, Virginia. It is part of the Blue Ridge Mountains and is the peak is located within Shenandoah National Park near the popular hiking area of Old Rag Mountain. Waters from the slopes of Robertson Mountain form the headwaters of the Rappahannock River. Near Robertson Mountain is the Robertson Mountain Site, an archaeological site on the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register. The site was occupied by indigenous Americans throughout the Archaic period, and excavation at the site provided evidence of indigenous food gathering. According to its VLR listing, the site is one of the few in Shenandoah National Park that provides "clear evidence of stratified cultural deposits". Robertson Mountain is accessed by a strenuous 7.8 miles (12.6 km) round-trip hike from the Old Rag parking area that gains 2,130 feet (650 m) of elevation. While it is climbed less frequently than the popular Old Rag, it offers open views to the north, west and south.
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Wikidata Q49068778, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1005 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 18.7 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Thorofare Mtn Overlook · 2 mi
- Thorofare Mountain Overlook · 2 mi
- Hemlock Springs Overlook · 2 mi
- Crescent Rock Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Corbin Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Pinnacle Peak: 1.4 mi
- Lindsay Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Old Rag Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Betty's Rock: 2.2 mi
- Lake Arrowhead Park: 5.4 mi
- Ralph H. Dean Recreation Park: 8.2 mi
- Sperryville Historic District: 8.7 mi
- Ruffner Plaza: 9.2 mi
- Eugene Park: 9.6 mi
- CCC Camp: 6.1 mi
- Five Tents: 7.0 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 8.7 mi
- Page County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 9.1 mi
- O. Winston Link Photo NW-846 Site: 9.1 mi
- Upper Whiteoak Falls: 1.1 mi
- Lower Whiteoak Falls: 1.1 mi
- Upper Whiteoak Falls: 1.1 mi
- Lower Whiteoak Falls: 1.1 mi
- Lower Whiteoak Falls: 1.1 mi
- Old School House Museum: 9.1 mi
- Luray Train Station Musuem: 9.1 mi
- Toy Town Junction: 10.1 mi
- Luray Valley Museum: 10.1 mi
- Car and Carriage Caravan Museum: 10.1 mi
- Hawksbill Spring: 2.6 mi
- Furnace Spring: 2.7 mi
- Rock Spring: 3.7 mi
- Davids Spring: 5.6 mi
- Lewis Spring: 6.5 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 3.7 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 5.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 11.7 mi
- Luray Train Depot: 9.1 mi
- Darkwood Manor: 9.3 mi
- Luray Caverns: 10.0 mi
- Luray Caverns: 10.0 mi
- The Garden Maze: 10.1 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 2.4 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 4.8 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 8.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 12.8 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Love: 9.9 mi
- LOVE: 19.7 mi
- Lions Glasses: 19.7 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 20.1 mi
- Cootie Bug: 20.2 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 14.3 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 21.3 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 21.7 mi
- Water Street Nature Reserve: 22.7 mi
- Eastham Park Trail and Front Royal Boat Landing: 24.8 mi
- W.O. Riley Park Garden: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Robertson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawksbill | WSW 250° | 1,232 m | 3.0 mi |
| Stony Man | NW 320° | 1,220 m | 2.5 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SSW 212° | 1,172 m | 7.4 mi |
| Bushytop | WNW 301° | 1,142 m | 2.8 mi |
| Spitler Hill | SW 232° | 1,138 m | 3.3 mi |
| Nakedtop | WSW 256° | 1,138 m | 3.6 mi |
| Betty's Rock | W 265° | 1,131 m | 2.2 mi |
| Blackrock | WSW 242° | 1,116 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 35 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Meadows, 6 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Shenandoah National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1473322 — Robertson Mountain, Madison County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356565126
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 8 mi
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