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Rosser Mountain

Rosser Mountain, a peak in Virginia
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Rosser Mountain rises to 297 m in Virginia. Stony Man stands 1,220 m to the west, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Schoolhouse Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 6.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49069490, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
297 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.59873, -78.19806

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 58
  • Sperryville Historic District: 4.4 mi
  • Rappahannock County Park: 8.1 mi
  • Lake Arrowhead Park: 10.4 mi
  • Mountain Run Lake Park: 10.8 mi
  • Madison Wayside: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 23
Historic sites: 21
  • CCC Camp: 13.8 mi
  • Five Tents: 14.2 mi
  • Confederate Soldiers Monument: 14.3 mi
  • Spilman Silo: 14.7 mi
  • The Spilman Homestead: 14.7 mi
Museums: 16
  • Museum of Culpeper History: 14.1 mi
  • Old School House Museum: 14.8 mi
  • Luray Train Station Musuem: 14.8 mi
  • Madison County Historical Society: 15.2 mi
  • Luray Valley Museum: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 8.0 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 13.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 18.6 mi
Springs: 8
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 6
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Rosser Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony ManW 270°1,220 m9.4 mi
Little Stony ManW 271°1,110 m9.2 mi
Marys RockWNW 299°1,071 m7.4 mi
The PinnacleWNW 286°1,071 m7.4 mi
Pinnacle PeakW 265°1,035 m7.7 mi
Robertson MountainWSW 256°1,005 m8.0 mi
Old Rag MountainWSW 243°998 m7.1 mi
Pass MountainNW 313°915 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:25
June solstice05:4920:0220:41
September equinox07:0118:3719:12
December solstice07:2816:1416:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536270747367564637
Precip in3.62.84.04.04.75.23.74.15.43.73.74.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sperryville, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356565253

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