Roundhead Mountain
Roundhead Mountain rises to 657 m in Virginia. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the east, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is The Pinnacle, a peak 1.7 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 4.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49070163, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 657 m
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 25.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Blackrock Overlook · 4 mi
- Tanners Ridge Overlook · 4 mi
- Fishers Gap Overlook · 5 mi
- Franklin Cliffs Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Pinnacle: 1.7 mi
- Bailey Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Cubbage Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Chapman Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Piney Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Ralph H. Dean Recreation Park: 7.4 mi
- Carillon Park: 7.7 mi
- Ruffner Plaza: 8.0 mi
- Eugene Park: 8.4 mi
- Lake Arrowhead Park: 9.0 mi
- CCC Camp: 4.9 mi
- Five Tents: 6.4 mi
- Catherine Furnace: 6.9 mi
- Luray Caverns Discovery Marker: 7.7 mi
- Bethany Veney Remembrance Garden: 7.7 mi
- Lewis Spring Falls: 3.9 mi
- Naked Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
- Dark Hollow Falls: 5.2 mi
- Rose River Falls: 5.6 mi
- Big Rock Falls: 6.1 mi
- Dukes of Hazard Museum: 6.6 mi
- Toy Town Junction: 7.7 mi
- Car and Carriage Caravan Museum: 7.7 mi
- Luray Valley Museum: 7.8 mi
- Luray Train Station Musuem: 7.9 mi
- Lewis Spring: 4.2 mi
- Davids Spring: 4.5 mi
- Rock Spring: 5.4 mi
- Hawksbill Spring: 6.5 mi
- Furnace Spring: 7.5 mi
- Love: 7.7 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 13.9 mi
- Cootie Bug: 14.0 mi
- Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 16.3 mi
- CON_Sequential Complex: 20.9 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 8.2 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 10.1 mi
- Cooter's Luray: 6.6 mi
- Luray Caverns: 7.6 mi
- Luray Caverns: 7.6 mi
- The Garden Maze: 7.7 mi
- Luray Train Depot: 8.0 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 4.9 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 5.1 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 7.8 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 7.8 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 15.0 mi
- ISAT Patio: 21.0 mi
- Heishman Garden: 21.0 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 21.2 mi
- W.O. Riley Park Garden: 22.5 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 11.8 mi
- Water Street Nature Reserve: 21.9 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Roundhead Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawksbill | E 90° | 1,232 m | 6.1 mi |
| Stony Man | ENE 68° | 1,220 m | 7.9 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SE 137° | 1,172 m | 7.2 mi |
| Hazeltop | SSE 150° | 1,149 m | 6.1 mi |
| Bushytop | ENE 69° | 1,142 m | 7.0 mi |
| Nakedtop | E 88° | 1,138 m | 5.4 mi |
| Spitler Hill | E 99° | 1,138 m | 6.4 mi |
| Betty's Rock | E 83° | 1,131 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:15 | 16:57 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356586954
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 5 mi
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