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Sand Spring Mountain

Sand Spring Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sand Spring Mountain rises to 1,137 m in Virginia. Reddish Knob stands 1,338 m to the west-northwest, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 27 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49071295, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1137 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.43750, -79.18824

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 19
Springs: 14
Museums: 14
Artworks: 14
Attractions: 8
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 15.7 mi
  • Treasure Mountain: 17.3 mi
  • Gypsy Hill Express Train: 20.0 mi
  • Fear Forest: 21.2 mi
  • Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 21.3 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Heishman Garden: 16.8 mi
  • Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 17.5 mi
  • ISAT Patio: 17.6 mi
  • Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 20.9 mi
  • Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 18.0 mi
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 18.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Sand Spring Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reddish KnobWNW 301°1,338 m3.4 mi
Flagpole KnobN 3°1,336 m5.0 mi
Slate Springs MountainN 1°1,332 m4.9 mi
Freezland FlatSW 233°1,325 m9.9 mi
Bother KnobNNW 346°1,323 m5.0 mi
Little Bald KnobSW 231°1,320 m4.8 mi
Hardscrabble KnobSW 236°1,305 m8.6 mi
Tearjacket KnobWSW 238°1,289 m8.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5420:0520:45
September equinox07:0518:4119:16
December solstice07:3116:1817:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542526271757366554436
Precip in2.72.23.23.34.03.94.13.83.72.52.62.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dale Enterprise, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1500022 — Sand Spring Mountain, Augusta County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356586968

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