Sand Spring Mountain
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
- 27.4 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 27.7 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 28.5 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chimney Rock · 28 mi
- Horsehead Mountain Overlook · 29 mi
- Horsehead Overlook · 29 mi
- Trayfoot Mountain Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buck Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Reddish Knob: 3.4 mi
- Narrow Back Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Dyers Knob: 3.8 mi
- Middle Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Skidmore Fork Scenic Area: 5.8 mi
- Skidmore Fork Scenic Area: 5.8 mi
- Riven Rock Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Brandywine Recreation Area: 11.2 mi
- Wildwood Park: 11.4 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 11.7 mi
- Memorial Garden: 12.5 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 13.6 mi
- Fort Harrison: 13.7 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 13.7 mi
- Maple Spring: 6.9 mi
- Beaver Creek Spring: 8.1 mi
- Hiner Spring: 8.4 mi
- Rock Lick Spring: 9.5 mi
- Red Oak Spring: 14.6 mi
- Bridgewater Historical Society: 12.0 mi
- Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center: 15.1 mi
- Museum Of American Jewelry Design and Manufacturing: 17.1 mi
- Virginia Quilt Museum: 17.3 mi
- Explore More Discovery Museum: 17.3 mi
- Love Essence: 16.8 mi
- Reader's Guide to an Open Window: 16.8 mi
- Flames: 16.8 mi
- Guns into Plowshares: 16.8 mi
- CON_Sequential Complex: 16.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- North River Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 13.1 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 16.4 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 12.8 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 22.0 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 23.5 mi
- Raven Rocks: 13.9 mi
- Trinity Point: 16.4 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reddish Knob | WNW 301° | 1,338 m | 3.4 mi |
| Flagpole Knob | N 3° | 1,336 m | 5.0 mi |
| Slate Springs Mountain | N 1° | 1,332 m | 4.9 mi |
| Freezland Flat | SW 233° | 1,325 m | 9.9 mi |
| Bother Knob | NNW 346° | 1,323 m | 5.0 mi |
| Little Bald Knob | SW 231° | 1,320 m | 4.8 mi |
| Hardscrabble Knob | SW 236° | 1,305 m | 8.6 mi |
| Tearjacket Knob | WSW 238° | 1,289 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
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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