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Schoolhouse Mountain

Schoolhouse Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Schoolhouse Mountain rises to 278 m in Virginia. Stony Man stands 1,220 m to the west, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Rosser Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 6.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49071845, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
278 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.58929, -78.21306

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
  • Sperryville Historic District: 4.8 mi
  • Rappahannock County Park: 9.0 mi
  • Lake Arrowhead Park: 9.8 mi
  • Mountain Run Lake Park: 10.9 mi
  • Madison Wayside: 11.1 mi
Waterfalls: 23
Historic sites: 22
  • CCC Camp: 12.8 mi
  • Five Tents: 13.2 mi
  • Confederate Soldiers Monument: 13.7 mi
  • Page County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 14.3 mi
  • O. Winston Link Photo NW-846 Site: 14.4 mi
Museums: 17
  • Old School House Museum: 14.3 mi
  • Luray Train Station Musuem: 14.3 mi
  • Museum of Culpeper History: 14.4 mi
  • Madison County Historical Society: 14.4 mi
  • Luray Valley Museum: 15.5 mi
Springs: 11
Picnic sites: 10
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 7.4 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 12.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
  • Picnic Grounds: 17.7 mi
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 6
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Schoolhouse Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony ManW 274°1,220 m8.6 mi
BushytopW 271°1,142 m9.4 mi
Betty's RockW 261°1,131 m9.3 mi
Little Stony ManW 276°1,110 m8.4 mi
Pollock KnobW 267°1,086 m9.3 mi
The PinnacleWNW 293°1,071 m6.9 mi
Marys RockNW 307°1,071 m7.0 mi
Pinnacle PeakW 270°1,035 m6.8 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 5080 °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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356586971

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