Scott Mountain
Scott Mountain rises to 263 m in Virginia. Old Rag Mountain stands 998 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Davis Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 6.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49071992, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 263 m
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 14.1 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Buck Hollow Overlook · 14 mi
- Hazel Mountain Overlook · 14 mi
- Pinnacles Overlook · 14 mi
- Tunnel Parking Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Davis Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Castleton Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Grindstone Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Bruce Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Butler Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Mountain Run Lake Park: 4.3 mi
- Yowell Meadow Park: 6.3 mi
- E. B. Wood Community Park: 6.5 mi
- Wine Street Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
- Kestner Wayside Park: 6.7 mi
- 3rd Wisconsin Monument: 9.1 mi
- Stonewall Brigade Monument: 9.2 mi
- Cedar Mountain Battlefield: 9.4 mi
- The Spilman Homestead: 11.1 mi
- Spilman Silo: 11.1 mi
- Cave Falls: 12.8 mi
- Lower Whiteoak Falls: 14.7 mi
- Upper Whiteoak Falls: 15.0 mi
- Cedar Run Falls: 15.5 mi
- Rose River Falls: 17.7 mi
- Museum of Culpeper History: 6.7 mi
- Salubria: 12.7 mi
- Madison County Historical Society: 14.4 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 19.5 mi
- James Madison Museum: 20.7 mi
- Haunted Hollow: 19.4 mi
- Flying Circus Aerodrome: 19.8 mi
- Luray Train Depot: 22.2 mi
- Darkwood Manor: 22.3 mi
- Luray Caverns: 23.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 11.5 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 15.2 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 19.4 mi
- Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 23.5 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 23.9 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 15.3 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 18.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 18.4 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 19.1 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 20.6 mi
- Furnace Spring: 16.6 mi
- Hawksbill Spring: 16.6 mi
- Rock Spring: 17.7 mi
- Davids Spring: 19.0 mi
- Lewis Spring: 19.7 mi
- Whitney State Forest: 17.1 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 21.6 mi
- Lake Orange: 22.1 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 23.3 mi
- LOVE: 6.8 mi
- Lions Glasses: 6.9 mi
- Remington Community Garden: 14.7 mi
- Annie duPont Formal Garden: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Scott Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Rag Mountain | W 273° | 998 m | 12.6 mi |
| Catlett Mountain | WNW 291° | 904 m | 12.9 mi |
| Hazel Mountain | WNW 297° | 881 m | 12.3 mi |
| Hot Mountain | WNW 287° | 770 m | 12.3 mi |
| Short Mountain | WNW 288° | 715 m | 13.0 mi |
| Browns Mountain | WNW 284° | 490 m | 9.8 mi |
| Pine Hill | WNW 286° | 477 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mitchells Mountain | WSW 251° | 454 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston 4 SE, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356565730
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 20 mi
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