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Scott Mountain

Scott Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates38.54123, -78.08111

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 54
  • 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
Historic sites: 22
Waterfalls: 20
Museums: 12
Picnic sites: 8
  • Picnic Grove: 11.5 mi
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 15.2 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 19.4 mi
  • Picnic Grounds: 22.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
Attractions: 7
  • 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
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Artworks: 3
  • LOVE: 6.8 mi
  • Lions Glasses: 6.9 mi
  • Love: 23.2 mi
Gardens: 2

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Old Rag MountainW 273°998 m12.6 mi
Catlett MountainWNW 291°904 m12.9 mi
Hazel MountainWNW 297°881 m12.3 mi
Hot MountainWNW 287°770 m12.3 mi
Short MountainWNW 288°715 m13.0 mi
Browns MountainWNW 284°490 m9.8 mi
Pine HillWNW 286°477 m10.7 mi
Mitchells MountainWSW 251°454 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:24
June solstice05:4920:0120:41
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2716:1416:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643546271757366554537

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston 4 SE, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356565730

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