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Shaver Mountain

Shaver Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Shaver Mountain rises to 802 m in Virginia. Cow Knob stands 1,231 m to the south-southwest, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Gobble Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49072668, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
802 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.74705, -79.05068

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 52
Historic sites: 14
Artworks: 12
Museums: 12
Cliffs: 10
Springs: 9
  • Sand Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Hall Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Shenandoah Alum Springs: 14.8 mi
  • Maple Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Stranderman Spring: 19.8 mi
Attractions: 5
Waterfalls: 4
Gardens: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Shaver Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cow KnobSSW 209°1,231 m4.4 mi
Tomahawk MountainS 191°1,137 m9.0 mi
Rader MountainSSW 198°1,067 m8.2 mi
Fulk MountainS 188°1,056 m5.6 mi
Black Lick MountainSSW 197°1,040 m4.6 mi
Rader KnobSSW 193°1,019 m2.9 mi
Beech Lick KnobSE 142°1,000 m3.2 mi
White Grass KnobSE 125°988 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:28
June solstice05:5220:0520:45
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:3216:1716:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543526168727064544436
Precip in2.52.13.23.44.23.44.83.53.82.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1493571 — Shaver Mountain, Rockingham County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356582092

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