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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: 51
Artworks: 12
Museums: 12
Historic sites: 12
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
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 5
Waterfalls: 4
Gardens: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cow KnobSSW1,231 m4.4 mi
Tomahawk MountainS1,137 m9.0 mi
Rader MountainSSW1,067 m8.2 mi
Fulk MountainS1,056 m5.6 mi
Black Lick MountainSSW1,040 m4.6 mi
Rader KnobSSW1,019 m2.9 mi
Beech Lick KnobSE1,000 m3.2 mi
White Grass KnobSE988 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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