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Sheads Mountain

Sheads Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sheads Mountain rises to 161 m in Virginia. The Peak stands 889 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 8.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49072726, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
161 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.61790, -77.96666

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Spilman Park: 3.0 mi
  • Brandy Station Battlefield Park: 8.3 mi
  • Brandy Station Battlefield Park: 8.3 mi
  • Brandy Station Battlefield Park: 8.3 mi
  • Wine Street Memorial Park: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 16
Attractions: 14
Waterfalls: 14
Springs: 10
  • Lambert's Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Hunsucker Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Peace Spring: 18.7 mi
  • UnNamed Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Harmony Spring: 18.7 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Museums: 8
Gardens: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Grove: 11.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 20.3 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 20.6 mi
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 21.5 mi
Artworks: 3
Cliffs: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Sheads Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The PeakNW 312°889 m14.8 mi
Red Oak MountainW 276°428 m10.0 mi
Wildcat MountainNNE 30°417 m13.9 mi
Hickerson MountainNW 319°416 m11.1 mi
Rappahannock MountainNNE 29°404 m13.5 mi
Fodder Stack MountainNW 311°399 m12.7 mi
Big Mulky MountainNW 315°388 m12.1 mi
Bessie Bell MountainW 268°387 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:24
June solstice05:4820:0120:40
September equinox07:0018:3619:11
December solstice07:2716:1316:55

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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1493573 — Sheads Mountain, Culpeper County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356582094

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