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Signal Mountain

Signal Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Signal Mountain rises to 413 m in Virginia. Blue Mountain stands 674 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is White Rock, a peak 0.2 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 3.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
413 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.88150, -77.70305

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Attractions
Historic sites
  • Old Ashby's Gap Turnpike Bridge: 7.2 mi
  • Swart Farmhouse: 7.3 mi
  • Battle of Buckland Mills: 7.3 mi
  • 1st Massachusetts Cavalry: 7.9 mi
  • Second Manassas Monument: 9.1 mi
Gardens: 45
Nature reserves: 39
Artworks: 31
  • Carol: 4.5 mi
  • Sundial: 13.8 mi
  • Wildcat: 16.2 mi
  • Wildcat: 16.2 mi
  • Maze: 16.6 mi
Museums: 26
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • Brownsville Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
  • Hyland Hills Park: 11.1 mi
  • Shelter #11: 12.6 mi
  • Shelter #1: 12.7 mi
Springs: 12
  • White Rock Spring: 0.5 mi
  • UnNamed Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Lambert's Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Harmony Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Hunsucker Spring: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 11.6 mi
  • Pua Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Coe Creek: 21.1 mi
Beaches: 3
  • River Access: 19.8 mi
  • River Access: 19.9 mi
  • Shenandoah Lake Beach: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 12.3 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Signal Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MountainWNW 287°674 m18.0 mi
Rattlesnake MountainW 266°644 m18.3 mi
ParisWNW 294°590 m17.5 mi
Paris MountainNW 311°587 m15.9 mi
Big Cobbler MountainWSW 258°476 m13.8 mi
Naked MountainW 280°448 m15.3 mi
Raven RocksNNW 338°443 m19.2 mi
Little Cobbler MountainW 266°441 m13.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4620:0020:40
September equinox06:5918:3419:10
December solstice07:2716:1116:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643556473777669574637
Precip in3.12.63.83.54.94.64.13.74.14.03.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — WFO Sterling, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356566029

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