The Peak
The Peak rises to 1,112 m in Virginia. Elliott Knob stands 1,358 m to the south, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mountain House Day Use Area, a picnic site 1.2 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 22 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49082786, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1112 m
How to reach it
- 22.0 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 22.5 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
Named places within 25 miles
- The Pinnacle: 1.9 mi
- Signal Corps Knob: 2.8 mi
- Freezland Flat: 2.9 mi
- Gordons Peak: 2.9 mi
- Chestnut Oak Knob: 3.8 mi
- Deerfield Park: 8.7 mi
- Highland Park: 14.7 mi
- Craigsville Community Park: 15.7 mi
- Skidmore Fork Scenic Area: 16.3 mi
- Skidmore Fork Scenic Area: 16.3 mi
- Hiner Spring: 4.5 mi
- Rock Lick Spring: 5.8 mi
- Red Oak Spring: 5.9 mi
- Phillips Spring: 7.9 mi
- Buffalo Spring: 8.5 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 2.3 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 2.3 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 2.3 mi
- Cannon: 17.4 mi
- Statler Brothers: 18.3 mi
- Highland County Museum: 8.4 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 14.9 mi
- Jumbo Antique Fire Engine Museum: 18.0 mi
- Augusta County Historical Society: 18.3 mi
- Historic Staunton Foundation: 18.3 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 10.8 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 14.8 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 16.8 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 16.9 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 17.5 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 12.3 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 15.7 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 19.5 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 23.2 mi
- Staunton: 18.2 mi
- Chodo IX: 18.3 mi
- Watering Can: 18.5 mi
- Flower Pots: 18.6 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 1.2 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 8.2 mi
- Trinity Point: 12.3 mi
- Byrd Point: 14.5 mi
- Raven Rocks: 21.2 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 17.1 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 18.3 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 18.5 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 21.3 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 21.4 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of The Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Knob | S 172° | 1,358 m | 10.0 mi |
| Hogback | S 174° | 1,355 m | 10.3 mi |
| Reddish Knob | NNE 27° | 1,338 m | 11.9 mi |
| Barren Rock | NW 310° | 1,335 m | 11.6 mi |
| Sounding Knob | W 281° | 1,334 m | 13.7 mi |
| Freezland Flat | N 8° | 1,325 m | 2.9 mi |
| Little Bald Knob | NE 38° | 1,320 m | 7.4 mi |
| Hardscrabble Knob | NNE 16° | 1,305 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:19 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staunton WTP, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1487839 — The Peak, Augusta County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356575180
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