Thomas Mountain
Thomas Mountain rises to 581 m in Virginia. Sugar Knob stands 976 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Beans Hill, a peak 2.3 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 19 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49083193, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 581 m
How to reach it
- 19.3 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 20.8 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 21.7 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Shenandoah Valley Overlook · 23 mi
- Signal Knob Overlook · 25 mi
- Gooney Run Overlook · 26 mi
- Gooney Manor Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- North Mountain Neighborhood Park: 3.7 mi
- Capon Bridge Park: 8.6 mi
- Round Hill Neighborhood Park: 9.1 mi
- Edwards Run Wildlife Management Area: 10.0 mi
- Rose Hill Park: 10.1 mi
- Beans Hill: 2.3 mi
- Sunset Hill: 2.6 mi
- Pinnacle: 3.0 mi
- Eagle Rock: 5.4 mi
- Spring Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Willa Cather Birthplace: 7.4 mi
- Stephens Fort: 8.2 mi
- 1st and 2nd Battles of Kernstown: 11.5 mi
- Judge John Handley Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Capon Bridge Museum: 8.3 mi
- Museum of the Shenandoah Valley: 12.0 mi
- Newtown Hitory Center: 12.0 mi
- George Washington's Office Museum: 12.6 mi
- Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum: 12.7 mi
- An Apple a Day Apple Statue: 11.2 mi
- Bites of Local Life Apple Statue: 11.6 mi
- A Tasteful 1 Apple Statue: 12.0 mi
- Young George Washington: 12.7 mi
- World's Largest Apple: 12.7 mi
- Roadside Spring: 6.7 mi
- Vaucluse Spring: 11.1 mi
- Town Spring: 12.2 mi
- Arie Vankan Spring: 15.7 mi
- Winfred Tharp Spring: 15.9 mi
- Dog Cliff: 7.2 mi
- Three High Heads: 10.9 mi
- Hanging Rock: 19.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 21.9 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 23.6 mi
- Beach 3: 9.7 mi
- Beach 2: 9.9 mi
- Beach 1: 9.9 mi
- River Beach: 21.7 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 22.8 mi
- Red Bud Run: 16.4 mi
- Eastham Park Trail and Front Royal Boat Landing: 21.2 mi
- Homewood Preserve: 21.6 mi
- Water Street Nature Reserve: 22.1 mi
- Cacapon Resort State Park: 24.8 mi
- Farnham Colossi: 18.2 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 20.3 mi
- Almost Heaven Sign: 20.3 mi
- Skyline Caverns: 21.9 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 22.4 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 11.1 mi
- W.O. Riley Park Garden: 21.5 mi
- Old grape garden: 23.5 mi
- Mountain Falls: 2.7 mi
- Hooks Mill Falls: 4.6 mi
- Gainsboro Tourist Park: 10.4 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook: 16.0 mi
- Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Thomas Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Knob | SW 218° | 976 m | 17.9 mi |
| Little Sluice Mountain | SW 216° | 951 m | 18.3 mi |
| Paddy Mountain | SW 216° | 910 m | 14.7 mi |
| Pinnacle | SSW 213° | 864 m | 3.0 mi |
| Halfmoon Mountain | SW 225° | 854 m | 17.4 mi |
| Johnnies Knob | SSW 214° | 803 m | 8.2 mi |
| Eagle Rock | SSW 213° | 791 m | 5.4 mi |
| Spring Mountain | SW 220° | 738 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:12 | 16:55 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Star Tannery, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356575210
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