Thorofare Mountain
Thorofare Mountain rises to 370 m in Virginia. Bluff Mountain stands 1,066 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Madison Wayside, a park 1.5 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 4.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Madison County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49083300, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 370 m
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 15.5 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Old Rag View Overlook · 16 mi
- Crescent Rock Overlook · 16 mi
- Hawksbill Viewing Platform · 16 mi
- Thorofare Mtn Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hume Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Fox Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Bruce Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Hitt Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Madison Wayside: 1.5 mi
- Cedar Mountain Battlefield: 4.8 mi
- Lawrence Beasley Park: 6.0 mi
- Hoover Ridge Soccer Complex: 6.6 mi
- Mountain Run Lake Park: 6.6 mi
- Stonewall Brigade Monument: 4.7 mi
- Cedar Mountain Battlefield: 4.8 mi
- 3rd Wisconsin Monument: 4.8 mi
- Madison County Confederate Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Madison County Veterans Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Cedar Run Falls: 14.4 mi
- Lower Whiteoak Falls: 14.5 mi
- Upper Whiteoak Falls: 14.8 mi
- Big Rock Falls: 15.5 mi
- Rose River Falls: 15.9 mi
- Madison County Historical Society: 5.7 mi
- Museum of Culpeper History: 9.7 mi
- James Madison Museum: 12.0 mi
- Orange County Historical Society: 12.0 mi
- Montpelier: 13.5 mi
- Hawksbill Spring: 16.0 mi
- Rock Spring: 16.7 mi
- Davids Spring: 16.9 mi
- Lewis Spring: 17.2 mi
- Furnace Spring: 17.5 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 11.4 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 14.2 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 16.6 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 17.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 24.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 14.2 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 17.2 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 17.3 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 17.6 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- Luray Train Depot: 23.8 mi
- Darkwood Manor: 24.0 mi
- Luray Caverns: 24.7 mi
- The Garden Maze: 24.8 mi
- LOVE: 8.8 mi
- Lions Glasses: 8.8 mi
- Annie duPont Formal Garden: 13.6 mi
- Remington Community Garden: 20.6 mi
- Lake Orange: 15.0 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 16.7 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Thorofare Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Mountain | W 277° | 1,066 m | 14.2 mi |
| Jones Mountain | WNW 283° | 1,061 m | 14.7 mi |
| Doubletop Mountain | WNW 293° | 1,051 m | 14.2 mi |
| Old Rag Mountain | NW 318° | 998 m | 12.8 mi |
| Bear Church Rock | W 281° | 925 m | 13.2 mi |
| Kirtley Mountain | W 266° | 788 m | 13.7 mi |
| Hot Mountain | NNW 328° | 770 m | 14.6 mi |
| Big Tom | WNW 298° | 719 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston 4 SE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356566557
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 17 mi
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