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Thorofare Mountain

Thorofare Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates38.41429, -78.15639

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 52
  • 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
Historic sites: 20
Waterfalls: 18
Museums: 13
Picnic sites: 8
  • Picnic Grove: 14.2 mi
  • Greene County Park Pavillion: 17.2 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 17.3 mi
  • Picnic Grounds: 17.5 mi
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 17.6 mi
Springs: 6
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 5
Artworks: 3
  • LOVE: 8.8 mi
  • Lions Glasses: 8.8 mi
  • Love: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Chris Greene Lake Beach: 23.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Thorofare Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bluff MountainW 277°1,066 m14.2 mi
Doubletop MountainWNW 293°1,051 m14.2 mi
Old Rag MountainNW 318°998 m12.8 mi
Bear Church RockW 281°925 m13.2 mi
Kirtley MountainW 266°788 m13.7 mi
Hot MountainNNW 328°770 m14.6 mi
Buzzard RocksW 270°725 m14.3 mi
Big TomWNW 298°719 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:25
June solstice05:5020:0120:41
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2716:1416:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643546271757366554537

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston 4 SE, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356566557

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