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Three Top Mountain

Three Top Mountain, a peak in Virginia
Three Top Mountain, a peak in Virginiascooterhigher · CC BY-SA 3.0

Three Top Mountain rises to 629 m in Virginia. Hogback Mountain stands 1,056 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Signal Knob, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Skyline Drive passes 7.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49083489, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
629 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.96112, -78.33105

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 28
Museums: 26
Artworks: 19
  • "Stonewall" Jackson: 8.0 mi
  • Warrior Statue: 10.9 mi
  • A Tasteful 1 Apple Statue: 16.6 mi
  • The Peacemakers: 16.8 mi
  • Bird In Flight: 16.9 mi
Springs: 17
Waterfalls: 10
Attractions: 8
Nature reserves: 6
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 9.4 mi
  • Pavilian: 18.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 5
  • W.O. Riley Park Garden: 11.3 mi
  • Herb Garden: 16.0 mi
  • Community Garden: 16.1 mi
  • Old grape garden: 17.9 mi
  • Paris Vegetable Garden: 20.6 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Beach 2: 23.9 mi
  • Beach 3: 23.9 mi
  • Beach 1: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Three Top Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hogback MountainSSE 167°1,056 m14.1 mi
North MarshallSSE 152°1,024 m14.5 mi
Mill MountainW 274°1,006 m16.2 mi
SugarloafS 171°985 m14.5 mi
South MarshallSSE 155°979 m14.4 mi
Sugar KnobW 274°976 m15.1 mi
Little Sluice MountainW 271°951 m14.6 mi
Little Hogback MountainSSE 165°940 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5019:25
June solstice05:4920:0320:43
September equinox07:0218:3719:12
December solstice07:2916:1316:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442526170747366554436
Precip in2.92.33.22.84.44.23.93.44.42.62.52.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodstock 2 NE, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356587048

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