Thumb Run Mountain
Thumb Run Mountain rises to 280 m in Virginia. North Marshall stands 1,024 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Cobbler Mountain, a peak 2.8 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 9.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49083557, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 280 m
How to reach it
- 9.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 11.5 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Indian Run Overlook · 12 mi
- Compton Peak East · 12 mi
- Compton Peak West · 12 mi
- Jenkins Gap Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Cobbler Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Swains Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Oventop: 4.8 mi
- Little Cobbler Mountain: 4.9 mi
- England Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Great Meadows: 8.0 mi
- Northern Fauquier Community Park: 8.4 mi
- Rady Park: 8.9 mi
- WFA Athey Sports Complex: 9.0 mi
- Spilman Park: 10.0 mi
- Haunted Hollow: 11.8 mi
- Fred And Anita Scott Amphitheater: 15.3 mi
- Silo Pavilion: 15.5 mi
- Archery Range: 15.5 mi
- BB Rifle Range: 15.5 mi
- Spilman Silo: 10.0 mi
- Spilman Silo: 10.1 mi
- The Spilman Homestead: 10.1 mi
- Snowden Ruins: 13.1 mi
- Snead Farm: 14.0 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 10.2 mi
- Virginia Beer Museum: 15.3 mi
- The Cold War Museum: 15.3 mi
- Warren Rifles Confederate Museum: 15.4 mi
- National Sporting Library & Museum: 16.4 mi
- Whitney State Forest: 11.7 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 12.1 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 12.4 mi
- Arlington Outdoor Lab: 12.5 mi
- Elizabeth Nickens Park Site: 15.5 mi
- Senior Garden: 10.3 mi
- Koch Family Garden: 10.3 mi
- Founders Garden: 12.7 mi
- Welcome Garden: 12.8 mi
- Paris Vegetable Garden: 14.4 mi
- UnNamed Spring: 12.5 mi
- Lambert's Spring: 12.6 mi
- Hunsucker Spring: 12.7 mi
- Harmony Spring: 12.7 mi
- Peace Spring: 12.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 14.4 mi
- Brownsville Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Picnic Grove: 23.9 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 24.2 mi
- Lands Run Falls: 12.9 mi
- Miller Falls: 13.8 mi
- Greasy Falls: 17.1 mi
- Upper Overall Run Falls: 18.4 mi
- Overall Run Falls: 18.4 mi
- "Stonewall" Jackson: 15.4 mi
- Carol: 19.1 mi
- Warrior Statue: 23.1 mi
- LOVE: 23.4 mi
- Lions Glasses: 23.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 16.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 18.5 mi
- River Access: 23.3 mi
- River Access: 23.9 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 24.7 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Thumb Run Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Marshall | W 264° | 1,024 m | 13.6 mi |
| The Peak | WSW 258° | 889 m | 12.1 mi |
| Compton Peak | W 277° | 887 m | 12.1 mi |
| Carson Mountain | W 281° | 780 m | 12.0 mi |
| Dickey Hill | WNW 286° | 740 m | 14.2 mi |
| High Knob | NW 306° | 728 m | 10.6 mi |
| Blue Mountain | NNW 341° | 674 m | 11.7 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | NW 313° | 644 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:12 | 16:54 |
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 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Warrenton 3 SE, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356584490
Day trips start here
- Middleburg · 17 mi
- Bristow · 23 mi
- Northern Virginia · 24 mi
- Loudoun County · 26 mi
- Manassas · 26 mi
- Prince William County · 26 mi
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