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Tomahawk Mountain

Tomahawk Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Tomahawk Mountain rises to 1,137 m in Virginia. Flagpole Knob stands 1,336 m to the southwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Brushy Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49084226, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1137 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.61845, -79.08142

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
Historic sites: 16
Museums: 13
Artworks: 12
Springs: 10
  • Sand Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Hall Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Maple Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Beaver Creek Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Shenandoah Alum Springs: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Raven Rocks: 12.4 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 18.2 mi
  • Southern Pillar: 21.4 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 21.4 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 21.4 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Treasure Mountain: 9.4 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 19.4 mi
  • Bryce Resort: 21.9 mi
  • Fear Forest: 23.2 mi
  • Shenandoah Caverns: 23.2 mi
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Tomahawk Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flagpole KnobSW 217°1,336 m9.3 mi
High KnobSW 235°1,246 m5.9 mi
Dundore MountainSSW 205°1,244 m6.8 mi
Cow KnobN 354°1,231 m5.1 mi
Meadow KnobSSW 207°1,184 m8.7 mi
Feedstone MountainS 187°1,174 m1.7 mi
Bald KnobSSE 150°1,124 m2.4 mi
Pond KnobSSW 202°1,098 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:28
June solstice05:5320:0520:45
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:3116:1716:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543526168727064544436
Precip in2.52.13.23.44.23.44.83.53.82.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1487944 — Tomahawk Mountain, Rockingham County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356575260

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