Peak · Virginia
Utz Mountain
Utz Mountain rises to 334 m in Virginia. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Carpenter Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 6.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 334 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.49747, -78.28984
- 6.3 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 13.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Old Rag View Overlook · 6 mi
- Crescent Rock Overlook · 7 mi
- Hawksbill Viewing Platform · 7 mi
- Thorofare Mtn Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Carpenter Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Deal Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Dulaney Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Adam Yowell Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Mitchells Mountain: 2.5 mi
Parks: 46
- Lawrence Beasley Park: 8.3 mi
- Madison Wayside: 8.5 mi
- Hoover Ridge Sand Volleyball Court: 9.4 mi
- Hoover Ridge Football Complex: 9.4 mi
- Hoover Ridge Baseball Complex: 9.6 mi
Historic sites: 20
- Five Tents: 7.2 mi
- CCC Camp: 7.8 mi
- Madison County Confederate Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Madison County Veterans Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Upper Pocosin Mission: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 19
- Cedar Run Falls: 5.2 mi
- Lower Whiteoak Falls: 5.3 mi
- Upper Whiteoak Falls: 5.7 mi
- Rose River Falls: 6.8 mi
- Big Rock Falls: 7.2 mi
Museums: 17
- Madison County Historical Society: 8.1 mi
- Old School House Museum: 14.7 mi
- Luray Train Station Musuem: 14.7 mi
- Toy Town Junction: 15.6 mi
- Luray Valley Museum: 15.6 mi
Springs: 12
- Hawksbill Spring: 6.7 mi
- Rock Spring: 7.5 mi
- Davids Spring: 8.0 mi
- Furnace Spring: 8.4 mi
- Lewis Spring: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Halfmile Cliff: 5.0 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 7.6 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 9.0 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 17.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 8.4 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 9.2 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 16.9 mi
- Pavilian: 20.2 mi
Attractions: 5
- Luray Train Depot: 14.7 mi
- Darkwood Manor: 14.9 mi
- Luray Caverns: 15.5 mi
- The Garden Maze: 15.6 mi
- Cooter's Luray: 17.2 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 12.1 mi
- Lake Orange: 23.8 mi
Artworks: 2
- Love: 15.5 mi
- Lions Glasses: 15.6 mi
Gardens: 1
- Annie duPont Formal Garden: 20.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Utz Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawksbill | NW 305° | 1,232 m | 7.0 mi |
| Stony Man | NNW 328° | 1,220 m | 8.2 mi |
| Fork Mountain | W 259° | 1,172 m | 6.9 mi |
| Bushytop | NW 321° | 1,142 m | 8.3 mi |
| Spitler Hill | WNW 299° | 1,138 m | 6.2 mi |
| Nakedtop | WNW 303° | 1,138 m | 7.6 mi |
| Betty's Rock | NW 314° | 1,131 m | 6.9 mi |
| Blackrock | WNW 284° | 1,116 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 35 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Meadows, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1496347 — Utz Mountain, Madison County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356583927
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- Shenandoah National Park · 9 mi
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