Walden Mountain
Walden Mountain rises to 279 m in Virginia. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Chancellor Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 7.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49087332, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 279 m
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 12.7 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacles Overlook · 8 mi
- Hazel Mountain Overlook · 8 mi
- Buck Hollow Overlook · 8 mi
- Thorofare Mtn Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chancellor Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Butler Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Grindstone Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Schoolhouse Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Sperryville Historic District: 6.9 mi
- Madison Wayside: 9.0 mi
- Mountain Run Lake Park: 9.3 mi
- Rappahannock County Park: 10.9 mi
- Lake Arrowhead Park: 11.1 mi
- CCC Camp: 12.5 mi
- Five Tents: 12.6 mi
- Madison County Confederate Memorial: 12.7 mi
- Madison County Veterans Memorial: 12.7 mi
- 3rd Wisconsin Monument: 12.7 mi
- Cave Falls: 6.8 mi
- Lower Whiteoak Falls: 7.9 mi
- Lower Whiteoak Falls: 8.0 mi
- Lower Whiteoak Falls: 8.0 mi
- Upper Whiteoak Falls: 8.2 mi
- Madison County Historical Society: 12.4 mi
- Museum of Culpeper History: 13.0 mi
- Old School House Museum: 15.5 mi
- Luray Train Station Musuem: 15.5 mi
- Luray Valley Museum: 16.6 mi
- Furnace Spring: 9.7 mi
- Hawksbill Spring: 9.8 mi
- Rock Spring: 10.9 mi
- Davids Spring: 12.3 mi
- Lewis Spring: 13.1 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 8.6 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 12.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 16.9 mi
- Luray Train Depot: 15.5 mi
- Darkwood Manor: 15.6 mi
- Luray Caverns: 16.6 mi
- Luray Caverns: 16.6 mi
- The Garden Maze: 16.7 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 8.6 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 11.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 14.0 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 14.3 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 15.3 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 18.3 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 20.0 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 20.5 mi
- Whitney State Forest: 22.7 mi
- Eastham Park Trail and Front Royal Boat Landing: 24.5 mi
- LOVE: 12.8 mi
- Lions Glasses: 12.8 mi
- Love: 16.5 mi
- "Stonewall" Jackson: 24.8 mi
- Remington Community Garden: 21.5 mi
- Annie duPont Formal Garden: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Walden Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawksbill | W 269° | 1,232 m | 10.2 mi |
| Stony Man | WNW 287° | 1,220 m | 9.3 mi |
| Bushytop | WNW 283° | 1,142 m | 10.0 mi |
| Spitler Hill | W 263° | 1,138 m | 10.0 mi |
| Betty's Rock | W 274° | 1,131 m | 9.5 mi |
| Little Stony Man | WNW 289° | 1,110 m | 9.2 mi |
| Crescent Rock | W 271° | 1,086 m | 9.6 mi |
| Pollock Knob | W 280° | 1,086 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston 4 SE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1500269 — Walden Mountain, Rappahannock County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356587063
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 14 mi
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