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Waters Mountain

Waters Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Waters Mountain rises to 276 m in Virginia. Blue Mountain stands 674 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Prickly Pear Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 2.9 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49087802, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
276 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.76151, -77.82472

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Rady Park: 2.2 mi
  • WFA Athey Sports Complex: 3.1 mi
  • Eva Walker Park: 3.6 mi
  • Academy Hill Park: 3.9 mi
  • Warrenton Fairgrounds: 4.1 mi
Attractions: 52
Historic sites: 33
  • Battle of Buckland Mills: 7.8 mi
  • Spilman Silo: 9.5 mi
  • The Spilman Homestead: 9.6 mi
  • Second Manassas Monument: 15.1 mi
  • White Hall Presbyterian Church (ruins): 15.2 mi
Nature reserves: 24
Museums: 14
Gardens: 12
Artworks: 8
Springs: 7
  • Lambert's Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Hunsucker Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Peace Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Harmony Spring: 6.6 mi
  • White Rock Spring: 11.1 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Brownsville Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
  • Hyland Hills Park: 19.9 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 21.6 mi
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 21.7 mi
  • Picnic Area at Ellanor C. Lawerence Park: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Lands Run Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Miller Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Pua Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 22.0 mi
  • Greasy Falls: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 18.1 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Waters Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MountainNW674 m17.2 mi
Rattlesnake MountainWNW644 m13.7 mi
Ravensden RockWNW604 m17.1 mi
Big Cobbler MountainNW476 m8.7 mi
Naked MountainNW448 m13.8 mi
Little Cobbler MountainNW441 m9.8 mi
Buck MountainNW438 m12.9 mi
Wildcat MountainNNW417 m2.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:23
June solstice05:4720:0020:40
September equinox07:0018:3519:10
December solstice07:2716:1216:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343644556371757468564637

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Warrenton 3 SE, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356567192

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