Wildcat Mountain
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Wildcat Mountain rises to 417 m in Virginia. High Knob stands 728 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Rappahannock Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 5.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49090034, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 417 m
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 17.6 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Indian Run Overlook · 18 mi
- Compton Peak East · 18 mi
- Compton Peak West · 18 mi
- Jenkins Gap Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rappahannock Mountain: 0.4 mi
- England Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Halls Point: 1.6 mi
- Pignut Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Prickly Pear Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Great Meadows: 3.0 mi
- Rady Park: 4.5 mi
- WFA Athey Sports Complex: 5.3 mi
- Northern Fauquier Community Park: 5.4 mi
- Eva Walker Park: 5.9 mi
- Haunted Hollow: 7.6 mi
- Fred And Anita Scott Amphitheater: 9.4 mi
- Silo Pavilion: 9.5 mi
- Archery Range: 9.6 mi
- BB Rifle Range: 9.6 mi
- Battle of Buckland Mills: 8.5 mi
- Spilman Silo: 10.9 mi
- The Spilman Homestead: 10.9 mi
- Snowden Ruins: 15.2 mi
- Second Manassas Monument: 15.5 mi
- Arlington Outdoor Lab: 6.5 mi
- Whitney State Forest: 8.6 mi
- Elizabeth Nickens Park Site: 9.5 mi
- Conway Robinson Memorial State Forest: 13.4 mi
- Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park: 16.6 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 5.9 mi
- The Cold War Museum: 9.4 mi
- Haymarket Museum: 10.9 mi
- National Sporting Library & Museum: 13.2 mi
- Antique Railroad Cars: 19.9 mi
- Senior Garden: 5.5 mi
- Koch Family Garden: 5.5 mi
- Founders Garden: 6.7 mi
- Welcome Garden: 6.8 mi
- Rain Garden: 12.8 mi
- Lambert's Spring: 6.5 mi
- Hunsucker Spring: 6.7 mi
- Peace Spring: 6.7 mi
- Harmony Spring: 6.7 mi
- White Rock Spring: 10.0 mi
- Carol: 13.8 mi
- "Stonewall" Jackson: 20.9 mi
- Wildcat: 23.1 mi
- Sundial: 23.3 mi
- Maze: 24.5 mi
- Lands Run Falls: 19.0 mi
- Pua Falls: 19.4 mi
- Miller Falls: 19.9 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 21.2 mi
- Greasy Falls: 23.1 mi
- Brownsville Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Hyland Hills Park: 19.7 mi
- Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 20.3 mi
- Picnic Area at Ellanor C. Lawerence Park: 22.4 mi
- Little Picnic Island: 22.4 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 18.6 mi
- Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 18.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 19.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 24.5 mi
- River Access: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Wildcat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | WNW 294° | 728 m | 16.1 mi |
| Blue Mountain | NW 319° | 674 m | 15.1 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | WNW 294° | 644 m | 12.1 mi |
| Ravensden Rock | WNW 291° | 604 m | 15.6 mi |
| Paris | NNW 327° | 590 m | 15.9 mi |
| Big Cobbler Mountain | WNW 297° | 476 m | 6.9 mi |
| Naked Mountain | NW 318° | 448 m | 11.7 mi |
| Little Cobbler Mountain | NW 313° | 441 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:01 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583955
Day trips start here
- Middleburg · 13 mi
- Bristow · 17 mi
- Northern Virginia · 18 mi
- Manassas · 20 mi
- Prince William County · 20 mi
- Centreville · 22 mi
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