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Wildcat Mountain

Wildcat Mountain, a peak in Virginia
Wildcat Mountain, a peak in Virginiavastateparksstaff · CC BY 2.0

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.

About

The story

mountain in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49090034, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
417 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.79234, -77.83888

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Attractions: 55
Historic sites: 39
  • Battle of Buckland Mills: 8.5 mi
  • Spilman Silo: 10.9 mi
  • Spilman Silo: 10.9 mi
  • The Spilman Homestead: 10.9 mi
  • Snowden Ruins: 15.2 mi
Nature reserves: 24
Picnic sites: 15
  • Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
  • Brownsville Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
  • Shelter #11: 18.6 mi
  • Shelter #1: 18.7 mi
  • Shelter #2: 18.8 mi
Gardens: 14
Museums: 14
Springs: 9
  • UnNamed Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Lambert's Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Hunsucker Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Peace Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Harmony Spring: 6.7 mi
Artworks: 9
Waterfalls: 7
  • 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
Rest areas: 2
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area East: 18.6 mi
  • Manassas Safety/Rest Area West: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
  • River Access: 23.5 mi
  • River Access: 23.9 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High KnobWNW 294°728 m16.1 mi
Blue MountainNW 319°674 m15.1 mi
Rattlesnake MountainWNW 294°644 m12.1 mi
Ravensden RockWNW 291°604 m15.6 mi
ParisNNW 327°590 m15.9 mi
Big Cobbler MountainWNW 297°476 m6.9 mi
Naked MountainNW 318°448 m11.7 mi
Little Cobbler MountainNW 313°441 m7.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:23
June solstice05:4720:0120:40
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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583955

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