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Edinburg Gap Spring

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Elevation, modelled
460 m
Tallest summit within 12.9 miles
Hogback Mountain1,056 m · 12.9 mi
Nearest byway
Skyline Drive11.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:43local time
Coordinates
38.7832, -78.5131
Edinburg Gap Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Edinburg Gap Spring is a spring in Virginia, at a modelled 460 m. Hogback Mountain stands 1,056 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Mertins Rock, a peak 0.9 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 11 miles off.

Piped spring with small pull-off area.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Edinburg Gap Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hogback MountainE 96°1,056 m12.9 mi
SugarloafE 100°985 m12.2 mi
Pass MountainESE 123°915 m12.8 mi
Knob MountainESE 113°873 m9.6 mi
Short MountainW 262°856 m1.5 mi
Middle MountainSSW 202°855 m7.4 mi
Waterfall MountainSSW 205°840 m7.7 mi
Duncan KnobSSW 199°833 m5.9 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 21
Waterfalls: 21
Attractions: 9
Cliffs: 9
Picnic sites: 8
Artworks: 5
Gardens: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:5020:0320:43
September equinox07:0218:3819:13
December solstice07:3016:1416:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323541526170747265544335
Precip in2.41.82.93.14.04.34.13.43.72.62.32.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Edinburg, 4 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jul.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs462567770628554342171195229218289398

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge N F Shenandoah River AT Mount Jackson, VA, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

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