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Furnace Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,047 m
Tallest summit within 9.2 miles
Hawksbill1,232 m · 3.0 mi
Nearest byway
Skyline Drive0.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:42local time
Coordinates
38.5972, -78.3794
Furnace Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Furnace Spring is a spring in Virginia, at a modelled 1,047 m. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the south-southwest, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Stony Man, a peak 0.4 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 0.4 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Furnace Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HawksbillSSW 196°1,232 m3.0 mi
Stony ManE 84°1,220 m0.4 mi
Fork MountainSSW 194°1,172 m8.4 mi
HazeltopSSW 205°1,149 m9.1 mi
BushytopSW 223°1,142 m0.6 mi
NakedtopSSW 209°1,138 m3.1 mi
Spitler HillS 189°1,138 m4.0 mi
Betty's RockS 184°1,131 m2.1 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 11
Picnic sites: 9
Attractions: 8
Artworks: 7
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:5020:0220:42
September equinox07:0218:3719:12
December solstice07:2816:1516:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333743546270747266554537
Precip in2.92.53.63.54.24.84.13.85.43.23.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luray 5 E, 5 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1,5461,9182,1542,0871,7511,2597537901,1149831,1441,420

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge S F Shenandoah River Near Luray, VA, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Inside the official boundary of Shenandoah National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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