Phillips Spring
Phillips Spring is a spring in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 974 m. Elliott Knob stands 1,358 m to the east-southeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is The Bump, a peak 1.5 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 22 miles off.
How to reach it
- 21.8 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 22.4 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 24.2 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 27.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fork Mountain Overlook · 29 mi
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Bump: 1.5 mi
- Gwin Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Brushy Ridge: 3.1 mi
- Tims Knob: 3.3 mi
- Signal Corps Knob: 5.3 mi
- Deerfield Park: 2.6 mi
- Craigsville Community Park: 10.1 mi
- Highland Park: 15.0 mi
- Montgomery Hall Park: 19.4 mi
- Gypsy Hill Park and Golf Course: 19.6 mi
- Rocky Spring: 3.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 6.3 mi
- Chestnut Flat Spring: 7.5 mi
- Buffalo Spring: 8.0 mi
- Red Oak Spring: 8.7 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 6.7 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 6.9 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 8.9 mi
- Bob Seibert Memorial: 18.2 mi
- Westlake Sundial: 18.2 mi
- Highland County Museum: 8.4 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 15.3 mi
- Jumbo Antique Fire Engine Museum: 20.4 mi
- Augusta County Historical Society: 20.5 mi
- Historic Staunton Foundation: 20.5 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 14.0 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 15.2 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 17.6 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 18.2 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 19.9 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 7.2 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 8.3 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 19.9 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 21.6 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 11.8 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 20.5 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 20.7 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 24.1 mi
- Staunton: 20.4 mi
- Chodo IX: 20.6 mi
- Watering Can: 20.7 mi
- Flower Pots: 20.7 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 7.1 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 9.9 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- Byrd Point: 7.3 mi
- Trinity Point: 15.1 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Phillips Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Knob | ESE 120° | 1,358 m | 7.8 mi |
| Hogback | SE 124° | 1,355 m | 7.6 mi |
| Barren Rock | NNW 345° | 1,335 m | 13.9 mi |
| Sounding Knob | NW 316° | 1,334 m | 11.8 mi |
| Freezland Flat | NNE 33° | 1,325 m | 10.5 mi |
| Hardscrabble Knob | NNE 33° | 1,305 m | 11.8 mi |
| Tearjacket Knob | NNE 32° | 1,289 m | 12.4 mi |
| Big Bald Knob | NE 40° | 1,260 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:20 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mustoe 1 SW, 14 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 186 | 216 | 283 | 237 | 206 | 134 | 71.5 | 64.3 | 79.2 | 78.5 | 119 | 168 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Bullpasture River AT Williamsville, VA, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Riffle Snaketail2 obs
- pink lady's slipper1 obs
- Catawba Rhododendron1 obs
- Brook Trout1 obs
- twoleaf miterwort1 obs
- large white trillium1 obs
- American Emerald1 obs
- Dot-tailed Whiteface1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4246959696
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