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Shenandoah Alum Springs

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Elevation, modelled
421 m
Tallest summit within 11.6 miles
Devils Benchmark995 m · 8.1 mi
Nearest byway
Skyline Drive26.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:44local time
Coordinates
38.8237, -78.7947
Shenandoah Alum Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Shenandoah Alum Springs is a spring in Virginia, at a modelled 421 m. Devils Benchmark stands 995 m to the north-northeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Furnace Knob, a peak 0.3 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 26 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Shenandoah Alum Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Devils BenchmarkNNE 25°995 m8.1 mi
Long MountainNNE 27°951 m10.0 mi
Snyder KnobN 9°936 m7.4 mi
Church RockSW 220°910 m7.6 mi
Cove MountainNNW 339°898 m4.7 mi
Tibbet KnobNE 37°894 m7.9 mi
Big SchlossNE 40°894 m10.7 mi
Flattop MountainW 280°893 m9.2 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5219:27
June solstice05:5120:0420:44
September equinox07:0418:3919:14
December solstice07:3116:1516:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239515967716963524234

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lost RVR, 8 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, 10 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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