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Yellow Rose Spring

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Elevation, modelled
491 m
Tallest summit within 17.8 miles
Compton Peak887 m · 15.0 mi
Nearest byway
Skyline Drive11.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:42local time
Coordinates
38.9897, -78.0015
Yellow Rose Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Yellow Rose Spring is a spring in Virginia, at a modelled 491 m. Compton Peak stands 887 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Paris, a peak 0.4 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 12 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Yellow Rose Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Compton PeakSW 218°887 m15.0 mi
Carson MountainSW 219°780 m14.3 mi
Dickey HillSW 230°740 m14.4 mi
High KnobSW 220°728 m9.3 mi
Blue MountainSSW 208°674 m2.6 mi
Rattlesnake MountainSSW 194°644 m8.9 mi
Signal KnobW 264°642 m17.8 mi
Ravensden RockSW 216°604 m10.0 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 32
Attractions: 30
Springs: 14
Waterfalls: 7
Beaches: 3
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:24
June solstice05:4720:0220:42
September equinox07:0018:3619:11
December solstice07:2816:1216:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303340516169747265544335

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT WX 3, 8 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Feb–Jun — fullest in Mar, leanest in Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs19.422.927.224.225.022.216.813.915.413.615.119.3

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Spout Run AT RT 621 Near Millwood, VA, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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