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Dry Run Falls

Dry Run Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Dry Run Falls is a waterfall in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 721 m. Fork Mountain stands 1,172 m to the northeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Face Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 1.0 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
721 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.39893, -78.52736

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Stonewall Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
  • Greene County Park: 10.3 mi
  • Hoover Ridge Football Complex: 14.5 mi
  • Hoover Ridge Sand Volleyball Court: 14.6 mi
  • Lawrence Beasley Park: 14.7 mi
Historic sites: 38
Museums: 25
  • Miller-Kite House Museum: 4.8 mi
  • Town of Shenandoah Museum & Welcome Center: 7.9 mi
  • Madison County Historical Society: 14.9 mi
  • Dukes of Hazard Museum: 17.0 mi
  • Toy Town Junction: 18.5 mi
Artworks: 22
Waterfalls: 20
Gardens: 12
  • ISAT Patio: 18.4 mi
  • Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 18.4 mi
  • Heishman Garden: 19.8 mi
  • Annie duPont Formal Garden: 23.1 mi
  • The Tahija Arboretum & Lacross Botanical Gardens: 23.9 mi
Springs: 11
Attractions: 10
Picnic sites: 9
  • South River Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
  • Picnic Grounds: 3.8 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 10.3 mi
  • Greene County Park Pavillion: 10.4 mi
  • Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 15.3 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Cliffs: 5
Beaches: 1
  • Chris Greene Lake Beach: 17.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Dry Run Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fork MountainNE 47°1,172 m8.2 mi
HazeltopNE 37°1,149 m6.8 mi
BlackrockNNE 27°1,116 m10.0 mi
HightopSSW 197°1,091 m4.5 mi
Lewis MountainNE 52°1,087 m3.7 mi
Bearfence MountainNE 45°1,083 m4.7 mi
Bush MountainNE 43°1,076 m5.3 mi
Bluff MountainENE 65°1,066 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:26
June solstice05:5120:0220:42
September equinox07:0318:3819:13
December solstice07:2816:1616:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273035475562676561504032

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Meadows, 10 mi away.

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).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12739535494

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