Greasy Falls
Greasy Falls is a waterfall in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 503 m. Marys Rock stands 1,071 m to the south-southwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Hogback Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 1.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 6 m
- Width
- 1 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 25.1 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hogback Overlook · 1 mi
- Little Hogback Overlook · 1 mi
- Little Devils Stairs Overlook · 1 mi
- Gimlet Ridge Overlook · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hogback Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Little Hogback Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Sugarloaf: 1.8 mi
- South Marshall: 2.6 mi
- Keyser Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Hazard Mill Recreation Area: 5.8 mi
- Rappahannock County Park: 7.6 mi
- Sperryville Historic District: 8.3 mi
- Eastham Park: 9.9 mi
- Happy Creek Park: 10.1 mi
- Snead Farm: 6.7 mi
- Indian Grave: 7.0 mi
- Millenium Sundial: 10.8 mi
- Norfolk & Southern Railway Co. Caboose: 10.8 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 12.3 mi
- Virginia Beer Museum: 10.8 mi
- Warren Rifles Confederate Museum: 10.9 mi
- Old School House Museum: 12.9 mi
- Luray Train Station Musuem: 12.9 mi
- Luray Valley Museum: 13.8 mi
- Upper Overall Run Falls: 1.5 mi
- Overall Run Falls: 1.6 mi
- Miller Falls: 3.2 mi
- Lands Run Falls: 5.7 mi
- Cave Falls: 9.7 mi
- Chalybeate Spring: 7.8 mi
- Edinburg Gap Spring: 13.2 mi
- Furnace Spring: 13.6 mi
- Hawksbill Spring: 16.3 mi
- Rock Spring: 17.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 2.0 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 16.9 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 18.3 mi
- Lovers Leap: 21.0 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 21.3 mi
- Skyline Caverns: 9.1 mi
- Darkwood Manor: 12.8 mi
- Luray Train Depot: 12.9 mi
- The Garden Maze: 13.8 mi
- Luray Caverns: 13.9 mi
- "Stonewall" Jackson: 10.7 mi
- Love: 13.8 mi
- Warrior Statue: 21.2 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 21.9 mi
- Cootie Bug: 22.0 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 7.4 mi
- Eastham Park Trail and Front Royal Boat Landing: 10.1 mi
- Water Street Nature Reserve: 14.7 mi
- Appalachian Trail Corridor: 24.5 mi
- Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 7.4 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 11.1 mi
- Pavilian: 13.8 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 19.2 mi
- W.O. Riley Park Garden: 15.2 mi
- Old grape garden: 22.7 mi
- Paris Vegetable Garden: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Greasy Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marys Rock | SSW 198° | 1,071 m | 9.0 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SSW 199° | 1,071 m | 10.6 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | SSW 204° | 1,056 m | 0.9 mi |
| North Marshall | E 88° | 1,024 m | 3.5 mi |
| Sugarloaf | SW 220° | 985 m | 1.8 mi |
| South Marshall | E 93° | 979 m | 2.6 mi |
| Little Hogback Mountain | SSE 160° | 940 m | 1.1 mi |
| Pass Mountain | SSW 202° | 915 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:13 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sperryville, 9 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12256345199
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 21 mi
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