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Upper Overall Run Falls

Upper Overall Run Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Upper Overall Run Falls is a waterfall in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 633 m. Marys Rock stands 1,071 m to the south, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Overall Run Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 1.5 miles off.

What the record says

Height
8.8 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.78179, -78.29251

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 49
  • Hazard Mill Recreation Area: 4.5 mi
  • Rappahannock County Park: 9.0 mi
  • Sperryville Historic District: 9.3 mi
  • Eastham Park: 9.9 mi
  • Woodstock Recreational Area: 10.1 mi
Historic sites: 27
  • Indian Grave: 5.6 mi
  • Snead Farm: 7.1 mi
  • Millenium Sundial: 10.9 mi
  • Norfolk & Southern Railway Co. Caboose: 10.9 mi
  • Confederate Soldiers Monument: 11.6 mi
Museums: 20
  • Virginia Beer Museum: 10.9 mi
  • Warren Rifles Confederate Museum: 11.0 mi
  • Old School House Museum: 12.2 mi
  • Luray Train Station Musuem: 12.2 mi
  • Luray Valley Museum: 13.0 mi
Springs: 16
Waterfalls: 15
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 7
Artworks: 5
  • "Stonewall" Jackson: 10.8 mi
  • Love: 13.1 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 20.7 mi
  • Cootie Bug: 20.7 mi
  • Warrior Statue: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 7.7 mi
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 11.2 mi
  • Pavilian: 12.6 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 19.1 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Upper Overall Run Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Marys RockS1,071 m9.2 mi
The PinnacleS1,071 m10.8 mi
Hogback MountainSE1,056 m1.7 mi
North MarshallE1,024 m4.9 mi
SugarloafS985 m1.9 mi
South MarshallE979 m4.0 mi
Little Hogback MountainSE940 m2.3 mi
Pass MountainS915 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5019:25
June solstice05:4920:0220:42
September equinox07:0218:3719:12
December solstice07:2916:1316:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333743546270747266554537
Precip in2.92.53.63.54.24.84.13.85.43.23.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luray 5 E, 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5298307749

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