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Upper Whiteoak Falls

Upper Whiteoak Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Upper Whiteoak Falls is a waterfall in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 768 m. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the west-southwest, 1.8 miles off. Skyline Drive passes 0.9 miles off.

What the record says

Height
26 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.56360, -78.36374

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 39
  • Lake Arrowhead Park: 5.5 mi
  • Ralph H. Dean Recreation Park: 7.7 mi
  • Ruffner Plaza: 8.8 mi
  • Eugene Park: 9.2 mi
  • Carillon Park: 9.3 mi
Historic sites: 25
Museums: 20
  • Old School House Museum: 8.6 mi
  • Luray Train Station Musuem: 8.7 mi
  • Toy Town Junction: 9.5 mi
  • Luray Valley Museum: 9.5 mi
  • Car and Carriage Caravan Museum: 9.5 mi
Springs: 12
Picnic sites: 9
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 4.3 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 4.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
  • Picnic Grounds: 10.6 mi
Attractions: 8
Artworks: 6
  • Love: 9.4 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 19.4 mi
  • Cootie Bug: 19.4 mi
  • LOVE: 20.6 mi
  • Lions Glasses: 20.6 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Upper Whiteoak Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HawksbillWSW 251°1,232 m1.8 mi
Stony ManN 350°1,220 m2.4 mi
Fork MountainSSW 206°1,172 m6.5 mi
HazeltopSW 219°1,149 m7.6 mi
BushytopNNW 327°1,142 m2.3 mi
Spitler HillSW 223°1,138 m2.2 mi
NakedtopW 260°1,138 m2.4 mi
Betty's RockWNW 285°1,131 m1.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:5020:0220:42
September equinox07:0218:3719:12
December solstice07:2816:1516:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273035475562676561504032

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Meadows, 5 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/445531425

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