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Hawksbill, Virginia


Prominence: 2148 ft, 655 m

Elevation: 4050 feet, 1234 meters


True Isolation: 40.05 mi, 64.45 km
Elevation Info:NAVD88 Elevation: 4050 ft / 1234 m
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)38° 33' 20'' N, 78° 23' 43'' W
38.555426, -78.395296 (Dec Deg)
726968 E 4270660 N, Zone 17 (UTM)
CountryUnited States
State/ProvinceVirginia
County/Second Level RegionMadison (Highest Point)
Page (Highest Point)
Links

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Other Web Sites
     Hawksbill at SummitPost
     Hawksbill at ListsOfJohn
     Hawksbill Mountain at Mountain-Forecast.com
     Hawksbill at Summits on the Air (Amateur Radio)
     CoHP.org Trip Report for Page, VA by Ron Tagliapietra
     CoHP.org Trip Report for Page, VA by John Garner
     CoHP.org Trip Report for Page, VA by Gene Daniell
     CoHP.org Trip Report for Page, VA by Don Desrosiers

Weather and Snow
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     NOAA Snow Depth Map

Lists that contain Hawksbill:
     USA Lower 48 Drainage Basin High Points (Rank #46)
     Eastern USA Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence (Rank #60)
     2000-foot Prominence CoHPs - 48 States (Rank #222)
     Southeast USA Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence (Rank #19)
     High Points of Counties Crossed by the Appalachian Trail (Rank #48)
     100 Highest Eastern CoHPs (Rank #74)
     Most Prominent Peaks of US National Parks (Rank #31)
     U.S. National Park High Points (Rank #43)
     Southeast USA Top 50 by Prominence (Rank #19)
     USA Lower 48 Range5 High Points (Rank #502)
     High Points of Counties in 13 Original States (Rank #54)
     Southern USA Peaks with 1000 feet of Prominence (Rank #19)
     Virginia County/Ind. City High Points (Rank #20)
     Virginia 4000-foot peaks (Rank #87)
     Virginia Peaks with 1000 feet of Prominence (Rank #5)
     Southern USA CoHPs (Rank #75)

Ascent Info

Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 500
     Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 458)

Selected Trip Reports:
     1991-05-17 by Joseph Hirniak
     1998 by G. Ringle
     2003-11-28 by Scott Surgent
     2006-07-19 by Scott Leslie
     2007-07-27 by Ben Lostracco
     2009-08-05 by Ben Lostracco
     2009-10-31 by James Barlow
     2011-05-27 by Tom Layton
     2012-05-22 by Dennis Poulin (GPS Track)
     2012-10-13 by Mark McInerney
     2013-07-18 by Peter Stone
     2013-07-21 by Eddy V (GPS Track)
     2014-06-14 by Ryan Turner (GPS Track)
     2014-07-18 by Mark Prier
     2015-05-23 by William Musser
     2015-06-18 by Andrew Mack
     2015-06-18 by Jared Evans (GPS Track)
     2016-06-11 by Chris Higgins
     2016-07-17 by PJ Anderer (GPS Track)
     2016-09-25 by John Kriz (GPS Track)
     2018-02-24 by Spencer Corcoran
     2018-05-21 by Andrew Kirmse (GPS Track)
     2018-07-20 by Zackary Michek (GPS Track)
     2018-08-26 by Justin P (GPS Track)
     2019-06-16 by Wayne Snyder (GPS Track)
     2019-07-30 by Lane Jefferson (GPS Track)
     2019-10-16 by Craig Weiland (GPS Track)
     2020-06-28 by SteveM StickMan (GPS Track)
     2020-09-11 by Mike Stinson
     2021-03-22 by Mark Akers (GPS Track)
     2021-03-30 by Justin & Lynsey Bowe
     2021-09-10 by Andy Hatzos (GPS Track)
     2021-09-19 by Alpine Hippo
     2021-10-13 by Bob Bolton (GPS Track)
     2022-05-20 by Edmarc ⠀ (GPS Track)
     2022-09-17 by Blaize Johnson (GPS Track)
     2022-10-24 by Christine Rounds
     2022-11-23 by Edward Ricemeyer
     2023-04-16 by Ryan Rilinger
     2023-04-26 by Brian Hutchins (GPS Track)

Nearby Peak Searches:
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Hawksbill is the peak on the left side of the photo, taken from the Crescent Rock Overlook on Skyline Drive (2015-06-18). Photo by Jared Evans.
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ProminenceKey Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)
  Clean Prominence: 2148 ft/654 m
  Optimistic Prominence: 2188 ft/666 m
  Line Parent: Rocky Mountain
  Key Col: Rockfish Gap    1902 ft/580 m
IsolationIsolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)
   Distance: 40.05 mi/64.45 km
   Isolation Limit Point: 38.529056, -79.13379
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
    Dundore Mountain  (W)
RangesContinent: North America
Range2: Appalachian Mountains
Range3: Blue Ridge Mountains
Range4: Northern Blue Ridge
Range5: Shenandoah-Middle Section (Highest Point)
Ridges/DividesNorth Blue Ridge (Highest Point)
Drainage Basins
Shenandoah
Potomac
Chesapeake Bay
Atlantic-Eastern USA
Atlantic Ocean
Rappahannock (HP)
Chesapeake Bay
Atlantic-Eastern USA
Atlantic Ocean
OwnershipLand: Shenandoah National Park (Highest Point)
Topo MapBig Meadows O38078e4 1:24,000
Route #1 Maintained Hiking Trail
Trailhead: Skyline Drive 3350 ft/1021 m
Vertical Gain: 700 ft/213 m
Distance (one way): 1.3 mi/2.09 km
Data Source1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
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Other Photos

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View from the peak (2022-08-19). Photo by Brandy Parker.
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View of one of the rockslides (2022-08-19). Photo by Brandy Parker.
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