Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:54 am – 8:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:31 am – 5:01 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 18°F47 in of rain a year, on about 94 dayswettest month May39 in of snow a year, on about 27 days1 days above 90°F, 150 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mustoe 1 Sw station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksDoe Hillpeak · 2.1 miHighland County Visitor Centervisitor center · 2.1 miRich Hillspeak · 1.9 miMonterey Campgroundcampground · 4.5 miSanders Farm Springspring · 8.3 miHiner Springsspring · 9.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGeorge Washington National Forestnational forest · within reach · 960,981 acresHighland Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.0 mi · 13,720 acresMcdowell Battlefield Parkpark · 5.6 mi · 156 acresHighlandstate conservation land · 11.0 mi · 192 acresCass Scenic Railroad State Parkstate park · 19.4 mi · 192 acresMonongahela National Forestnational forest · 20.2 mi · 55 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 22 Apr 199147 mi away, near Falling Spring, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 22 Apr 199147 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHighland County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively LowDrought Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality80% of days had good air in 2025292 of 365 days measured73 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 80main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Rockingham County, VA, 37 mi away
Drinking waterTown of Montereyserves 300 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation3,697 ft1,127 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeMonterey Post Office2.1 miTown hallMonterey Town Hall2.2 miPoliceHighland County Sheriff's Office2.2 miFire stationHighland County Volunteer Fire Department - Monterey Station2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highHighHighland High School1.8 miElementaryHighland Elementary School1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportShenandoah Valley Regional Airport SHD37 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD120 miInterstateI-8133 miUS highwayUS 250under a mileAmtrakStaunton, VA STA31 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24468 ZIP area.
