Where Trails Cross
Where Trails Cross is an attraction in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 596 m. Whitetop Mountain stands 1,684 m to the east, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Newman Basket Company, a artwork 0.4 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
The point where more than 9 national, regional, and local trails intersect.
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 22.4 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 26.6 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 29.3 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Butt Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Fork Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Clark Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Snaggy Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Short Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Laurel Creek Park: 0.5 mi
- Backbone Rock Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
- Kettlefoot Wildlife Management Area: 10.4 mi
- Ralph Stout Park: 10.5 mi
- The Meadows Sports Complex: 11.3 mi
- AT2020: 0.4 mi
- Another Way (ShortCut): 0.4 mi
- Wheel of Freedom: 0.4 mi
- Another Way (ShortCut): 3.7 mi
- Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 10.5 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 15.7 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 16.4 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 17.2 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 17.4 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 17.8 mi
- Welcome Center and Museum: 11.3 mi
- Fields Penn 1860 House Museum: 12.1 mi
- Historical Society of Washington County: 12.3 mi
- William King Museum: 12.5 mi
- Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 17.3 mi
- Whitetop Laurel Falls: 1.9 mi
- Straight Branch Falls: 3.9 mi
- Gentry Creek Falls: 6.1 mi
- Sharpes Falls: 17.3 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 18.1 mi
- Virginia Creeper Trail Visitor Ctr: 0.6 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 15.2 mi
- Listening Rock: 15.3 mi
- Bristol Caverns: 19.6 mi
- Mountain Magic Resort: 24.4 mi
- Trials Playground: 13.0 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 16.1 mi
- John Douglas Wayside: 20.9 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- Newman Basket Company: 0.4 mi
- Heartwood: 13.0 mi
- Wooly: 17.3 mi
- Courthouse Common Soldier, 1914: 24.9 mi
- Brig Spring: 4.1 mi
- Cave Spring: 4.4 mi
- Boiling Spring: 5.0 mi
- Backbone Rock: 3.1 mi
- Morrison Cliff: 15.1 mi
- Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 12.9 mi
- Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery: 16.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Where Trails Cross. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitetop Mountain | E 87° | 1,684 m | 9.9 mi |
| Buzzard Rock | E 88° | 1,553 m | 9.3 mi |
| Beech Mountain | E 87° | 1,513 m | 8.8 mi |
| Pond Mountain | ESE 118° | 1,511 m | 8.2 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | E 92° | 1,480 m | 11.3 mi |
| Balsam Mountain | E 84° | 1,403 m | 11.4 mi |
| Pond Mountain | ESE 117° | 1,354 m | 7.3 mi |
| Grave Mountain | ENE 68° | 1,331 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:35 | 17:16 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abingdon 3S, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13250373594
Day trips start here
- Bristol · 23 mi
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