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Beech Mountain

Beech Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Beech Mountain rises to 1,513 m in Virginia. Mount Rogers stands 1,744 m to the east-northeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzard Rock, a peak 0.5 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 2.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Washington County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49011820, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1513 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.63623, -81.62567

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 27
Historic sites: 8
  • AT2020: 8.4 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 8.4 mi
  • Wheel of Freedom: 9.2 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 12.1 mi
  • Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 14.8 mi
Museums: 8
  • Smyth County Museum: 14.9 mi
  • Welcome Center and Museum: 15.3 mi
  • Mountain Farm Life Museum: 16.1 mi
  • Museum of Ashe County History: 17.2 mi
  • Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Straight Branch Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Gentry Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Whitetop Laurel Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Sharpes Falls: 12.8 mi
Springs: 4
  • Brig Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Cave Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.3 mi
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Trials Playground: 17.7 mi
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
  • Elk Knob Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
  • Potters Truck Stop: 21.2 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Newman Basket Company: 9.0 mi
  • Wooly: 18.5 mi
  • Heartwood: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 2
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Beech Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RogersENE 70°1,744 m4.8 mi
Wilburn RidgeE 79°1,689 m6.1 mi
Whitetop MountainE 81°1,684 m1.1 mi
Pine MountainENE 76°1,684 m6.0 mi
Buzzard RockE 99°1,553 m0.5 mi
Little PinnacleE 96°1,551 m6.7 mi
Grave MountainNE 39°1,540 m5.5 mi
Haw Orchard MountainE 94°1,526 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0419:39
June solstice06:0920:1120:49
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3616:3517:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744536168717065554538
Precip in3.73.44.14.35.14.55.04.23.32.82.93.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN City 2, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356575891

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