Bowling Green Mountain
Bowling Green Mountain rises to 852 m in Virginia. High Rock stands 1,418 m to the south, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Sindion Point, a peak 1.6 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49015153, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 852 m
How to reach it
- 10.3 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 10.9 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 23.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 27.4 mi off the New River Valley Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Big Walker Lookout · 16 mi
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 25 mi
- Mahogany Rock Overlook · 27 mi
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sindion Point: 1.6 mi
- Cave Hill: 1.9 mi
- Porter Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Little Huckleberry Knob: 3.2 mi
- Comers Rock: 3.4 mi
- Comers Rock Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
- Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia: 8.7 mi
- Dark Hollow Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park: 11.9 mi
- Withers Park: 11.9 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 15.8 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 20.6 mi
- Listening Rock: 21.0 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 16.1 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 24.7 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Smyth County Museum: 16.8 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 19.1 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 21.9 mi
- Raven Cliff: 8.9 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 9.6 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 15.8 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 18.3 mi
- Big Spring: 16.5 mi
- Sharon Springs: 16.8 mi
- This Way: 23.2 mi
- Crooked Creek: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Bowling Green Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Rock | S 191° | 1,418 m | 10.5 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SSE 165° | 1,380 m | 10.4 mi |
| Point Lookout Mountain | SSE 165° | 1,380 m | 10.4 mi |
| Iron Mountain | SW 235° | 1,359 m | 7.7 mi |
| Buck Mountain East Peak | S 182° | 1,356 m | 10.4 mi |
| Canadays Ridge | WSW 238° | 1,320 m | 7.9 mi |
| Big Ridge | S 191° | 1,259 m | 8.9 mi |
| Glade Mountain | WNW 284° | 1,245 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:09 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:32 | 17:13 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 53 | 44 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1499154 — Bowling Green Mountain, Wythe County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356586586
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