Carpenter Mountain
Carpenter Mountain rises to 820 m in Virginia. Big Knob stands 1,237 m to the north-northeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 15 miles off.
The story
Carpenter Mountain is located in Alleghany County, Virginia. The summit at 2,690 feet (820 meters) above sea level is approximately 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Covington, Virginia. An unofficial variant name for Carpenter Mountain is Carpenter's Mountain.
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Wikidata Q5045725, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 820 m
How to reach it
- 15.1 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 17.5 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 17.7 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 23.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sharp Top Overlook · 24 mi
- Mills Gap Overlook · 24 mi
- Harveys Knob Overlook · 24 mi
- Montvale Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Middle Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Howard Knob: 1.3 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Mud Run Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Horse Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Covington City Park & Pool: 4.2 mi
- Covington Historic District: 4.3 mi
- Reservoir Park: 4.8 mi
- Humpback Bridge Wayside: 5.8 mi
- National Childrens Forest: 6.7 mi
- Thomas Spring: 9.3 mi
- Sand Springs: 13.8 mi
- Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 15.0 mi
- Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 15.1 mi
- Old Sweet Springs: 15.4 mi
- Falling Spring Falls: 9.8 mi
- Stony Run Falls: 13.8 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 14.2 mi
- The Cascades: 14.2 mi
- Middle Cascades: 14.3 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 7.9 mi
- Johnsons Creek State Natural Area Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 14.1 mi
- Slaty Mountain Preserve: 16.4 mi
- Lake Robertson: 21.4 mi
- Alleghany Historical Society: 4.2 mi
- C&O Railway Heritage Center: 10.8 mi
- Craig County Historical Society: 17.0 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 17.1 mi
- Bath County Historical Society: 24.4 mi
- Roaring Run Furnace: 5.4 mi
- Callie Furnace: 9.6 mi
- Eagle Rock Lime Kilns: 11.8 mi
- Government Floyd Monument: 15.9 mi
- Bath County Veterans Memorial: 24.4 mi
- Piney Point: 8.4 mi
- High Point: 8.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 17.1 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 20.2 mi
- Coffman Hill: 23.0 mi
- Howrytown: 20.9 mi
- Brink: 21.1 mi
- Alum Springs: 22.9 mi
- Whitcomb: 24.3 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 12.3 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 20.4 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- The Bunker: 17.9 mi
- Tingler's Mill: 18.7 mi
- Organ Cave: 24.5 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 5.8 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
- Udderly Chic(k): 18.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Carpenter Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Knob | NNE 22° | 1,237 m | 8.8 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNE 26° | 1,179 m | 8.8 mi |
| Rich Patch Mountains | SE 131° | 1,120 m | 3.3 mi |
| Oliver Mountain | NNW 346° | 1,088 m | 12.5 mi |
| Nicholls Knob | SSW 203° | 1,084 m | 5.0 mi |
| Montgomery Knob | ESE 122° | 1,081 m | 3.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSW 199° | 1,074 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mud Run Mountain | SSW 199° | 1,067 m | 1.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:24 | 17:05 |
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 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Covington Fltr PLT, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1499218 — Carpenter Mountain, Alleghany County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356586620
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