Clark Mountain
Clark Mountain rises to 927 m in Virginia. Mount Rogers stands 1,744 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Short Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Washington County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49020848, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 927 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 22.7 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 28.9 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 29.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Short Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Fork Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Big Knob: 3.7 mi
- Laurel Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Snaggy Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Laurel Creek Park: 2.9 mi
- Backbone Rock Recreation Area: 6.0 mi
- The Meadows Sports Complex: 12.3 mi
- Landon Boyd Park: 12.5 mi
- Children's Park: 12.6 mi
- Another Way (ShortCut): 2.9 mi
- Wheel of Freedom: 3.2 mi
- Veteran's of all Service Branches: 12.8 mi
- Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 13.1 mi
- Nick Grindstaff monument: 19.6 mi
- Fields Penn 1860 House Museum: 13.0 mi
- Historical Society of Washington County: 13.3 mi
- William King Museum: 13.5 mi
- Welcome Center and Museum: 13.9 mi
- Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 14.9 mi
- Whitetop Laurel Falls: 2.1 mi
- Straight Branch Falls: 2.3 mi
- Gentry Creek Falls: 7.1 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 15.6 mi
- Sharpes Falls: 17.8 mi
- Where Trails Cross: 3.0 mi
- Virginia Creeper Trail Visitor Ctr: 3.1 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 13.5 mi
- Listening Rock: 13.7 mi
- Bristol Caverns: 22.1 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 14.1 mi
- Clinch Mountian: 17.5 mi
- The Channels Natural Area Preserve: 18.9 mi
- Hidden Valley Wildlife Management Area: 21.4 mi
- Paddy Mountain Plant Conservation Preserve: 21.6 mi
- Trials Playground: 15.8 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 19.0 mi
- John Douglas Wayside: 21.4 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- Newman Basket Company: 3.0 mi
- Heartwood: 14.3 mi
- Wooly: 15.0 mi
- Courthouse Common Soldier, 1914: 24.6 mi
- Brig Spring: 3.9 mi
- Cave Spring: 5.4 mi
- Boiling Spring: 6.3 mi
- Big Spring: 24.1 mi
- Backbone Rock: 6.1 mi
- Morrison Cliff: 14.4 mi
- Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 14.2 mi
- Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery: 18.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Clark Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rogers | E 91° | 1,744 m | 11.3 mi |
| Whitetop Mountain | ESE 102° | 1,684 m | 8.2 mi |
| Buzzard Rock | ESE 105° | 1,553 m | 7.6 mi |
| Beech Mountain | ESE 106° | 1,513 m | 7.1 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | ESE 106° | 1,480 m | 9.8 mi |
| Balsam Mountain | E 97° | 1,403 m | 9.5 mi |
| Double Top | ENE 75° | 1,382 m | 10.3 mi |
| Hurricane Mountain | ENE 77° | 1,355 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:35 | 17:15 |
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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583524
Day trips start here
- Bristol · 25 mi
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