Cove Mountain
Cove Mountain rises to 1,002 m in Virginia. Buckhorn Knob stands 1,239 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Piney Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Wythe County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49022425, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,002 m
How to reach it
- 10.0 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 21.8 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 23.1 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 29.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Big Walker Lookout · 16 mi
- Pinnacle Rock Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Carter Wayside park: 6.7 mi
- Pulaski Historic Residential District: 9.1 mi
- Jackson Park: 9.1 mi
- Pulaski Wayside Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Sixth Street Park: 9.2 mi
- Piney Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Little Brush Mountain: 3.5 mi
- High Rock: 4.7 mi
- Ramsay Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 22.3 mi
- Andrew Johnston House: 22.9 mi
- Mercer County Agricultural Museum: 23.8 mi
- Princeton Railroad Museum: 23.9 mi
- Mercer County War Museum: 24.0 mi
- This Way: 11.7 mi
- Wake Forest Kentland Slave Memorial: 23.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 23.1 mi
- Stone Arch: 23.9 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 13.1 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 13.2 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 22.8 mi
- City Garden: 23.8 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 15.0 mi
- High Point: 15.6 mi
- Raven Cliff: 15.9 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 15.5 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 22.7 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 23.0 mi
- Falls of Dismal: 10.2 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 22.7 mi
- DAK Lights: 14.1 mi
- Bluefield Love Sign: 23.0 mi
- Waterfront: 16.5 mi
- Water Front: 20.6 mi
- Sharon Springs: 18.4 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 22.5 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Cove Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckhorn Knob | N 354° | 1,239 m | 17.4 mi |
| Sugar Run Mountain | NNE 20° | 1,238 m | 15.0 mi |
| Walker Mountain | W 278° | 1,224 m | 8.4 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | NNE 17° | 1,179 m | 14.3 mi |
| High Rock | NNW 344° | 1,153 m | 4.7 mi |
| Griffith Knob | W 259° | 1,148 m | 15.1 mi |
| Sand Mountain | SW 216° | 1,123 m | 11.5 mi |
| High Rocks | SW 214° | 1,111 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:09 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:31 | 17:11 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pulaski 2 E, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356571221
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