Craig Mountain
Craig Mountain rises to 769 m in Virginia. Poor Mountain stands 1,141 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Fishers View Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 11 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49022740, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 769 m
How to reach it
- 11.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Devil's Backbone Overlook · 12 mi
- Pine Spur Overlook · 13 mi
- Smart View Overlook · 13 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fishers View Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Pilot Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Cabes Hill: 3.1 mi
- Pond Hill: 3.3 mi
- Kingery Hill: 3.4 mi
- John Lemley Park: 3.6 mi
- Wayside Park: 4.0 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 4.6 mi
- Town and Country Park: 4.7 mi
- Circle Park: 5.1 mi
- Ode to Jeff Gordon: 9.6 mi
- Frank Beamer Statue: 10.6 mi
- Perspective Gallery: 11.2 mi
- Modern Art: 12.6 mi
- Modern Art: 12.6 mi
- Christiansburg Institute Museum: 4.8 mi
- Montgomery Museum of Art and History: 5.5 mi
- Smithfield Plantation: 10.9 mi
- Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation: 11.0 mi
- St. Luke and Odd Fellows Hall: 11.6 mi
- Sweet Springs State Natural Area Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Falls Ridge Preserve: 7.6 mi
- Happy Hollow Gardens Park: 17.3 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 17.9 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 18.1 mi
- Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 5.5 mi
- One Clear View: 11.5 mi
- Dixie Caverns: 14.4 mi
- Keffer Oak: 18.6 mi
- Eastern Continental Divide: 20.9 mi
- Piedmont Vegetable Garden: 9.5 mi
- Hahn Horticultural Garden: 10.8 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 12.9 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 21.1 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 21.2 mi
- Cracker Point: 14.5 mi
- Calico Rock: 19.6 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 20.9 mi
- Bear Cliffs: 21.7 mi
- Bear Cliff: 21.7 mi
- Camp Creek: 8.4 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 8.4 mi
- White Falls: 19.7 mi
- Cascades: 23.9 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 10.9 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 12.2 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 12.3 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 13.2 mi
- Water Front: 15.2 mi
- Waterfront: 20.3 mi
- Spring Well #25: 12.2 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Craig Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poor Mountain | NE 51° | 1,141 m | 12.5 mi |
| Cahas Mountain | E 82° | 1,083 m | 17.4 mi |
| Rocky Knob | S 183° | 1,080 m | 18.3 mi |
| Bruisers Knob | N 357° | 1,045 m | 18.6 mi |
| Indian Ridge | SSW 208° | 1,037 m | 18.8 mi |
| Fort Lewis Mountain | NNE 31° | 998 m | 18.1 mi |
| Pocket Ridge | SSE 165° | 985 m | 15.5 mi |
| High Knoll Mountain | WSW 247° | 985 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:28 | 17:08 |
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 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Christiansburg, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1496861 — Craig Mountain, Montgomery County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356584389
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 25 mi
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