Draper Mountain
Draper Mountain rises to 1,021 m in Virginia. Sugar Run Mountain stands 1,238 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Peak Knob, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 25 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49025798, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1021 m
How to reach it
- 24.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 19.4 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 25.9 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- The Saddle Overlook · 26 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 27 mi
- Big Walker Lookout · 27 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Peak Knob: 0.0 mi
- Dusenberry Knob: 1.9 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Stony Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Little Irish Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Pulaski Bike Park: 1.2 mi
- Heritage Park: 1.6 mi
- Pulaski Wayside Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Dora Highway Park: 2.2 mi
- Macgill Park: 2.4 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 17.9 mi
- Montgomery Museum of Art and History: 20.0 mi
- Andrew Johnston House: 21.0 mi
- Christiansburg Institute Museum: 21.1 mi
- Smithfield Plantation: 21.9 mi
- DAK Lights: 5.3 mi
- Modern Art: 19.1 mi
- Modern Art: 19.1 mi
- Coal Mining Memorial Coal Carts: 19.9 mi
- Frank Beamer Statue: 22.5 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 4.0 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 4.1 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 13.4 mi
- Hahn Horticultural Garden: 22.3 mi
- Piedmont Vegetable Garden: 23.4 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 15.5 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 20.7 mi
- Chestnut Ridge State Natural Area Preserve: 21.9 mi
- Crooked Creek: 23.8 mi
- High Point: 14.8 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 20.9 mi
- Raven Cliff: 21.8 mi
- Waterfront: 6.1 mi
- Water Front: 9.5 mi
- Falls of Dismal: 14.1 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 23.2 mi
- Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 19.9 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 24.3 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 13.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Draper Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Run Mountain | NNW 339° | 1,238 m | 16.5 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | NNW 336° | 1,179 m | 16.4 mi |
| High Rock | WNW 295° | 1,153 m | 13.7 mi |
| High Rocks | WSW 245° | 1,111 m | 19.2 mi |
| Dead Pine Mountain | SSE 151° | 1,048 m | 7.5 mi |
| Indian Ridge | SE 131° | 1,037 m | 18.8 mi |
| Bear Knob | SSE 149° | 1,032 m | 9.0 mi |
| Bullard Knob | SE 141° | 1,027 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:30 | 17:10 |
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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1492879 — Draper Mountain, Pulaski County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356581829
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