Fossil Point
Fossil Point rises to 708 m in Virginia. Horse Heaven stands 1,175 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Poplar Camp Mountain West, a peak 1.8 miles away. Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49030154, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 708 m
How to reach it
- 12.2 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 16.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 27.6 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 17 mi
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 21 mi
- Big Walker Lookout · 23 mi
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Poplar Camp Mountain West: 1.8 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Short Hill: 2.4 mi
- Hematite Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Round Top: 3.8 mi
- Shot Tower State Historical Park: 2.6 mi
- Long Branch Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Carter Wayside park: 7.3 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Park: 10.0 mi
- Dannelly Park: 10.4 mi
- Crooked Creek: 12.7 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 18.1 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 20.8 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 20.9 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 10.0 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 22.5 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 7.8 mi
- Raven Cliff: 8.4 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 9.0 mi
- Falls of Dismal: 23.5 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 9.3 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 19.1 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 10.9 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 13.0 mi
- Waterfront: 15.7 mi
- Water Front: 20.8 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 19.2 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 19.3 mi
- DAK Lights: 20.5 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- This Way: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Fossil Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Heaven | WSW 252° | 1,175 m | 13.8 mi |
| Perkins Knob | WSW 245° | 1,171 m | 13.9 mi |
| Jones Knob | WSW 239° | 1,163 m | 10.7 mi |
| Sand Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,123 m | 9.9 mi |
| High Rocks | WNW 297° | 1,111 m | 9.6 mi |
| Brierpatch Mountain | SW 234° | 1,102 m | 13.7 mi |
| Lick Mountain | WNW 290° | 1,073 m | 9.2 mi |
| Dead Pine Mountain | ENE 65° | 1,048 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| 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 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wytheville, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356588336
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 29 mi
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