Fosters Falls Mountain
Fosters Falls Mountain rises to 823 m in Virginia. Sand Mountain stands 1,123 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Periwinkle Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 17 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49030188, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 823 m
How to reach it
- 16.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 15.7 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 18 mi
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 23 mi
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 25 mi
- Big Walker Lookout · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Periwinkle Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Poplar Camp Mountain East: 2.5 mi
- Dry Pond Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Round Knob: 3.2 mi
- Hematite Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Shot Tower State Historical Park: 3.4 mi
- Carter Wayside park: 6.8 mi
- Pulaski Wayside Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Marshall Park: 9.8 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Park: 10.1 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 10.1 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 22.4 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 13.4 mi
- Raven Cliff: 14.1 mi
- High Point: 24.1 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 14.2 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 14.3 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 22.7 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 9.2 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 17.0 mi
- Waterfront: 9.9 mi
- Water Front: 14.8 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 12.9 mi
- Falls of Dismal: 21.3 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 14.2 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 21.7 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 21.6 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 22.6 mi
- DAK Lights: 15.6 mi
- This Way: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Fosters Falls Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Mountain | W 276° | 1,123 m | 14.3 mi |
| High Rocks | W 276° | 1,111 m | 13.9 mi |
| Lick Mountain | W 271° | 1,073 m | 13.9 mi |
| Dead Pine Mountain | ENE 67° | 1,048 m | 7.8 mi |
| Bear Knob | ENE 77° | 1,032 m | 8.4 mi |
| Beamer Knob | SSE 166° | 1,032 m | 15.0 mi |
| Bullard Knob | ENE 73° | 1,027 m | 9.6 mi |
| Macks Mountain | ENE 73° | 1,027 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1483509 — Fosters Falls Mountain, Wythe County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356571747
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 29 mi
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