Glade Mountain
Glade Mountain rises to 1,245 m in Virginia. Iron Mountain stands 1,359 m to the south-southeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 3.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49031616, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,245 m
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 13.2 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 21.6 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 29.5 mi off the New River Valley Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Big Walker Lookout · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Locust Mountain: 0.9 mi
- White Rock Cliff: 1.3 mi
- White Rock Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia: 2.0 mi
- Comers Rock Recreation Area: 9.3 mi
- Dark Hollow Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Withers Park: 16.9 mi
- Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park: 17.0 mi
- Smyth County Museum: 8.8 mi
- Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 22.5 mi
- Historic Crab Orchard Museum: 22.6 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 16.8 mi
- Listening Rock: 17.4 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 23.9 mi
- Big Spring: 8.9 mi
- Sharon Springs: 15.1 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 10.8 mi
- Straight Branch Falls: 23.9 mi
- Raven Cliff: 16.7 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 17.3 mi
- Clinch Mountian: 20.6 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 23.7 mi
- Peery & St. Clair Building: 20.9 mi
- This Way: 24.5 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 15.9 mi
- Wooly: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Glade Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Mountain | SSE 165° | 1,359 m | 6.6 mi |
| Canadays Ridge | SSE 168° | 1,320 m | 6.3 mi |
| High Knob | SSE 152° | 1,266 m | 8.3 mi |
| Straight Mountain | SSW 198° | 1,256 m | 8.0 mi |
| Razor Ridge | S 184° | 1,250 m | 10.0 mi |
| Comers Rock | SE 126° | 1,237 m | 9.0 mi |
| Bald Rock Ridge | SSE 156° | 1,237 m | 9.2 mi |
| High Point | SW 222° | 1,225 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:33 | 17:13 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 53 | 44 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1492999 — Glade Mountain, Smyth County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356581861
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