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Green Ridge

Green Ridge, seen from above at true elevation

Green Ridge rises to 1,128 m in Virginia. Mount Rogers stands 1,744 m to the southwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Brushy Butt, a peak 0.6 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off.

The story

ridge in Smyth County, Virginia, United States

Wikidata Q49688130, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1128 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.74073, -81.40799

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 18
Waterfalls: 7
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Straight Branch Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Whitetop Laurel Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Gentry Creek Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Sharpes Falls: 21.1 mi
Museums: 5
  • Smyth County Museum: 8.9 mi
  • Mountain Farm Life Museum: 21.2 mi
  • Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 21.9 mi
  • Museum of Ashe County History: 22.3 mi
  • Alleghany Historical Museum: 22.7 mi
Springs: 5
Attractions: 4
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • AT2020: 21.8 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 21.9 mi
  • Wheel of Freedom: 22.5 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Wooly: 21.9 mi
  • Newman Basket Company: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Big Walker Lookout: 23.3 mi
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 23.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Green Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RogersSW 234°1,744 m9.4 mi
Wilburn RidgeSW 225°1,689 m8.6 mi
Pine MountainSW 227°1,684 m8.5 mi
Grave MountainWSW 251°1,540 m9.0 mi
Stone MountainSW 218°1,503 m6.1 mi
Third PeakSSW 214°1,502 m5.8 mi
Second PeakSSW 209°1,476 m5.9 mi
First PeakSSW 203°1,405 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0419:38
June solstice06:0820:1020:49
September equinox07:1418:5019:24
December solstice07:3516:3317:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542516167716964534436

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4960176448

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