Groundhog Mountain
Groundhog Mountain rises to 924 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy), a nature reserve 4.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 924 m
How to reach it
- On the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 9.3 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 1 mi
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 11 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 15 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cedar Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Stone Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Little Stone Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Gibson Knob: 5.2 mi
- Mill Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Laurel Hill Farm: 5.8 mi
- Flat Rock Ruritan Park: 9.6 mi
- Mabry Mill Historic Mill Area: 10.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 10.2 mi
- Westwood Park: 10.2 mi
- Colonel Jack Martin Rock House: 19.0 mi
- RM Collins Memorial: 19.2 mi
- Vaughn-Woltz Order of the Arrow Campfire Arena Time Capsule: 21.3 mi
- Crouse's Chimney: 21.8 mi
- CCC Ruins: 22.8 mi
- Rider Falls: 19.2 mi
- Torys Falls: 21.1 mi
- Lower Cascades: 21.5 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 21.6 mi
- Tise falls: 22.4 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 11.1 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 12.0 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 18.5 mi
- Carolina Ziplines Canopy Tour: 18.9 mi
- Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum: 21.2 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 10.6 mi
- William Alfred Moore House: 10.8 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 10.9 mi
- Thunder Road Museum: 14.0 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 14.2 mi
- Three Bears: 21.2 mi
- Little Amphitheater: 21.2 mi
- Moores Wall: 21.8 mi
- Indian Face: 22.1 mi
- Zeke's Peak: 22.2 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 15.4 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
- Waterfront: 23.3 mi
- Water Front: 24.1 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 13.1 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 18.1 mi
- Daylily Meadows: 20.8 mi
- Magnolia Springs: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Groundhog Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | NNE 15° | 1,210 m | 10.8 mi |
| Hog Mountain | NE 35° | 1,087 m | 12.0 mi |
| Jones Mountain | NE 35° | 1,081 m | 13.3 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | NE 41° | 1,049 m | 14.3 mi |
| Indian Ridge | N 9° | 1,037 m | 14.0 mi |
| Beamer Knob | W 280° | 1,032 m | 12.1 mi |
| Long Mountain | NNE 15° | 1,027 m | 10.3 mi |
| Turnip Patch Ridge | NE 34° | 1,015 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 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 | 36 | 38 | 44 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meadows OF DAN 5 SW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356562118
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 11 mi
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