Harris Mountain
Harris Mountain rises to 891 m in Virginia. Fisher Peak stands 1,088 m to the southwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Elk Spur, a peak 1.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49035085, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 891 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 12.7 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
- 29.8 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 2 mi
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 9 mi
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 14 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Elk Spur: 1.3 mi
- Mitchell Knob: 1.9 mi
- Beamer Knob: 3.2 mi
- Wheeler Knob: 3.5 mi
- Sugarloaf: 3.5 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Park: 7.9 mi
- Fishers Peak Historical Site: 9.0 mi
- Westwood Park: 9.4 mi
- Laurel Hill Farm: 9.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 10.1 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 5.7 mi
- Crooked Creek: 5.9 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi
- Raven Knob Scout Reservation: 14.2 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 18.7 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 8.6 mi
- Thunder Road Museum: 9.8 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 10.9 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 11.2 mi
- William Alfred Moore House: 11.2 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 9.6 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 11.7 mi
- Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum: 14.1 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 15.0 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 20.1 mi
- Zeke's Peak: 14.8 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 23.5 mi
- Raven Cliff: 23.5 mi
- Three Bears: 24.3 mi
- Little Amphitheater: 24.3 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 7.9 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Waterfront: 22.2 mi
- Water Front: 24.9 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 6.1 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 12.5 mi
- John Harmon Gallery: 23.1 mi
- Daylily Meadows: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Harris Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher Peak | SW 229° | 1,088 m | 8.9 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SW 235° | 1,075 m | 8.3 mi |
| Horse Knob | SW 231° | 1,047 m | 8.4 mi |
| Beamer Knob | NW 312° | 1,032 m | 3.2 mi |
| Mitchell Knob | NNE 29° | 980 m | 1.9 mi |
| East Knob | ENE 66° | 978 m | 13.5 mi |
| Oak Knob | ENE 67° | 978 m | 14.7 mi |
| Pike Knob | NW 322° | 963 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:07 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Airy 2 W, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1738716 — Harris Mountain, Carroll County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356594697
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- Mount Airy · 11 mi
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