Hematite Mountain
Hematite Mountain rises to 726 m in Virginia. Jones Knob stands 1,163 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Shot Tower State Historical Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49035932, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 726 m
How to reach it
- 12.7 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 18.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 29.9 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 19 mi
- Big Walker Lookout · 23 mi
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 24 mi
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fosters Falls Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Poplar Camp Mountain West: 3.2 mi
- Poplar Camp Mountain East: 3.3 mi
- Fossil Point: 3.3 mi
- Periwinkle Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Shot Tower State Historical Park: 1.0 mi
- Carter Wayside park: 5.0 mi
- Long Branch Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Pulaski Wayside Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Park: 11.0 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 11.0 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 22.7 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 24.8 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 10.2 mi
- Raven Cliff: 11.0 mi
- High Point: 24.6 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 15.9 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 16.0 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 25.0 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 11.0 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 15.9 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 11.8 mi
- Falls of Dismal: 20.9 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 12.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 21.5 mi
- Waterfront: 12.7 mi
- Water Front: 17.8 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 24.2 mi
- DAK Lights: 17.2 mi
- This Way: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Hematite Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Knob | SW 234° | 1,163 m | 13.8 mi |
| Sand Mountain | W 279° | 1,123 m | 11.1 mi |
| High Rocks | W 279° | 1,111 m | 10.7 mi |
| Lick Mountain | W 272° | 1,073 m | 10.6 mi |
| Dead Pine Mountain | ENE 73° | 1,048 m | 10.9 mi |
| Bear Knob | E 80° | 1,032 m | 11.6 mi |
| Bullard Knob | ENE 77° | 1,027 m | 12.7 mi |
| Macks Mountain | ENE 77° | 1,027 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| 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 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wytheville, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356572227
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