Peak · Virginia

Horse Mountain

Horse Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Horse Mountain rises to 793 m in Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,293 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Howard Knob, a peak 1.8 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49037381, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 793 m

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.75911, -79.94655

14.9 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
18.0 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
19.3 mi off the Midland Trail, National
24.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Parks25

Covington Historic District: 3.5 mi
Reservoir Park: 3.6 mi
Covington City Park & Pool: 3.6 mi
Humpback Bridge Wayside: 6.2 mi
Ingleside Park: 6.9 mi

Springs10

Sand Springs: 10.9 mi
Thomas Spring: 12.0 mi
Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 17.9 mi
Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 18.1 mi
Old Sweet Springs: 18.4 mi

Waterfalls7

Falling Spring Falls: 7.5 mi
Stony Run Falls: 10.8 mi
Blue Suck Falls: 12.2 mi
Beaverdam Falls: 17.0 mi
The Cascades: 17.0 mi

Attractions6

The Bunker: 19.8 mi
Tingler's Mill: 21.7 mi
Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 23.6 mi
Caverns at Natural Bridge: 23.8 mi
Natural Bridge of Virginia: 23.8 mi

Museums5

Alleghany Historical Society: 3.4 mi
C&O Railway Heritage Center: 7.8 mi
Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 18.4 mi
Craig County Historical Society: 19.8 mi
Bath County Historical Society: 21.6 mi

Historic sites5

Roaring Run Furnace: 4.6 mi
Callie Furnace: 6.9 mi
Eagle Rock Lime Kilns: 11.3 mi
Government Floyd Monument: 18.8 mi
Bath County Veterans Memorial: 21.6 mi

Nature reserves5

Johnsons Creek State Natural Area Preserve: 9.0 mi
Craig Creek Recreation Area: 9.9 mi
Beaverdam Falls: 16.9 mi
Lake Robertson: 18.7 mi
Slaty Mountain Preserve: 19.3 mi

Cliffs4

Piney Point: 11.3 mi
High Point: 11.5 mi
Lovers Leap: 20.0 mi
Tinker Cliffs: 22.4 mi

Rest areas3

Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 13.7 mi
Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 21.3 mi
Troutville Safety Rest Area: 21.3 mi

Ghost towns3

Howrytown: 22.4 mi
Brink: 22.6 mi
Alum Springs: 24.3 mi

Picnic sites2

Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 23.9 mi

Beaches1

Dunlap Beach: 6.3 mi

Artworks1

Udderly Chic(k): 21.7 mi

On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Horse Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Bald Knob	NNE 24°	1,293 m	12.5 mi
Big Knob	N 10°	1,237 m	6.3 mi
Bald Knob	NNE 16°	1,179 m	6.1 mi
Rich Patch Mountains	S 176°	1,120 m	4.2 mi
Oliver Mountain	NNW 332°	1,088 m	11.4 mi
Nicholls Knob	SSW 213°	1,084 m	7.8 mi
Montgomery Knob	S 172°	1,081 m	3.8 mi
Bald Mountain	SSW 206°	1,074 m	11.1 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:24	18:57	19:32
June solstice	05:59	20:07	20:46
September equinox	07:08	18:44	19:18
December solstice	07:32	16:24	17:05

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	52	61	69	73	71	65	54	43	36
Precip in	2.6	2.4	3.4	3.6	4.3	4.2	4.0	3.2	3.5	2.5	2.7	2.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Covington Fltr PLT, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356572478

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