Irish Mountain
Irish Mountain rises to 868 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Dead Pine Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 18 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49038927, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 868 m
How to reach it
- 18.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 21.0 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 21 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 22 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 22 mi
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Marshall Park: 6.5 mi
- Pulaski Wayside Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Pulaski Bike Park: 7.5 mi
- Onion Ring: 7.8 mi
- Heritage Park: 8.0 mi
- Dead Pine Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Brannom Knob: 2.4 mi
- Little Irish Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Stony Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Bear Knob: 2.9 mi
- Wake Forest Kentland Slave Memorial: 19.4 mi
- Montgomery County Bicentennial: 21.0 mi
- Montgomery County War Memorial: 21.0 mi
- Montgomery County Confederate Monument: 21.0 mi
- African American Memory & Storyboard: 21.0 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 12.0 mi
- Montgomery Museum of Art and History: 21.1 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 21.3 mi
- Christiansburg Institute Museum: 22.0 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 23.0 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 9.6 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 9.6 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 16.3 mi
- Hahn Horticultural Garden: 24.9 mi
- DAK Lights: 10.7 mi
- Modern Art: 22.3 mi
- Coal Mining Memorial Coal Carts: 23.3 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 20.1 mi
- Raven Cliff: 20.9 mi
- High Point: 21.1 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 20.7 mi
- Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 21.0 mi
- One Clear View: 21.7 mi
- Waterfront: 2.9 mi
- Water Front: 7.9 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 19.1 mi
- Falls of Dismal: 20.3 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 14.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Irish Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | SE 128° | 1,210 m | 15.9 mi |
| High Rock | NW 309° | 1,153 m | 18.8 mi |
| Dead Pine Mountain | ESE 114° | 1,048 m | 1.4 mi |
| Indian Ridge | ESE 118° | 1,037 m | 13.5 mi |
| Bear Knob | SE 128° | 1,032 m | 2.9 mi |
| Beamer Knob | S 187° | 1,032 m | 18.2 mi |
| Bullard Knob | ESE 104° | 1,027 m | 3.3 mi |
| Macks Mountain | ESE 104° | 1,027 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pulaski 2 E, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1468514 — Irish Mountain, Pulaski County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356562542
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