Lick Mountain
Lick Mountain rises to 628 m in Virginia. Rich Patch Mountains stands 1,120 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Huffmans Knob, a peak 1.4 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 14 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Craig County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49044143, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 628 m
How to reach it
- 13.9 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 13.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 24.3 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 29.5 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Montvale Overlook · 18 mi
- Harveys Knob Overlook · 18 mi
- Harvey's Knob Overlook · 18 mi
- Mill Mountain Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Field of Dreams: 2.1 mi
- Greenfield Recreation Park: 8.0 mi
- Whispering Pines Park: 9.0 mi
- Fincastle Historic District: 9.4 mi
- Lord Botetourt High School Softball Field: 9.8 mi
- Huffmans Knob: 1.4 mi
- Grays Knob: 2.2 mi
- Broad Run Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Spesard Knob: 3.9 mi
- Little Mountain: 4.1 mi
- The Rock: 11.6 mi
- Audie Murphy Memorial Monument: 13.4 mi
- Government Floyd Monument: 14.0 mi
- Agatha Strother Lewis | Col. Elijah McClanahan: 15.2 mi
- Via Field Memorial: 15.7 mi
- Carvins Cove: 8.2 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 9.4 mi
- Havens Wildlife Management Area: 13.7 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 14.3 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 15.3 mi
- Craig County Historical Society: 3.3 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 9.4 mi
- Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 11.6 mi
- Salem Museum: 14.1 mi
- Virginia Museum of Transportation: 16.5 mi
- Tingler's Mill: 12.6 mi
- Eastern Continental Divide: 15.8 mi
- Jupiter Missile: 16.6 mi
- Norfolk Southern 8661: 16.6 mi
- Roanoke Star: 18.2 mi
- Udderly Chic(k): 12.6 mi
- The Rock: 13.9 mi
- The Solar Wind: 14.0 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 16.6 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 16.7 mi
- Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 13.6 mi
- Old Sweet Springs: 13.9 mi
- Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 14.4 mi
- Thomas Spring: 15.8 mi
- Big Spring: 18.3 mi
- Lovers Leap: 4.9 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 5.0 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 11.7 mi
- Piney Point: 13.8 mi
- High Point: 14.6 mi
- Beale Garden: 11.6 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 16.5 mi
- Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 18.0 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 13.1 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 13.1 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 22.9 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 15.3 mi
- Middle Cascades: 15.7 mi
- Howrytown: 9.8 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Lick Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Patch Mountains | NNE 23° | 1,120 m | 15.0 mi |
| Sinking Creek Mountain | WSW 243° | 1,117 m | 9.4 mi |
| Chimney Rock | WSW 244° | 1,108 m | 10.2 mi |
| Hanging Rock | WNW 299° | 1,102 m | 9.4 mi |
| Earn Knob | WSW 242° | 1,097 m | 8.3 mi |
| Nicholls Knob | N 7° | 1,084 m | 11.5 mi |
| Montgomery Knob | NNE 23° | 1,081 m | 15.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | N 5° | 1,074 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
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 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roanoke 8 N, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1493553 — Lick Mountain, Craig County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356582074
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 17 mi
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