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Little Friar

Little Friar, seen from above at true elevation

Little Friar rises to 880 m in Virginia. Maintop Mountain stands 1,232 m to the north, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is The Friar, a peak 0.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49044912, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
880 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.75903, -79.10392

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • Otto Cline Powell monument: 14.9 mi
  • Colonel Claudius Crozet: 18.1 mi
  • Johnathan Daniels: 18.2 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 18.2 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 18.2 mi
Parks: 52
Museums: 23
  • Amherst County Historical Museum: 12.2 mi
  • Monacan Ancestral Museum: 12.9 mi
  • Saint Paul's Mission School: 12.9 mi
  • Virginia Distillery Museum: 13.3 mi
  • Sweet Briar Museum: 14.0 mi
Artworks: 18
Springs: 15
  • Hog Camp Gap Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Lovingston Springs: 4.8 mi
  • Rock Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Wiggins Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Cow Camp Spring: 6.0 mi
Attractions: 11
Gardens: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Waterfalls: 4
  • White Rock Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Panther Falls: 10.7 mi
  • St. Mary's Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Upper Shamokin Falls: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
  • Nelson County Wayside: 16.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 13.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Little Friar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maintop MountainN 349°1,232 m5.1 mi
Bald KnobWSW 259°1,232 m6.7 mi
Pompey PeakW 264°1,229 m3.5 mi
The PriestNNE 28°1,227 m4.8 mi
Elk Pond MountainNW 318°1,226 m5.0 mi
Mount PleasantWSW 251°1,223 m3.9 mi
Three RidgesNE 44°1,210 m9.5 mi
Cole MountainW 264°1,197 m5.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:28
June solstice05:5620:0320:42
September equinox07:0518:4119:15
December solstice07:2916:2117:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239505868726963524134

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montebello Fish Cultural STN, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356572934

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