Little Horse Heaven
Little Horse Heaven rises to 916 m in Virginia. High Rock stands 1,418 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is High Point, a peak 0.3 miles away. Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49045027, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 916 m
How to reach it
- 10.6 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 15.8 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 19.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 27.4 mi off the New River Valley Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Big Walker Lookout · 18 mi
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 21 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 24 mi
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- High Point: 0.3 mi
- Hussy Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Fry Hill: 1.4 mi
- Horse Heaven: 1.8 mi
- Devils Den: 2.4 mi
- Comers Rock Recreation Area: 6.4 mi
- Long Branch Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park: 10.6 mi
- Withers Park: 10.8 mi
- Dannelly Park: 13.0 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 14.0 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 20.1 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 21.0 mi
- Smyth County Museum: 22.5 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 10.3 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 21.3 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 24.7 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 18.3 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 19.0 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- Raven Cliff: 3.9 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 4.9 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 12.7 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 20.7 mi
- Crooked Creek: 19.2 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 22.2 mi
- Sharon Springs: 19.8 mi
- Big Spring: 21.9 mi
- This Way: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Little Horse Heaven. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Rock | SW 219° | 1,418 m | 11.9 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SW 219° | 1,417 m | 11.9 mi |
| Point Lookout Mountain | SSW 198° | 1,380 m | 9.3 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SSW 198° | 1,380 m | 9.3 mi |
| Buck Mountain East Peak | SSW 213° | 1,356 m | 11.0 mi |
| High Knob | WSW 246° | 1,266 m | 10.6 mi |
| Big Ridge | SW 224° | 1,259 m | 10.6 mi |
| Comers Rock | WSW 250° | 1,237 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:09 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:32 | 17:12 |
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 | 51 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 53 | 44 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1484916 — Little Horse Heaven, Wythe County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356572936
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