Little Mountain
Little Mountain rises to 733 m in Virginia. Arnolds Knob stands 1,186 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Nutters Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 9.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Craig County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49045247, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 733 m
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 17.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 20.2 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 29.5 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Montvale Overlook · 21 mi
- Harveys Knob Overlook · 22 mi
- Harvey's Knob Overlook · 22 mi
- Mill Mountain Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nutters Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Rocky Knob: 2.8 mi
- Huffmans Knob: 3.5 mi
- Potts Arm: 3.8 mi
- Peters Hill: 4.0 mi
- Field of Dreams: 2.0 mi
- National Childrens Forest: 8.5 mi
- Lynnside Historic District: 9.9 mi
- Greenfield Recreation Park: 12.0 mi
- Whispering Pines Park: 12.3 mi
- Government Floyd Monument: 9.9 mi
- Audie Murphy Memorial Monument: 14.0 mi
- The Rock: 15.6 mi
- Roaring Run Furnace: 16.2 mi
- Eagle Rock Lime Kilns: 17.7 mi
- Craig County Historical Society: 2.6 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 12.6 mi
- Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 15.6 mi
- Salem Museum: 17.3 mi
- Alleghany Historical Society: 18.1 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 9.0 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 11.2 mi
- Slaty Mountain Preserve: 12.1 mi
- Carvins Cove: 12.2 mi
- Havens Wildlife Management Area: 15.6 mi
- Tingler's Mill: 9.0 mi
- Eastern Continental Divide: 15.3 mi
- Keffer Oak: 20.0 mi
- Dixie Caverns: 20.4 mi
- The Bunker: 20.4 mi
- Udderly Chic(k): 9.0 mi
- The Rock: 17.1 mi
- The Solar Wind: 17.1 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 20.4 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 20.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 2.8 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 9.0 mi
- Piney Point: 10.2 mi
- High Point: 11.0 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 13.1 mi
- Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 9.5 mi
- Old Sweet Springs: 9.8 mi
- Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 10.3 mi
- Thomas Spring: 12.0 mi
- Big Spring: 14.3 mi
- Community Garden: 15.2 mi
- Beale Garden: 15.6 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 20.1 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 20.2 mi
- Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 21.8 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 11.2 mi
- The Cascades: 11.3 mi
- Middle Cascades: 11.6 mi
- Falling Spring Falls: 24.1 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 16.6 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 17.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Little Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnolds Knob | WSW 256° | 1,186 m | 13.8 mi |
| Moteshard Mountain | WSW 255° | 1,136 m | 15.1 mi |
| Rich Patch Mountains | NE 39° | 1,120 m | 13.9 mi |
| Sinking Creek Mountain | SW 218° | 1,117 m | 9.1 mi |
| Chimney Rock | SW 220° | 1,108 m | 9.8 mi |
| Hanging Rock | WNW 286° | 1,102 m | 5.6 mi |
| Earn Knob | SSW 213° | 1,097 m | 8.2 mi |
| Nicholls Knob | NNE 26° | 1,084 m | 9.5 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 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 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, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356572944
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 21 mi
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