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Little Mountain

Little Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Mountain rises to 1,114 m in Virginia. Iron Mountain stands 1,359 m to the south-southeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Glade Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 3.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America; geonames ID = 4770014

Wikidata Q49045277, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1114 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.84984, -81.35538

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 9
Museums: 3
  • Smyth County Museum: 9.1 mi
  • Historic Crab Orchard Museum: 22.2 mi
  • Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 22.7 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Big Pinnacle: 17.4 mi
  • Listening Rock: 18.1 mi
  • New River Outdoor Adventures: 23.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Springs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Straight Branch Falls: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Big Walker Lookout: 15.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Wooly: 22.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Little Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Iron MountainSSE 168°1,359 m7.2 mi
Canadays RidgeS 172°1,320 m6.8 mi
High KnobSSE 155°1,266 m8.8 mi
Straight MountainSSW 199°1,256 m8.6 mi
Razor RidgeS 186°1,250 m10.6 mi
Glade MountainSSW 202°1,245 m0.6 mi
Comers RockSE 130°1,237 m9.2 mi
Bald Rock RidgeSSE 158°1,237 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:37
June solstice06:0720:1020:49
September equinox07:1418:5019:24
December solstice07:3516:3317:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542516167716964534436

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356581952

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