Little Mountain
Little Mountain rises to 459 m in Virginia. Hog Mountain stands 1,087 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Fairy Stone State Park, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Patrick County, Virginia, United States of America; geonames ID = 4770006.
Wikidata Q49045265, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 459 m
How to reach it
- 11.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 23.7 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Smart View Overlook · 12 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 14 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 15 mi
- Pine Spur Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stuarts Knob: 2.2 mi
- Hogpen Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Poor Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 5.1 mi
- Brown Hill: 7.0 mi
- Bowens Creek Recreation Area: 1.9 mi
- Goose Point Recreation Area: 1.9 mi
- Turkey Island Recreation Area: 2.3 mi
- Mize Point Recreation Area: 2.3 mi
- Langlad Camp Area: 2.4 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 1.1 mi
- Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve: 18.7 mi
- Gravely Nature Preserve: 19.1 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 20.5 mi
- Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 20.5 mi
- Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters: 4.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Farm Museum: 10.0 mi
- Virginia Museum of Natural History: 14.1 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 15.7 mi
- Caboose: 23.9 mi
- White Falls: 4.9 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 17.9 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 23.3 mi
- Camp Creek: 23.3 mi
- Calico Rock: 5.3 mi
- Cracker Point: 10.1 mi
- One Clear View: 15.5 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 24.1 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 9.1 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 11.3 mi
- Brush: 17.4 mi
- Patrick Henry Monument: 18.8 mi
- Stoneville Sign: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Little Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hog Mountain | W 270° | 1,087 m | 17.8 mi |
| Jones Mountain | W 274° | 1,081 m | 17.0 mi |
| Rocky Knob | W 279° | 1,080 m | 14.5 mi |
| Slate Mountain | W 268° | 1,059 m | 18.3 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | W 274° | 1,049 m | 15.4 mi |
| Pocket Ridge | WNW 300° | 985 m | 10.9 mi |
| Panther Knob | WNW 287° | 983 m | 15.3 mi |
| Tinsley Knob | W 270° | 981 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:05 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:28 | 17:08 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Philpott DAM 2, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356584423
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