Little Mountain
Little Mountain rises to 883 m in Virginia. High Knob stands 1,288 m to the northeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Huff Rock, a peak 1.4 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 4.2 miles off. 154 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wise County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49045283, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 883 m
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 9.9 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 16.5 mi off the Pine Mountain Road
- 20.2 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Flag Rock Overlook · 7 mi
- Tunnel Floor Observation Deck · 10 mi
- Lover's Leap Overlook · 10 mi
- Purchase Ridge Overlook · 10 mi
154 named places within 25 miles
- A. K. Fraley Park: 5.0 mi
- Archery Range Park: 5.1 mi
- Carnes Gym Field: 5.2 mi
- Miner's Park: 5.4 mi
- Southwest Virginia Museum: 5.6 mi
- Huff Rock: 1.4 mi
- Morris Butt: 2.5 mi
- Little Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Camp Rock: 5.2 mi
- High Knob: 5.2 mi
- The Wilderness Road Blockhouse: 8.8 mi
- Highest Point in Kentucky: 12.8 mi
- Coach Harry Fry: 14.8 mi
- Anderson Block House Monument: 18.3 mi
- Stone Face Rock: 19.6 mi
- June Tolliver House: 5.3 mi
- Harry W. Meador Coal Museum: 5.5 mi
- Southwest Virginia Museum: 5.6 mi
- Fannon Train Museum: 10.2 mi
- Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Interpretive Center: 10.5 mi
- Copper Creek Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Bald Alley Bluff: 18.1 mi
- Otter House Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Skeleton Bluff: 18.5 mi
- Kit Bluff: 21.6 mi
- High Knob Recreation Area: 5.7 mi
- Hensley-Pine Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 17.7 mi
- E. Lucy Braun State Park State Nature Preserve: 24.8 mi
- Woodbooger Statue: 6.9 mi
- Statue of Thomas Jefferson: 11.8 mi
- War memorial Honor Roll: 21.2 mi
- Betty J. Gilliam Sculpture Garden: 11.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | NE 37° | 1,288 m | 5.2 mi |
| Black Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,259 m | 12.8 mi |
| The Doubles | WNW 296° | 1,247 m | 11.8 mi |
| Eagle Knob | NE 47° | 1,196 m | 6.1 mi |
| Camp Rock | NE 50° | 1,188 m | 5.2 mi |
| Little Mountain | NE 42° | 1,130 m | 4.5 mi |
| Potato Hill | WNW 289° | 1,123 m | 11.7 mi |
| MCD 173 | W 276° | 1,096 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:15 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:38 | 17:19 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Stone GAP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356582566
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- Kingsport · 22 mi
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