Little Mountain
Little Mountain rises to 563 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Rich Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in Patrick County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49045262, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 563 m
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 6.8 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 7 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 15 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 16 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rich Hill: 0.5 mi
- Simmons Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Nunns Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Mill Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Tar Kiln Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Laurel Hill Farm: 8.0 mi
- Byrds Marker: 8.5 mi
- Mountain Top Recreation Park: 8.9 mi
- Hart's Access: 9.2 mi
- Fred Clifton Park: 9.4 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 10.9 mi
- Dan River Ford Preserve: 13.9 mi
- Dan River Bends Preserve: 14.4 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 16.3 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 19.8 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 12.5 mi
- William Alfred Moore House: 12.6 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 12.7 mi
- Thunder Road Museum: 17.5 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 20.7 mi
- Rider Falls: 14.7 mi
- Torys Falls: 15.7 mi
- Lower Cascades: 15.8 mi
- Tise falls: 16.8 mi
- Window Falls: 16.8 mi
- Colonel Jack Martin Rock House: 14.4 mi
- RM Collins Memorial: 14.4 mi
- CCC Ruins: 17.2 mi
- CCC Lodge Ruins: 17.2 mi
- CCC Ruins: 17.2 mi
- Moores Wall: 16.4 mi
- Indian Face: 16.5 mi
- Cooks Wall: 17.4 mi
- Little Amphitheater: 18.8 mi
- Three Bears: 18.8 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 6.3 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 12.7 mi
- Carolina Ziplines Canopy Tour: 13.7 mi
- Balanced Rock: 16.4 mi
- One Clear View: 22.2 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 21.9 mi
- Fishing Island Picnic Site: 24.5 mi
- Ivy Bluffs Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 15.3 mi
- Magnolia Springs: 17.3 mi
- Daylily Meadows: 17.8 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 18.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Little Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | NNW 347° | 1,210 m | 13.4 mi |
| Hog Mountain | N 4° | 1,087 m | 12.5 mi |
| Jones Mountain | N 7° | 1,081 m | 13.6 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NNE 17° | 1,080 m | 15.3 mi |
| Slate Mountain | N 2° | 1,059 m | 11.7 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | NNE 14° | 1,049 m | 13.8 mi |
| Long Mountain | NNW 346° | 1,027 m | 13.0 mi |
| Turnip Patch Ridge | N 353° | 1,015 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:06 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:30 | 17:10 |
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 | 44 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meadows OF DAN 5 SW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356581946
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- Mount Airy · 13 mi
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