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Little Mountain

Little Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Mountain rises to 1,085 m in Virginia. Stone Mountain stands 1,503 m to the southwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Canadays Ridge, a peak 1.5 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 2.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49045274, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1085 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.76401, -81.36094

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 14
Museums: 6
  • Smyth County Museum: 10.0 mi
  • Alleghany Historical Museum: 22.2 mi
  • Mountain Farm Life Museum: 23.3 mi
  • Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 23.7 mi
  • Museum of Ashe County History: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Straight Branch Falls: 21.3 mi
  • Whitetop Laurel Falls: 23.3 mi
  • Gentry Creek Falls: 23.4 mi
  • Sharpes Falls: 23.6 mi
Springs: 5
Attractions: 3
  • Big Pinnacle: 12.4 mi
  • Listening Rock: 12.9 mi
  • New River Outdoor Adventures: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • AT2020: 24.9 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Big Walker Lookout: 20.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Wooly: 23.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Little Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stone MountainSW 225°1,503 m9.0 mi
Third PeakSW 222°1,502 m8.7 mi
Second PeakSW 219°1,476 m8.7 mi
High RockSE 139°1,418 m9.2 mi
Buck MountainSE 139°1,417 m9.2 mi
First PeakSW 214°1,405 m9.0 mi
Iron MountainESE 122°1,359 m2.1 mi
Buck Mountain East PeakSE 132°1,356 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:37
June solstice06:0820:1020:48
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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356582078

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