Little Mountain
Little Mountain rises to 1,007 m in Virginia. High Rock stands 1,418 m to the south-southeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Snake Den Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America; geonames ID = 4770011.
Wikidata Q49045275, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,007 m
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 15.0 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 24.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 24.8 mi off the New River Valley Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Big Walker Lookout · 19 mi
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 25 mi
- Alligator Back Overlook · 25 mi
- Mahogany Rock Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Snake Den Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Horne Knob: 1.4 mi
- Iron Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Canadays Ridge: 2.4 mi
- Huckleberry Knob: 2.4 mi
- Comers Rock Recreation Area: 4.8 mi
- Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia: 7.0 mi
- Dark Hollow Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
- Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park: 17.1 mi
- Withers Park: 17.1 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 10.2 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 22.5 mi
- Straight Branch Falls: 24.4 mi
- Smyth County Museum: 12.3 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 21.4 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 22.4 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 15.1 mi
- Listening Rock: 15.6 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 19.8 mi
- Big Spring: 14.2 mi
- Sharon Springs: 19.0 mi
- Raven Cliff: 14.3 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 15.1 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 19.1 mi
- Clinch Mountian: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Little Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Rock | SSE 158° | 1,418 m | 8.4 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SE 134° | 1,380 m | 10.8 mi |
| Point Lookout Mountain | SE 134° | 1,380 m | 10.8 mi |
| Iron Mountain | SSW 211° | 1,359 m | 2.3 mi |
| Buck Mountain East Peak | SSE 149° | 1,356 m | 9.2 mi |
| Canadays Ridge | SW 224° | 1,320 m | 2.4 mi |
| High Knob | SSE 161° | 1,266 m | 3.1 mi |
| Big Ridge | SSE 152° | 1,259 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:33 | 17:13 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 53 | 44 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356581948
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