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Little Mountain

Little Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Mountain rises to 712 m in Virginia. Rich Patch Mountains stands 1,120 m to the north-northeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 12 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Craig County, Virginia, United States of America; geonames ID = 4769996.

Wikidata Q49045248, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
712 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.59763, -80.01838

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 20
Museums: 12
  • Craig County Historical Society: 8.2 mi
  • Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 10.3 mi
  • Alleghany Historical Society: 13.4 mi
  • Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 17.4 mi
  • C&O Railway Heritage Center: 18.5 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Springs: 7
  • Thomas Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Old Sweet Springs: 12.3 mi
  • Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Cove Creek Spring: 16.8 mi
Artworks: 7
Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Beaverdam Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Middle Cascades: 13.0 mi
  • Falling Spring Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Stony Run Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Blue Suck Falls: 23.8 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Beale Garden: 17.3 mi
  • George Washington Carver Community Garden: 22.5 mi
  • Mountain View Community Garden: 22.9 mi
  • Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Little Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rich Patch MountainsNNE1,120 m8.1 mi
Sinking Creek MountainSW1,117 m15.0 mi
Chimney RockSW1,108 m15.7 mi
Hanging RockWSW1,102 m10.2 mi
Earn KnobSW1,097 m14.0 mi
Nicholls KnobN1,084 m4.6 mi
Montgomery KnobNNE1,081 m8.7 mi
Bald MountainNW1,074 m1.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5819:32
June solstice06:0020:0620:46
September equinox07:0918:4419:19
December solstice07:3216:2517:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542526169737165544336
Precip in2.62.43.43.64.34.24.03.23.52.52.72.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Covington Fltr PLT, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356572946

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