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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

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 21
Museums: 13
  • 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: 6
  • Beaverdam Falls: 12.7 mi
  • The Cascades: 12.7 mi
  • Middle Cascades: 13.0 mi
  • Falling Spring Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Stony Run Falls: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Community Garden: 17.0 mi
  • 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 MountainsNNE 31°1,120 m8.1 mi
Sinking Creek MountainSW 222°1,117 m15.0 mi
Chimney RockSW 223°1,108 m15.7 mi
Hanging RockWSW 257°1,102 m10.2 mi
Earn KnobSW 220°1,097 m14.0 mi
Nicholls KnobN 356°1,084 m4.6 mi
Montgomery KnobNNE 31°1,081 m8.7 mi
Bald MountainNW 321°1,074 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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