Little Mountain
Little Mountain rises to 414 m in Virginia. Pinnacle stands 864 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Shockeys Knob, a peak 1.5 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49045253, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 414 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 11.4 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 21.5 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 22.9 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Devils Nose · 17 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 18 mi
- Banner's Overlook · 21 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Shockeys Knob: 1.5 mi
- High Rock: 3.1 mi
- North Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Grave Hill: 5.0 mi
- Acorn Hill: 6.0 mi
- Reynolds Store Neighborhood Park: 4.4 mi
- North Mountain Paintball: 4.6 mi
- Gainesboro Neighborhood Park: 6.9 mi
- Community Fishing Holes: 8.3 mi
- Mill Creek Historic District: 9.2 mi
- Willa Cather Birthplace: 9.0 mi
- Timbrook Park: 13.2 mi
- Judge John Handley Memorial: 13.7 mi
- POW-MIA Memorial: 13.8 mi
- Captain John Kearney: 13.9 mi
- Thomas D. Ambrose Nature Center: 10.0 mi
- Capon Bridge Museum: 12.5 mi
- Capon Bridge Museum: 12.5 mi
- Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters: 12.8 mi
- Museum of the Shenandoah Valley: 12.9 mi
- Welcome Pineapple: 11.4 mi
- Stars and Stripes Apple Statue: 12.3 mi
- White House Apple Statue: 12.4 mi
- An Apple a Day Apple Statue: 12.4 mi
- Bites of Local Life Apple Statue: 12.4 mi
- Cacapon Resort State Park: 12.0 mi
- Red Bud Run: 14.1 mi
- Cool Spring Preserve: 17.8 mi
- Eidolon Nature Preserve: 18.0 mi
- Aaron Straus Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 20.2 mi
- Farnham Colossi: 4.0 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 9.6 mi
- Almost Heaven Sign: 9.6 mi
- Captain's Quarters: 20.2 mi
- Junior Officer's Quarters: 20.2 mi
- Neglar Spring: 6.4 mi
- Natural Spring: 9.9 mi
- A natural spring at the Central Trail: 10.2 mi
- Town Spring: 12.8 mi
- Lord Fairfax Spring: 17.8 mi
- Beach 2: 6.7 mi
- Beach 1: 7.0 mi
- Beach 3: 7.3 mi
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 24.4 mi
- River Beach: 24.4 mi
- Gainsboro Tourist Park: 6.9 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook: 10.4 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 24.1 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 24.3 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 24.9 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 12.9 mi
- Herb Garden: 22.7 mi
- Community Garden: 22.8 mi
- Hooks Mill Falls: 15.2 mi
- Mountain Falls: 18.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 21.3 mi
- Dog Cliff: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Little Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle | SW 216° | 864 m | 19.4 mi |
| High Point | NW 307° | 789 m | 8.5 mi |
| Spring Gap Mountain | WNW 294° | 679 m | 15.2 mi |
| Cacapon 2 | NNW 337° | 673 m | 12.4 mi |
| Cooper Mountain | WSW 245° | 617 m | 18.1 mi |
| Bens Knob | WSW 245° | 617 m | 18.1 mi |
| Dillons Mountain | SW 234° | 584 m | 20.4 mi |
| Thomas Mountain | SW 217° | 581 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:11 | 16:53 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cacapon ST PK #2, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356586811
Day trips start here
- Martinsburg · 15 mi
- Hedgesville · 17 mi
- Hancock · 23 mi
- Shepherdstown · 23 mi
- Harpers Ferry · 26 mi
- Sharpsburg · 26 mi
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