Little Mountain
Little Mountain rises to 383 m in Virginia. Cooks Knob stands 653 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 25 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Franklin County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49045250, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 383 m
How to reach it
- 25.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pine Spur Overlook · 25 mi
- Devil's Backbone Overlook · 26 mi
- Smart View Overlook · 27 mi
- Roanoke Mountain Loop Lookout · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hidden lake Park: 3.2 mi
- Beaver Creek Reservoir Park: 10.2 mi
- Franklin County Recreation Park: 10.5 mi
- Jack Dalton Park: 11.4 mi
- Hooker Baseball Park: 11.9 mi
- Hickory Knob: 1.6 mi
- Turkeycock Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Robertson Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Blue Knob: 4.1 mi
- Orchard Knob: 4.2 mi
- Virginia Museum of Natural History: 12.7 mi
- Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters: 16.3 mi
- Lankford House Museum: 17.5 mi
- Simpson Funeral Museum: 17.6 mi
- Blue Ridge Farm Museum: 18.2 mi
- Patrick Henry Monument: 11.7 mi
- Pittsylvania County Confederate Monument: 17.6 mi
- Jeremiah’s Corner: 21.3 mi
- Former Confederate Flag: 24.5 mi
- Confederate Monument: 24.5 mi
- Brush: 12.5 mi
- Chatham Hall Arboretum: 18.1 mi
- Curtis' Garden: 18.1 mi
- Saponi Garden: 20.7 mi
- Rain Garden: 24.0 mi
- Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 1.0 mi
- Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve: 14.6 mi
- Gravely Nature Preserve: 15.9 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 21.6 mi
- Leaksville Boating Access: 24.5 mi
- Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 21.5 mi
- Family Fun Zone: 23.3 mi
- White Falls: 23.8 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 24.8 mi
- Union St. Overlook Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Main St. Plaza Pergula: 24.6 mi
- Calico Rock: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooks Knob | WNW 298° | 653 m | 17.1 mi |
| Fork Mountain | WNW 283° | 593 m | 7.0 mi |
| Smith Mountain | NNE 33° | 590 m | 15.3 mi |
| Hogpen Mountain | WSW 255° | 560 m | 23.1 mi |
| Brown Hill | W 281° | 556 m | 17.3 mi |
| Graveyard Knob | NW 307° | 551 m | 20.3 mi |
| Coles Knob | NW 310° | 550 m | 19.2 mi |
| Beech Mountain | WNW 291° | 539 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinsville Fltr PLT, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583675
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