Little Mountain
Little Mountain rises to 789 m in Virginia. Horse Heaven stands 1,175 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Short Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49045244, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 789 m
How to reach it
- 12.5 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 15.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 26.3 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 29.8 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 17 mi
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 19 mi
- Big Walker Lookout · 23 mi
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Short Hill: 0.9 mi
- Round Top: 1.7 mi
- Fossil Point: 2.0 mi
- Farmers Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Poplar Camp Mountain West: 3.0 mi
- Shot Tower State Historical Park: 4.6 mi
- Long Branch Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Dannelly Park: 8.7 mi
- Carter Wayside park: 9.2 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Park: 9.7 mi
- Crooked Creek: 11.8 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 16.9 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 20.8 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 22.1 mi
- Raven Knob Scout Reservation: 23.7 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 6.9 mi
- Raven Cliff: 7.3 mi
- Zeke's Peak: 23.7 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 7.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 17.6 mi
- Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum: 24.1 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 9.7 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 22.9 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 11.1 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 11.2 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 24.3 mi
- Crouse's Chimney: 23.8 mi
- Vaughn-Woltz Order of the Arrow Campfire Arena Time Capsule: 24.3 mi
- This Way: 24.5 mi
- Waterfront: 17.6 mi
- Water Front: 22.5 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 21.2 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 21.3 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- DAK Lights: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Little Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Heaven | WSW 258° | 1,175 m | 12.3 mi |
| Perkins Knob | WSW 250° | 1,171 m | 12.3 mi |
| Jones Knob | WSW 245° | 1,163 m | 9.0 mi |
| High Knob | WSW 251° | 1,150 m | 13.2 mi |
| Sand Mountain | NW 307° | 1,123 m | 10.0 mi |
| High Rocks | NW 309° | 1,111 m | 9.7 mi |
| Brierpatch Mountain | WSW 238° | 1,102 m | 11.9 mi |
| Lick Mountain | WNW 302° | 1,073 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:31 | 17:12 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Galax Radio Wbrf, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1493212 — Little Mountain, Carroll County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356581950
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- Mount Airy · 28 mi
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