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Little Mountain

Little Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Mountain rises to 1,130 m in Virginia. High Knob stands 1,288 m to the north-northeast, 0.8 miles off. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 3.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Wise County, Virginia, United States of America; geonames ID = 4770018

Wikidata Q49045284, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1130 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.88065, -82.63294

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 53
  • Legion Park: 2.9 mi
  • Norton City Park: 3.6 mi
  • Locust Avenue Park: 3.7 mi
  • Veterans Park: 3.7 mi
  • Clear Creek Park: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 12
Museums: 10
  • June Tolliver House: 7.8 mi
  • Harry W. Meador Coal Museum: 8.0 mi
  • Southwest Virginia Museum: 8.2 mi
  • Fannon Train Museum: 14.7 mi
  • Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Interpretive Center: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Devil's Bathtub: 4.8 mi
  • Spearhead Trails: 8.8 mi
  • Portal 30: 16.8 mi
  • Train: 16.8 mi
  • Train: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Artworks: 3
  • Woodbooger Statue: 2.7 mi
  • Statue of Thomas Jefferson: 7.4 mi
  • War memorial Honor Roll: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grounds: 7.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Betty J. Gilliam Sculpture Garden: 7.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Little Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High KnobNNE 13°1,288 m0.8 mi
Black MountainW 279°1,259 m14.6 mi
The DoublesW 278°1,247 m13.6 mi
Eagle KnobENE 59°1,196 m1.7 mi
Camp RockE 88°1,188 m1.0 mi
Potato HillW 272°1,123 m14.1 mi
Bowling KnobSW 230°1,075 m11.4 mi
Huff RockSW 234°1,070 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0819:43
June solstice06:1220:1520:54
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:4116:3817:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744546168717065554537
Precip in4.34.44.74.84.64.95.84.13.62.93.34.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wise 1SE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356584427

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