Little Mountain
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. 147 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
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
- 1,130 m
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 14.3 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 15.4 mi off the Pine Mountain Road
- 18.4 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Flag Rock Overlook · 3 mi
- Tunnel Floor Observation Deck · 14 mi
- Lover's Leap Overlook · 14 mi
- Purchase Ridge Overlook · 14 mi
147 named places within 25 miles
- High Knob: 0.8 mi
- Camp Rock: 1.0 mi
- Eagle Knob: 1.7 mi
- Chimney Rock: 2.7 mi
- Pickem Mountain: 3.1 mi
- 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
- The Wilderness Road Blockhouse: 13.0 mi
- Highest Point in Kentucky: 14.6 mi
- Coach Harry Fry: 17.0 mi
- Old Meade Homeplace: 18.6 mi
- Wise County: 18.9 mi
- 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
- Copper Creek Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Bald Alley Bluff: 19.0 mi
- Otter House Bluff: 19.1 mi
- Skeleton Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Kit Bluff: 24.2 mi
- Woodbooger Statue: 2.7 mi
- Statue of Thomas Jefferson: 7.4 mi
- War memorial Honor Roll: 19.6 mi
- Betty J. Gilliam Sculpture Garden: 7.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | NNE 13° | 1,288 m | 0.8 mi |
| The Doubles | W 278° | 1,247 m | 13.6 mi |
| Eagle Knob | ENE 59° | 1,196 m | 1.7 mi |
| Camp Rock | E 88° | 1,188 m | 1.0 mi |
| Potato Hill | W 272° | 1,123 m | 14.1 mi |
| MCD 173 | W 268° | 1,096 m | 24.4 mi |
| Bowling Knob | SW 230° | 1,075 m | 11.4 mi |
| Huff Rock | SW 234° | 1,070 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:15 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wise 1SE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356584427
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- Kingsport · 24 mi
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