Peak · Virginia
Little Mountain
Little Mountain rises to 261 m in Virginia. Hightop stands 1,091 m to the north-northwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Hunt Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 4.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in Greene County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49045255, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 261 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.28291, -78.52557
- 4.0 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 14.4 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 25.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bacon Hollow Overlook · 4 mi
- Sandy Bottom Overlook · 4 mi
- Swift Run Overlook · 4 mi
- Rocky Mount Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hunt Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Parker Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Slaters Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Daniels Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Chapman Mountain: 2.4 mi
Parks
- Greene County Park: 5.8 mi
- Dog Park: 9.3 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Park: 9.5 mi
- Stonewall Memorial Park: 10.4 mi
- Preddy Creek Trail Park: 11.2 mi
Artworks: 42
- Down The Nile: 15.8 mi
- Moving Forward: 15.9 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 16.0 mi
- Speech Stump: 16.3 mi
- A Bad Case of the Mondays: 16.5 mi
Historic sites: 38
- Upper Pocosin Mission: 8.5 mi
- Shenandoah Displacement momunment: 10.4 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Port Republic Battle Monument: 13.2 mi
- Five Tents: 15.4 mi
Museums: 21
- Miller-Kite House Museum: 10.0 mi
- Town of Shenandoah Museum & Welcome Center: 14.9 mi
- Madison County Historical Society: 16.3 mi
- Grand Caverns Museum and Entrance: 16.9 mi
- Fralin Museum of Art: 16.9 mi
Waterfalls: 20
- South River Falls: 6.8 mi
- Cedar Falls: 7.8 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 8.0 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 9.4 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 9.5 mi
Gardens: 17
- The Tahija Arboretum & Lacross Botanical Gardens: 15.9 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 16.0 mi
- Keunen Garden: 16.0 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 16.3 mi
- Botanical Garden of the Piedmont: 16.4 mi
Springs: 10
- Elkton Spring: 9.4 mi
- Bear Lithia Spring: 11.7 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 13.3 mi
- Rockingham springs: 13.7 mi
- Lewis Spring: 16.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 5.8 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 11.0 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 11.1 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 17.7 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 7.9 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 8.2 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 13.2 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 17.7 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Mitchell Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 14.9 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 18.5 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 19.8 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 24.4 mi
Attractions: 5
- Fear Forest: 16.3 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 17.7 mi
- Endless View Farms: 20.0 mi
- Apple Cannon: 20.0 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 18.0 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 23.4 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 9.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Canada: 17.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Little Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hightop | NNW 339° | 1,091 m | 4.0 mi |
| Lewis Mountain | NNE 15° | 1,087 m | 10.6 mi |
| Big Flat Mountain | WSW 253° | 1,033 m | 8.2 mi |
| Bald Face Mountain | N 4° | 1,027 m | 7.7 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | NNE 12° | 1,026 m | 5.8 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | WSW 245° | 1,010 m | 10.9 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | W 280° | 1,006 m | 4.4 mi |
| Loft Mountain | W 260° | 1,002 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:16 | 16:58 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlottesville Albemarle AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1469603 — Little Mountain, Greene County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356562985
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 16 mi
- Charlottesville · 18 mi
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