Skip to content
Byway
JoinOpen app
Peak · Virginia

Little Mountain

Little Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Mountain rises to 710 m in Virginia. Big Knob stands 1,237 m to the north-northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Waits Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States of America; geonames ID = 4769987.

Wikidata Q49045239, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
710 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.77263, -79.87311

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 34
  • Ingleside Park: 3.3 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
  • Masonic Amphitheatre: 4.0 mi
  • Clifton Forge School of the Arts Park: 4.1 mi
  • Smith Creek Hiking Trail: 4.2 mi
Historic sites: 26
Museums: 9
  • C&O Railway Heritage Center: 4.0 mi
  • Alleghany Historical Society: 6.8 mi
  • Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 18.9 mi
  • Bath County Historical Society: 19.4 mi
  • Craig County Historical Society: 22.6 mi
Springs: 9
  • Sand Springs: 8.7 mi
  • Thomas Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Bubbling Springs: 17.2 mi
  • Grose Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Blowing Springs: 20.5 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Waterfalls: 6
  • Falling Spring Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Stony Run Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Blue Suck Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Lace Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Beaverdam Falls: 21.1 mi
Attractions: 6
Cliffs: 4
Artworks: 4
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Little Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big KnobNNW1,237 m6.0 mi
Bald KnobNNW1,179 m5.5 mi
Rich Patch MountainsSW1,120 m6.3 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSE1,106 m12.6 mi
Oliver MountainNW1,088 m13.1 mi
Nicholls KnobSW1,084 m11.1 mi
Montgomery KnobSW1,081 m5.8 mi
Mud Run MountainSW1,067 m8.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:32
June solstice05:5920:0620:45
September equinox07:0818:4419:18
December solstice07:3216:2417:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542526169737165544336
Precip in2.62.43.43.64.34.24.03.23.52.52.72.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Covington Fltr PLT, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1493554 — Little Mountain, Alleghany County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356582076

More peaks in Virginia

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore peaks
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Little Mountain.

Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens