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Little Mountain

Little Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Mountain rises to 710 m in Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,293 m to the north, 11 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

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Coordinates37.77263, -79.87311

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 37
  • 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: 28
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
Waterfalls: 7
  • 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
Nature reserves: 7
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 13.0 miles of Little Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobN 6°1,293 m10.5 mi
Big KnobNNW 331°1,237 m6.0 mi
Bald KnobNNW 335°1,179 m5.5 mi
Rich Patch MountainsSW 216°1,120 m6.3 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSE 129°1,106 m12.6 mi
Nicholls KnobSW 228°1,084 m11.1 mi
Montgomery KnobSW 217°1,081 m5.8 mi
Mud Run MountainSW 236°1,067 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

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