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Little Mountain

Little Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Mountain rises to 712 m in Virginia. Cow Knob stands 1,231 m to the west-southwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Wetzel Knob, a peak 2.0 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49045269, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
712 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.72415, -78.93966

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bergton Fairgrounds: 4.0 mi
  • Fulks Run Ruritan Park: 5.1 mi
  • Mathias Community Center: 11.2 mi
  • Singers Glen Historic District: 11.9 mi
  • Dam Site Seven Park: 15.0 mi
Peaks
Museums: 19
Springs: 14
Historic sites: 13
Artworks: 12
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 8
Gardens: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Little Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cow KnobWSW1,231 m8.4 mi
Tomahawk MountainSW1,137 m10.6 mi
Brushy MountainSW1,070 m10.8 mi
Rader MountainSW1,067 m10.6 mi
Fulk MountainWSW1,056 m7.9 mi
Black Lick MountainWSW1,040 m7.9 mi
Rader KnobW1,019 m6.7 mi
Beech Lick KnobWSW1,000 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:5220:0520:45
September equinox07:0418:3919:15
December solstice07:3116:1616:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239515967716963524234

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lost RVR, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1495037 — Little Mountain, Rockingham County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356583367

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