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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

Peaks
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
Museums: 19
Historic sites: 16
Springs: 14
Artworks: 12
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 8
Gardens: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Little Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cow KnobWSW 255°1,231 m8.4 mi
Tomahawk MountainSW 226°1,137 m10.6 mi
Brushy MountainSW 223°1,070 m10.8 mi
Rader MountainSW 234°1,067 m10.6 mi
Fulk MountainWSW 240°1,056 m7.9 mi
Black Lick MountainWSW 249°1,040 m7.9 mi
Rader KnobW 260°1,019 m6.7 mi
Beech Lick KnobWSW 256°1,000 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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