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Little Spy Mountain

Little Spy Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Spy Mountain rises to 810 m in Virginia. Maintop Mountain stands 1,232 m to the south-southeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Spy Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49045573, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
810 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.91764, -79.14616

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 43
Historic sites: 30
Springs: 18
Museums: 17
Artworks: 10
Attractions: 7
Waterfalls: 4
  • St. Mary's Falls: 2.3 mi
  • White Rock Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Upper Shamokin Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Panther Falls: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Greenhouse Area: 15.6 mi
  • Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 16.4 mi
  • Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 16.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
  • Nelson County Wayside: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 9.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Little Spy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maintop MountainSSE 168°1,232 m6.1 mi
The PriestSE 146°1,227 m8.2 mi
Elk Pond MountainS 188°1,226 m7.3 mi
Three RidgesESE 115°1,210 m9.7 mi
Devils KnobE 90°1,172 m10.4 mi
Potatopatch MountainE 90°1,172 m10.4 mi
Little PriestSSE 153°1,133 m8.9 mi
Spy RockSSE 168°1,128 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5520:0420:43
September equinox07:0518:4119:15
December solstice07:3016:2017:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239505868726963524134

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montebello Fish Cultural STN, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356572976

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