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Little Stone Mountain

Little Stone Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Stone Mountain rises to 926 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the north, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.5 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
926 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.70903, -80.48118

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 54
  • Mabry Mill: 5.1 mi
  • Mabry Mill Historic Mill Area: 5.1 mi
  • Mountain Top Recreation Park: 6.2 mi
  • Fred Clifton Park: 8.6 mi
  • Laurel Hill Farm: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • White Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Rider Falls: 22.3 mi
  • Torys Falls: 23.5 mi
  • Lower Cascades: 23.5 mi
  • Chestnut Creek Falls: 23.7 mi
Attractions: 6
Museums: 6
Historic sites: 5
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Water Front: 20.3 mi
  • Waterfront: 20.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Virginia Rest Area: 17.6 mi
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Little Stone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buffalo MountainN 2°1,210 m6.0 mi
Hog MountainNE 37°1,087 m6.8 mi
Jones MountainNE 38°1,081 m8.2 mi
Rocky KnobNE 45°1,080 m10.8 mi
Slate MountainNE 39°1,059 m6.0 mi
Grassy KnollNE 46°1,049 m9.2 mi
Indian RidgeN 357°1,037 m9.4 mi
Long MountainN 1°1,027 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0019:34
June solstice06:0420:0620:45
September equinox07:1018:4619:21
December solstice07:3116:3017:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363844546269727166564638
Precip in4.53.44.85.25.55.95.55.45.74.14.34.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meadows OF DAN 5 SW, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583679

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