Little Stone Mountain
Little Stone Mountain rises to 1,044 m in Virginia. High Knob stands 1,288 m to the east-southeast, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Legion Park, a park 3.8 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 0.7 miles off. 129 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wise County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49045592, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,044 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 11.6 mi off the Pine Mountain Road
- 14.3 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 15.0 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Flag Rock Overlook · 4 mi
- Tunnel Floor Observation Deck · 14 mi
- Lover's Leap Overlook · 14 mi
- Purchase Ridge Overlook · 15 mi
129 named places within 25 miles
- Huff Rock: 4.1 mi
- High Knob: 4.2 mi
- Little Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Morris Butt: 4.8 mi
- Pickem Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Legion Park: 3.8 mi
- Norton City Park: 4.1 mi
- Island Park: 4.3 mi
- Archery Range Park: 4.3 mi
- Veterans Park: 4.5 mi
- June Tolliver House: 4.8 mi
- Harry W. Meador Coal Museum: 5.0 mi
- Southwest Virginia Museum: 5.3 mi
- Portal 31 Mine Tour: 12.5 mi
- Kentucky Coal Mining Museum: 14.2 mi
- Highest Point in Kentucky: 10.5 mi
- The Wilderness Road Blockhouse: 13.7 mi
- Old Meade Homeplace: 16.9 mi
- Wise County: 17.4 mi
- Pound Gap: 17.5 mi
- Copper Creek Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Bald Alley Bluff: 22.7 mi
- Otter House Bluff: 22.9 mi
- Skeleton Bluff: 23.7 mi
- Woodbooger Statue: 4.3 mi
- Statue of Thomas Jefferson: 9.0 mi
- War memorial Honor Roll: 16.0 mi
- High Knob Recreation Area: 5.1 mi
- Hensley-Pine Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 12.8 mi
- E. Lucy Braun State Park State Nature Preserve: 22.5 mi
- Betty J. Gilliam Sculpture Garden: 9.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Stone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | ESE 105° | 1,288 m | 4.2 mi |
| The Doubles | W 270° | 1,247 m | 9.6 mi |
| Eagle Knob | ESE 102° | 1,196 m | 5.4 mi |
| Camp Rock | ESE 111° | 1,188 m | 5.2 mi |
| Little Mountain | ESE 116° | 1,130 m | 4.4 mi |
| Potato Hill | W 262° | 1,123 m | 10.3 mi |
| MCD 173 | W 262° | 1,096 m | 20.7 mi |
| Bowling Knob | SSW 208° | 1,075 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:16 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Stone GAP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1484982 — Little Stone Mountain, Wise County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356572978
Day trips start here
- Kingsport · 27 mi
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