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Locust Mountain

Locust Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Locust Mountain rises to 1,190 m in Virginia. Iron Mountain stands 1,359 m to the south-southeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Brushy Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49045857, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1190 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.83123, -81.37011

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 9
Nature reserves: 5
Museums: 3
  • Smyth County Museum: 8.2 mi
  • Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 22.0 mi
  • Historic Crab Orchard Museum: 22.9 mi
Springs: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Big Pinnacle: 15.9 mi
  • Listening Rock: 16.6 mi
  • New River Outdoor Adventures: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Straight Branch Falls: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Big Walker Lookout: 16.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Wooly: 22.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Locust Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Iron MountainSSE 159°1,359 m6.2 mi
Canadays RidgeSSE 162°1,320 m5.8 mi
High KnobSSE 146°1,266 m8.0 mi
Big RidgeSE 146°1,259 m12.1 mi
Straight MountainSSW 196°1,256 m7.2 mi
Razor RidgeS 181°1,250 m9.2 mi
Glade MountainNE 39°1,245 m0.9 mi
Bald Rock RidgeSSE 151°1,237 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:38
June solstice06:0720:1020:49
September equinox07:1418:5019:24
December solstice07:3516:3317:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542516167716964534436

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356581956

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