Locust Mountain
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
- 2.4 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 14.1 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 22.0 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 28.7 mi off the New River Valley Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Big Walker Lookout · 17 mi
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brushy Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Glade Mountain: 0.9 mi
- White Rock Cliff: 1.4 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.5 mi
- White Rock Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia: 2.8 mi
- Comers Rock Recreation Area: 9.4 mi
- Dark Hollow Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Withers Park: 17.7 mi
- Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park: 17.8 mi
- Clinch Mountian: 20.2 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 23.2 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 23.9 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 24.4 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 24.6 mi
- Smyth County Museum: 8.2 mi
- Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 22.0 mi
- Historic Crab Orchard Museum: 22.9 mi
- Big Spring: 9.1 mi
- Sharon Springs: 16.0 mi
- Brig Spring: 24.2 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 15.9 mi
- Listening Rock: 16.6 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 24.2 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 9.9 mi
- Straight Branch Falls: 23.1 mi
- Raven Cliff: 17.3 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 17.9 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 16.8 mi
- Peery & St. Clair Building: 21.3 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Mountain | SSE 159° | 1,359 m | 6.2 mi |
| Canadays Ridge | SSE 162° | 1,320 m | 5.8 mi |
| High Knob | SSE 146° | 1,266 m | 8.0 mi |
| Big Ridge | SE 146° | 1,259 m | 12.1 mi |
| Straight Mountain | SSW 196° | 1,256 m | 7.2 mi |
| Razor Ridge | S 181° | 1,250 m | 9.2 mi |
| Glade Mountain | NE 39° | 1,245 m | 0.9 mi |
| Bald Rock Ridge | SSE 151° | 1,237 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:33 | 17:13 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 53 | 44 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356581956
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