Macks Mountain
Macks Mountain rises to 1,027 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bullard Knob, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 17 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49047333, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1027 m
How to reach it
- 16.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 24.3 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 29.6 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- The Saddle Overlook · 18 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 18 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 20 mi
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bullard Knob: 0.0 mi
- Bear Knob: 1.3 mi
- Dead Pine Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Brannom Knob: 2.2 mi
- Locust Thicket Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Marshall Park: 4.6 mi
- Onion Ring: 5.8 mi
- Pulaski Bike Park: 9.7 mi
- Pulaski Wayside Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Heritage Park: 10.4 mi
- Montgomery County War Memorial: 19.2 mi
- Montgomery County Bicentennial: 19.2 mi
- Montgomery County Confederate Monument: 19.2 mi
- African American Memory & Storyboard: 19.2 mi
- Montgomery County Public Safety Monument: 19.2 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 12.1 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 18.0 mi
- Montgomery Museum of Art and History: 19.3 mi
- Christiansburg Institute Museum: 20.2 mi
- Smithfield Plantation: 23.4 mi
- DAK Lights: 11.8 mi
- Modern Art: 21.5 mi
- Modern Art: 21.5 mi
- Coal Mining Memorial Coal Carts: 22.7 mi
- Frank Beamer Statue: 23.8 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 11.0 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 11.0 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 15.7 mi
- Hahn Horticultural Garden: 23.7 mi
- Piedmont Vegetable Garden: 24.2 mi
- High Point: 22.9 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 22.9 mi
- Raven Cliff: 23.7 mi
- Cracker Point: 24.9 mi
- One Clear View: 18.4 mi
- Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 19.2 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 22.5 mi
- Waterfront: 2.9 mi
- Water Front: 5.9 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 20.6 mi
- Falls of Dismal: 22.8 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 13.7 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Macks Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | SE 134° | 1,210 m | 13.0 mi |
| Hog Mountain | SE 126° | 1,087 m | 16.3 mi |
| Jones Mountain | ESE 121° | 1,081 m | 16.5 mi |
| Slate Mountain | SE 129° | 1,059 m | 16.5 mi |
| Dead Pine Mountain | W 277° | 1,048 m | 1.9 mi |
| Indian Ridge | ESE 123° | 1,037 m | 10.3 mi |
| Bear Knob | SW 224° | 1,032 m | 1.3 mi |
| Bullard Knob | WSW 255° | 1,027 m | 0.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:30 | 17:10 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pulaski 2 E, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1469994 — Macks Mountain, Pulaski County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356563150
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- Mount Airy · 30 mi
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