North Mountain
North Mountain rises to 925 m in Virginia. Arnolds Knob stands 1,186 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Catawba Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49057406, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 925 m
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 16.8 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 28.1 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mill Mountain Overlook · 14 mi
- Mill Mountain Star Overlook · 14 mi
- Roanoke River Overlook · 16 mi
- Roanoke Mountain Loop Lookout · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Whispering Pines Park: 4.0 mi
- Havens State Game Refuge: 5.7 mi
- Biergarten: 6.7 mi
- Field of Dreams: 7.0 mi
- Walrond Park: 8.0 mi
- Catawba Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Spesard Knob: 2.6 mi
- McAfee Knob: 3.0 mi
- Tinker Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Aps Knob: 5.6 mi
- The Rock: 8.8 mi
- Audie Murphy Memorial Monument: 8.9 mi
- Via Field Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Eagle Crossing Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Agatha Strother Lewis | Col. Elijah McClanahan: 10.9 mi
- Carvins Cove: 5.4 mi
- Havens Wildlife Management Area: 8.1 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 11.9 mi
- Happy Hollow Gardens Park: 13.4 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 15.0 mi
- Craig County Historical Society: 6.1 mi
- Salem Museum: 8.8 mi
- Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 8.8 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 12.4 mi
- Virginia Museum of Transportation: 12.4 mi
- The Rock: 8.6 mi
- The Solar Wind: 8.6 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 12.3 mi
- Merrill Gainer Statue: 12.5 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 12.5 mi
- Eastern Continental Divide: 12.3 mi
- Jupiter Missile: 12.5 mi
- Norfolk Southern 8661: 12.5 mi
- Dixie Caverns: 12.7 mi
- Roanoke Star: 14.2 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 4.6 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 6.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 7.1 mi
- Piney Point: 18.7 mi
- High Point: 19.5 mi
- Beale Garden: 8.8 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 12.2 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 12.2 mi
- Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 13.8 mi
- Piedmont Vegetable Garden: 22.4 mi
- Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 16.8 mi
- Old Sweet Springs: 17.0 mi
- Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 17.7 mi
- Thomas Spring: 20.5 mi
- Big Spring: 20.9 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 18.9 mi
- Middle Cascades: 19.3 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 21.6 mi
- Camp Creek: 21.6 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 14.8 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 15.1 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 15.1 mi
- Howrytown: 10.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of North Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnolds Knob | WNW 289° | 1,186 m | 15.3 mi |
| Poor Mountain | SSW 195° | 1,141 m | 15.8 mi |
| Sinking Creek Mountain | W 280° | 1,117 m | 6.8 mi |
| Chimney Rock | W 277° | 1,108 m | 7.5 mi |
| Hanging Rock | NNW 327° | 1,102 m | 11.9 mi |
| Earn Knob | WNW 286° | 1,097 m | 5.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | N 10° | 1,074 m | 13.7 mi |
| Bruisers Knob | WSW 253° | 1,045 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
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 | 36 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roanoke 8 N, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356582084
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 13 mi
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