Paris Mountain
Paris Mountain rises to 913 m in Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,327 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hightop Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 14 miles off.
The story
mountain in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Wikidata Q49059866, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 913 m
How to reach it
- 13.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 22.8 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Devil's Backbone Overlook · 19 mi
- Pine Spur Overlook · 19 mi
- Mill Mountain Overlook · 22 mi
- Roanoke Mountain Loop Lookout · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hightop Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Mill Knob: 3.0 mi
- High Knob: 3.4 mi
- Half Acre of Rocks: 3.6 mi
- Acre of Rocks: 4.7 mi
- North Fork Valley Rural Historic District: 3.2 mi
- Sunrise Park: 3.4 mi
- Crestview Tot Lot: 3.4 mi
- The Mill's Best Tree: 3.8 mi
- Graves Park: 3.9 mi
- Winfrey’s Rock: 4.2 mi
- VTCC WW1 and April 16th Memorial: 4.6 mi
- The Pylons: 4.7 mi
- April 16th Memorial: 4.8 mi
- African American Memory & Storyboard: 8.3 mi
- Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation: 4.3 mi
- St. Luke and Odd Fellows Hall: 4.7 mi
- Smithfield Plantation: 5.4 mi
- Christiansburg Institute Museum: 7.6 mi
- Montgomery Museum of Art and History: 8.3 mi
- Ode to Jeff Gordon: 3.7 mi
- Perspective Gallery: 4.5 mi
- Frank Beamer Statue: 4.7 mi
- Modern Art: 8.7 mi
- Modern Art: 8.7 mi
- Piedmont Vegetable Garden: 3.5 mi
- Hahn Horticultural Garden: 5.0 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 13.5 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 20.5 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 21.4 mi
- Keffer Oak: 8.2 mi
- Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 8.4 mi
- Dixie Caverns: 8.9 mi
- Eastern Continental Divide: 10.6 mi
- Norfolk Southern 8661: 21.7 mi
- Falls Ridge Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Sweet Springs State Natural Area Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Niday Place State Forest: 11.4 mi
- Havens Wildlife Management Area: 11.4 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 12.5 mi
- Bear Cliff: 13.1 mi
- Bear Cliffs: 13.2 mi
- Barney's Wall: 16.6 mi
- Barneys Wall: 16.6 mi
- Camp Creek: 11.8 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 11.8 mi
- Cascades: 16.0 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 6.1 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 14.0 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 13.6 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 22.7 mi
- Spring Well #25: 19.3 mi
- Water Front: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Paris Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | NW 306° | 1,327 m | 13.6 mi |
| Wind Rock | NW 321° | 1,246 m | 16.0 mi |
| Lone Pine Peak | NW 324° | 1,232 m | 14.8 mi |
| Salt Pond Mountain | NW 324° | 1,231 m | 14.8 mi |
| Doe Mountain | WNW 303° | 1,211 m | 15.3 mi |
| Minie Ball Hill | NW 321° | 1,197 m | 15.5 mi |
| Kelly Knob | NW 326° | 1,141 m | 10.2 mi |
| Poor Mountain | ESE 104° | 1,141 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:27 | 17:08 |
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 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blacksburg Nwso, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1486059 — Paris Mountain, Montgomery County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356573918
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 22 mi
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