Pikes Mountain
Pikes Mountain rises to 629 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Willard Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Hanging Rock Scenic Byway passes 6.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49061207, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 629 m
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
- 8.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 11 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 14 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 15 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Willard Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Beans Knob: 1.2 mi
- Bowens Knob: 2.1 mi
- Mayo Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Toms Knob: 2.6 mi
- Byrds Marker: 5.5 mi
- Hart's Access: 7.0 mi
- Fred Clifton Park: 7.6 mi
- Mountain Top Recreation Park: 8.5 mi
- Mabry Mill: 10.3 mi
- Lower Cascades: 14.1 mi
- Torys Falls: 14.5 mi
- Rider Falls: 14.7 mi
- Window Falls: 15.2 mi
- Hidden Falls: 15.3 mi
- Dan River Ford Preserve: 12.3 mi
- Dan River Bends Preserve: 13.1 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 14.9 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 17.1 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 18.0 mi
- RM Collins Memorial: 14.1 mi
- Colonel Jack Martin Rock House: 14.2 mi
- CCC Ruins: 15.7 mi
- CCC Lodge Ruins: 15.7 mi
- CCC Ruins: 15.7 mi
- Indian Face: 15.1 mi
- Moores Wall: 15.1 mi
- Cooks Wall: 16.3 mi
- Little Amphitheater: 20.2 mi
- Three Bears: 20.2 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 16.3 mi
- William Alfred Moore House: 16.3 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 16.5 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 21.0 mi
- Thunder Road Museum: 21.6 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 6.0 mi
- Carolina Ziplines Canopy Tour: 13.0 mi
- Balanced Rock: 15.0 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 16.4 mi
- One Clear View: 21.3 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 12.9 mi
- Magnolia Springs: 16.0 mi
- Daylily Meadows: 18.9 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 22.4 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Pikes Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | NNW 330° | 1,210 m | 14.8 mi |
| Hog Mountain | NNW 344° | 1,087 m | 12.8 mi |
| Jones Mountain | N 349° | 1,081 m | 13.6 mi |
| Rocky Knob | N 0° | 1,080 m | 14.5 mi |
| Slate Mountain | NNW 341° | 1,059 m | 12.2 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | N 356° | 1,049 m | 13.3 mi |
| Long Mountain | NNW 329° | 1,027 m | 14.5 mi |
| Turnip Patch Ridge | NNW 330° | 1,015 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 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 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stuart, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356586893
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 17 mi
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