Peak · Virginia
Plummer Ridge
Plummer Ridge rises to 1,091 m in Virginia. Mount Rogers stands 1,744 m to the south-southwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is East Seng Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,091 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.73301, -81.52359
- 2.6 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 21.7 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 25.0 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 26.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Big Walker Lookout · 27 mi
- Alligator Back Overlook · 28 mi
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 29 mi
- Basin Cove Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- East Seng Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Bear Ridge: 0.9 mi
- Barton Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Seng Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Hurricane Mountain: 2.1 mi
Parks: 15
- Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia: 13.2 mi
- Laurel Creek Park: 16.2 mi
- Comers Rock Recreation Area: 16.7 mi
- Hugh Helton Veterans Memorial Park: 16.8 mi
- Backbone Rock Recreation Area: 18.7 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
- Straight Branch Falls: 12.3 mi
- Whitetop Laurel Falls: 14.2 mi
- Gentry Creek Falls: 15.2 mi
- Sharpes Falls: 19.0 mi
Museums: 5
- Smyth County Museum: 7.0 mi
- Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 16.7 mi
- Mountain Farm Life Museum: 20.6 mi
- Museum of Ashe County History: 21.7 mi
- Welcome Center and Museum: 24.1 mi
Attractions: 4
- Big Pinnacle: 7.2 mi
- Listening Rock: 8.0 mi
- Where Trails Cross: 16.0 mi
- Virginia Creeper Trail Visitor Ctr: 16.3 mi
Springs: 4
- Brig Spring: 13.3 mi
- Big Spring: 14.2 mi
- Cave Spring: 14.9 mi
- Boiling Spring: 15.6 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Another Way (ShortCut): 15.8 mi
- Wheel of Freedom: 16.4 mi
- Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 23.6 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Clinch Mountian: 16.7 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 17.9 mi
- Paddy Mountain Plant Conservation Preserve: 21.7 mi
Artworks: 2
- Newman Basket Company: 16.2 mi
- Wooly: 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Backbone Rock: 18.8 mi
- Morrison Cliff: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
Gardens: 1
- Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Plummer Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rogers | SSW 193° | 1,744 m | 5.2 mi |
| Wilburn Ridge | S 177° | 1,689 m | 5.6 mi |
| Pine Mountain | S 178° | 1,684 m | 5.3 mi |
| Whitetop Mountain | SW 215° | 1,684 m | 7.9 mi |
| Buzzard Rock | SW 217° | 1,553 m | 8.5 mi |
| Little Pinnacle | S 172° | 1,551 m | 7.4 mi |
| Grave Mountain | SW 222° | 1,540 m | 3.2 mi |
| Haw Orchard Mountain | S 174° | 1,526 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:34 | 17:14 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saltville 1N, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
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