Poplar Camp Mountain East
Poplar Camp Mountain East rises to 911 m in Virginia. Sand Mountain stands 1,123 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Knob, a peak 1.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49063327, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 911 m
How to reach it
- 14.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 15.7 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 28.5 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 16 mi
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 22 mi
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 22 mi
- Big Walker Lookout · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Knob: 1.6 mi
- Fosters Falls Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Periwinkle Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Poplar Camp Mountain West: 2.9 mi
- Hematite Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Shot Tower State Historical Park: 2.7 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Park: 8.0 mi
- Carter Wayside park: 8.1 mi
- Long Branch Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Marshall Park: 10.5 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 7.7 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 14.5 mi
- Thunder Road Museum: 25.0 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 8.0 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 24.8 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 10.4 mi
- Falls of Dismal: 23.5 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 11.8 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 19.3 mi
- Waterfront: 11.9 mi
- Water Front: 16.8 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 12.2 mi
- Raven Cliff: 12.8 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 16.7 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 16.8 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 23.8 mi
- DAK Lights: 18.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Poplar Camp Mountain East. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Mountain | WNW 286° | 1,123 m | 13.9 mi |
| High Rocks | WNW 287° | 1,111 m | 13.5 mi |
| Lick Mountain | WNW 282° | 1,073 m | 13.3 mi |
| Dead Pine Mountain | ENE 56° | 1,048 m | 9.7 mi |
| Bear Knob | ENE 65° | 1,032 m | 10.0 mi |
| Beamer Knob | SSE 159° | 1,032 m | 13.0 mi |
| Bullard Knob | ENE 63° | 1,027 m | 11.2 mi |
| Macks Mountain | ENE 63° | 1,027 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:31 | 17:11 |
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 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Galax Radio Wbrf, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1499894 — Poplar Camp Mountain, Carroll County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356586910
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 27 mi
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