Porter Mountain
Porter Mountain rises to 744 m in Virginia. Flat Top Mountain stands 1,215 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Wiggington Knob, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49063534, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 744 m
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Montvale Overlook · 6 mi
- Harveys Knob Overlook · 7 mi
- Harvey's Knob Overlook · 7 mi
- Sharp Top Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wiggington Knob: 0.0 mi
- Tyler Knob: 1.9 mi
- Foster Knob: 2.7 mi
- Wildcat Knob: 3.4 mi
- Lick Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Montvale Park: 1.7 mi
- Montvale Wayside: 2.6 mi
- Blue Ridge Park: 5.7 mi
- Stonebridge Park: 8.3 mi
- Bonsack Park: 8.3 mi
- Old tobacco barn style cabin (half demolished): 7.1 mi
- Vinton War Memorial: 10.0 mi
- National D-Day Memorial: 10.8 mi
- Liberty Lake Park: 11.1 mi
- The Rock: 11.6 mi
- Vinton Historical Society Museum: 10.4 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 11.5 mi
- Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 11.6 mi
- O. Winston Link Museum: 12.6 mi
- Taubman Museum of Art: 12.6 mi
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 10.8 mi
- Jupiter Missile: 12.9 mi
- Norfolk Southern 8661: 12.9 mi
- Roanoke Star: 13.0 mi
- Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 16.8 mi
- Rhinoceros: 9.1 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 13.0 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 13.0 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 14.1 mi
- Merrill Gainer Statue: 15.3 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Explore Park: 10.0 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 10.7 mi
- Carvins Cove: 14.4 mi
- Happy Hollow Gardens Park: 20.5 mi
- Victory Garden: 10.7 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 11.0 mi
- Beale Garden: 11.5 mi
- Community Garden: 11.9 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 13.1 mi
- Big Spring: 9.7 mi
- Hunting Spring: 20.8 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 21.3 mi
- Marble Spring: 22.1 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 11.9 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 15.8 mi
- Lace Falls: 21.9 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 15.9 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 24.3 mi
- Lovers Leap: 24.9 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 9.3 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 9.3 mi
- Howrytown: 10.5 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Porter Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Top Mountain | NE 49° | 1,215 m | 10.7 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | NE 50° | 1,167 m | 9.0 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | NE 49° | 1,131 m | 13.5 mi |
| The Pinnacle | NE 49° | 1,119 m | 11.1 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | NE 43° | 1,088 m | 14.1 mi |
| Buzzards Roost | NE 51° | 1,074 m | 8.7 mi |
| Harkening Hill | NE 41° | 1,026 m | 9.7 mi |
| Chesnut Mountain | NE 41° | 942 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:25 | 17:05 |
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 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buchanan, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583771
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 13 mi
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