River Mountain
River Mountain rises to 959 m in Virginia. Beartown Mountain stands 1,429 m to the east-southeast, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is The Doubles, a peak 0.6 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 14 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49068656, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 959 m
How to reach it
- 13.6 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 15.9 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lovers Leap Overlook · 28 mi
- Mill Rock Overlook · 28 mi
- Towers Overlook · 29 mi
- Towers Tunnel Overlook · 29 mi
109 named places within 25 miles
- The Doubles: 0.6 mi
- Smith Knob: 0.6 mi
- Webb Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Little Rock: 2.1 mi
- The Loop: 4.4 mi
- J.S. Easterly Park: 6.0 mi
- Old Mill Park: 7.2 mi
- Lebanon Town Park: 7.6 mi
- Glade Hollow Ball Park: 7.7 mi
- William P. Harris Recreational Park: 9.9 mi
- Pinnacle Natural Area Perserve: 4.4 mi
- The Channels Natural Area Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Hidden Valley Wildlife Management Area: 9.3 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 10.1 mi
- Cleveland Barrens Natural Area Preserve: 10.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 6.8 mi
- Dedicated To All The Veterans of Russell County: 6.8 mi
- In Remembrance to the Veterans of Russel County S. Hughes Melton Medical Doctor: 6.9 mi
- Veteran's of all Service Branches: 17.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Walk of Honor: 24.7 mi
- Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 12.7 mi
- Fields Penn 1860 House Museum: 17.3 mi
- William King Museum: 17.4 mi
- Historical Society of Washington County: 17.4 mi
- Historic Crab Orchard Museum: 24.5 mi
- Pinnacle: 4.4 mi
- Morrison Cliff: 10.1 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Christy Cliffs: 17.0 mi
- Courthouse Common Soldier, 1914: 7.3 mi
- Wooly: 12.7 mi
- Heartwood: 18.3 mi
- Newman Basket Company: 24.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 9.3 mi
- John Douglas Wayside: 12.9 mi
- Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 18.1 mi
- Virginia Creeper Trail Visitor Ctr: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of River Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beartown Mountain | ESE 119° | 1,429 m | 4.7 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | E 98° | 1,379 m | 11.4 mi |
| Morris Knob | ENE 72° | 1,358 m | 20.5 mi |
| Redrock Mountain | ESE 106° | 1,345 m | 9.5 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | E 91° | 1,323 m | 10.5 mi |
| Peak 4300 | E 100° | 1,311 m | 6.0 mi |
| Brumley Mountain | SSW 205° | 1,287 m | 9.4 mi |
| Middle Knob | S 184° | 1,264 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:35 | 17:15 |
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 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lebanon, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1494261 — River Mountain, Russell County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356582586
Day trips start here
- Bristol · 28 mi
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