Round Mountain
Round Mountain rises to 891 m in Virginia. Buckhorn Knob stands 1,239 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Piney Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Wythe County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49069948, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 891 m
How to reach it
- 11.7 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 22.7 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 24.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 24.6 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Big Walker Lookout · 17 mi
- Pinnacle Rock Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Carter Wayside park: 7.0 mi
- Pulaski Historic Residential District: 7.2 mi
- Jackson Park: 7.2 mi
- Sixth Street Park: 7.3 mi
- Dora Highway Park: 7.5 mi
- Piney Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Cove Mountain: 2.0 mi
- High Rock: 5.0 mi
- Little Brush Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Hamilton Knob: 6.0 mi
- Andrew Johnston House: 21.4 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 22.0 mi
- Mercer County Agricultural Museum: 23.9 mi
- Princeton Railroad Museum: 23.9 mi
- Mercer County War Museum: 24.1 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 11.2 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 11.3 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 20.8 mi
- City Garden: 24.0 mi
- This Way: 12.9 mi
- Wake Forest Kentland Slave Memorial: 21.1 mi
- Stone Arch: 24.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 24.2 mi
- High Point: 14.1 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 16.3 mi
- Raven Cliff: 17.3 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 17.4 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 21.0 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 22.6 mi
- Falls of Dismal: 9.3 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 23.2 mi
- DAK Lights: 12.1 mi
- Bluefield Love Sign: 24.1 mi
- Waterfront: 15.0 mi
- Water Front: 18.9 mi
- Sharon Springs: 20.2 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 21.7 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckhorn Knob | NNW 347° | 1,239 m | 17.0 mi |
| Sugar Run Mountain | NNE 13° | 1,238 m | 13.9 mi |
| Walker Mountain | W 273° | 1,224 m | 10.2 mi |
| Round Mountain | WNW 295° | 1,202 m | 17.1 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | N 10° | 1,179 m | 13.3 mi |
| Jesses Knob | NNW 348° | 1,164 m | 17.7 mi |
| High Rock | NW 321° | 1,153 m | 5.0 mi |
| Griffith Knob | WSW 258° | 1,148 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:30 | 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 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pulaski 2 E, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583814
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