Round Mountain
Round Mountain rises to 998 m in Virginia. High Rock stands 1,418 m to the south-southwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is High Knob, a peak 2.2 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49069939, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 998 m
How to reach it
- 12.2 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 15.0 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 19.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 23.1 mi off the New River Valley Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 21 mi
- Big Walker Lookout · 21 mi
- Mahogany Rock Overlook · 22 mi
- Bullhead Mountain Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- High Knob: 2.2 mi
- Porter Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Comers Rock: 2.5 mi
- Perkins Knob: 3.1 mi
- Tims Knob: 3.1 mi
- Comers Rock Recreation Area: 2.3 mi
- Long Branch Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia: 12.6 mi
- Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park: 15.0 mi
- Withers Park: 15.1 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 12.9 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 19.6 mi
- Listening Rock: 19.8 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 22.2 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 22.3 mi
- Raven Cliff: 9.2 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 10.2 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 22.0 mi
- Alligator Back: 22.7 mi
- Devils Garden: 22.7 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 15.6 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 16.0 mi
- Incredible Falls: 22.9 mi
- Bullhead Creek Cascades: 23.1 mi
- Upper Widows Creek Falls: 24.4 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 15.5 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 17.1 mi
- Smyth County Museum: 19.3 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 20.7 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 22.7 mi
- Big Spring: 20.4 mi
- Sharon Springs: 21.5 mi
- Crooked Creek: 22.1 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Rock | SSW 211° | 1,418 m | 6.8 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SSW 211° | 1,417 m | 6.7 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SSE 168° | 1,380 m | 5.6 mi |
| Point Lookout Mountain | SSE 168° | 1,380 m | 5.6 mi |
| Iron Mountain | W 270° | 1,359 m | 7.8 mi |
| Buck Mountain East Peak | SSW 198° | 1,356 m | 6.2 mi |
| Canadays Ridge | W 272° | 1,320 m | 8.3 mi |
| Big Ridge | SW 218° | 1,259 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:09 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:33 | 17:13 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 53 | 44 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1486789 — Round Mountain, Grayson County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356574432
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