Sand Mountain
Sand Mountain rises to 925 m in Virginia. Glade Mountain stands 1,245 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Stuart Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49071266, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 925 m
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 15.2 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 24.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 26.3 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Overlooks nearby
- Big Walker Lookout · 13 mi
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 26 mi
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 28 mi
- Mahogany Rock Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stuart Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Lick Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Sand Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Gleaves Knob: 4.7 mi
- Cave Hill: 4.9 mi
- Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park: 6.0 mi
- Withers Park: 6.1 mi
- Dark Hollow Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Comers Rock Recreation Area: 8.9 mi
- Long Branch Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 18.9 mi
- Smyth County Museum: 21.0 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 23.6 mi
- Raven Cliff: 5.5 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 5.7 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 12.8 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 22.0 mi
- Sharon Springs: 14.4 mi
- Big Spring: 18.8 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 16.9 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 21.5 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 14.9 mi
- This Way: 18.4 mi
- Crooked Creek: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Sand Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glade Mountain | W 260° | 1,245 m | 12.3 mi |
| Comers Rock | SSW 212° | 1,237 m | 9.0 mi |
| Buzzard Rock | SW 221° | 1,203 m | 10.1 mi |
| Locust Mountain | WSW 257° | 1,190 m | 13.0 mi |
| Horse Heaven | S 181° | 1,175 m | 6.2 mi |
| Perkins Knob | S 177° | 1,171 m | 7.9 mi |
| Jones Knob | SSE 153° | 1,163 m | 8.4 mi |
| Lina Rocks | SW 221° | 1,163 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:09 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:32 | 17:12 |
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 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wytheville, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356586966
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