Sand Mountain
Sand Mountain rises to 1,123 m in Virginia. Comers Rock stands 1,237 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is High Rocks, a peak 0.4 miles away. Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in Wythe County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49071269, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1123 m
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 19.7 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
- Scenic Overlook · 26 mi
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 26 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- High Rocks: 0.4 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 0.7 mi
- Lick Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Stuart Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Gleaves Knob: 4.6 mi
- Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
- Withers Park: 3.1 mi
- Dark Hollow Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Carter Wayside park: 9.7 mi
- Long Branch Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 4.7 mi
- Raven Cliff: 5.4 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 13.0 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 19.7 mi
- Sharon Springs: 15.3 mi
- Big Spring: 22.4 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 15.9 mi
- Falls of Dismal: 21.3 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 18.8 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 20.8 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 22.9 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 23.0 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 14.5 mi
- This Way: 16.3 mi
- Crooked Creek: 21.6 mi
- Waterfront: 22.7 mi
- DAK Lights: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Sand Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comers Rock | SW 222° | 1,237 m | 13.3 mi |
| Walker Mountain | N 351° | 1,224 m | 10.6 mi |
| Horse Heaven | SSW 206° | 1,175 m | 9.5 mi |
| Perkins Knob | SSW 199° | 1,171 m | 10.8 mi |
| Jones Knob | S 181° | 1,163 m | 9.8 mi |
| High Knob | SSW 203° | 1,150 m | 11.4 mi |
| Griffith Knob | NW 309° | 1,148 m | 10.4 mi |
| High Rocks | E 89° | 1,111 m | 0.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:09 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:31 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356574572
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