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Sandbank Mountain

Sandbank Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sandbank Mountain rises to 977 m in Virginia. Big House Mountain stands 1,111 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Ad Cox Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
977 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.72819, -79.69588

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 45
Historic sites: 31
Museums: 8
Waterfalls: 7
  • Lace Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Stony Run Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Blue Suck Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Falling Spring Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Apple Orchard Falls: 17.1 mi
Springs: 7
  • Bubbling Springs: 14.3 mi
  • Sand Springs: 14.4 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Hunting Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Marble Spring: 17.8 mi
Artworks: 7
Attractions: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Research and Demonstration Garden: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Sandbank Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big House MountainNE 46°1,111 m10.2 mi
Sugarloaf MountainS 179°1,106 m4.8 mi
Brushy MountainNNE 17°1,088 m10.4 mi
Gully MountainS 174°1,064 m5.5 mi
North MountainNE 38°1,059 m1.5 mi
Ad Cox KnobNE 42°1,055 m1.1 mi
Orebank MountainS 171°1,051 m5.7 mi
Little House MountainNE 50°1,032 m10.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:31
June solstice05:5820:0520:45
September equinox07:0718:4319:17
December solstice07:3116:2317:04

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946576573777569584639
Precip in3.22.73.73.84.43.94.53.04.13.43.33.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buchanan, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1486925 — Sandbank Mountain, Botetourt County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356574574

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