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Second Peak

Second Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Second Peak rises to 1,476 m in Virginia. Mount Rogers stands 1,744 m to the west, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Third Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 2.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49072122, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1476 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.66568, -81.45955

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 15
  • Comers Rock Recreation Area: 14.7 mi
  • Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia: 15.2 mi
  • Ashe County Park: 15.8 mi
  • Family Central: 16.4 mi
  • Paddy Mountain Park: 18.0 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Straight Branch Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Gentry Creek Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Sharpes Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Whitetop Laurel Falls: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 6
Museums: 6
  • Smyth County Museum: 12.1 mi
  • Mountain Farm Life Museum: 15.7 mi
  • Museum of Ashe County History: 16.9 mi
  • Alleghany Historical Museum: 21.8 mi
  • Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 22.4 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • AT2020: 17.8 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 17.8 mi
  • Wheel of Freedom: 18.5 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 21.6 mi
  • Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 23.2 mi
Springs: 4
  • Brig Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Cave Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Newman Basket Company: 18.4 mi
  • Wooly: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Second Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RogersW 265°1,744 m4.7 mi
Wilburn RidgeWSW 254°1,689 m3.3 mi
Pine MountainW 260°1,684 m3.5 mi
Whitetop MountainWSW 257°1,684 m8.3 mi
Buzzard RockWSW 256°1,553 m9.0 mi
Little PinnacleSW 223°1,551 m3.7 mi
Grave MountainWNW 291°1,540 m6.1 mi
Haw Orchard MountainSW 228°1,526 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0419:38
June solstice06:0820:1020:49
September equinox07:1418:5019:24
December solstice07:3516:3417:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542516167716964534436

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356574614

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