Sharps Mountain
Sharps Mountain rises to 540 m in Virginia. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the north-northeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzards Roost, a peak 1.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49072635, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 540 m
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 27.9 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Headforemost Mountain Overlook · 5 mi
- Black Rock Hill Overlook · 6 mi
- Onion Mountain Overlook · 6 mi
- Small waterfall · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buzzards Roost: 1.8 mi
- Sharp Top Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Sunset Hill: 2.7 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Cobbs Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Peaks of Otter Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
- Bedford Historic District: 6.2 mi
- Centertown Park: 6.3 mi
- Greenwood Park: 6.6 mi
- Beulah Payne Memorial Park: 6.6 mi
- National D-Day Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Liberty Lake Park: 7.2 mi
- Lynchburg and Salem Turnpike: 11.4 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 13.6 mi
- Old Mine Entrance: 14.8 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 3.0 mi
- Victory Garden: 6.1 mi
- Poplar Forest Herb Garden: 18.2 mi
- Rain Garden: 19.4 mi
- Beale Garden: 19.9 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 6.4 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 17.1 mi
- Poplar Forest Museum: 18.2 mi
- Vinton Historical Society Museum: 19.3 mi
- Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 19.9 mi
- Rhinoceros: 4.8 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 17.1 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 21.9 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 22.0 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 23.1 mi
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 6.2 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 13.3 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 15.2 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 15.3 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 15.7 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 3.0 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 17.5 mi
- Explore Park: 18.6 mi
- Carvins Cove: 22.1 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 23.5 mi
- Big Spring: 2.3 mi
- Hunting Spring: 12.5 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 13.2 mi
- Marble Spring: 13.7 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 4.5 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 7.9 mi
- Lace Falls: 15.6 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 13.0 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 13.0 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 23.9 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Howrytown: 16.6 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Sharps Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | NNE 29° | 1,287 m | 8.4 mi |
| Thunder Hill | NNE 29° | 1,221 m | 9.4 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | N 4° | 1,215 m | 2.8 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | NNW 327° | 1,167 m | 1.9 mi |
| Onion Mountain | NNE 34° | 1,157 m | 7.1 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | NNE 26° | 1,131 m | 5.3 mi |
| The Pinnacle | N 9° | 1,119 m | 3.2 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | NNE 16° | 1,088 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:24 | 17:05 |
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 | 37 | 39 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356574730
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