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Short Mountain

Short Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Short Mountain rises to 1,245 m in Virginia. Beartown Mountain stands 1,429 m to the west, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Redrock Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 9.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America; geonames ID = 4785570

Wikidata Q49073496, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1245 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.92289, -81.81651

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 21
Historic sites: 9
Museums: 6
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 5
Artworks: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Straight Branch Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Whitetop Laurel Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Short Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beartown MountainW 274°1,429 m4.4 mi
Flattop MountainENE 69°1,379 m3.0 mi
Morris KnobNE 51°1,358 m14.1 mi
Redrock MountainE 96°1,345 m0.6 mi
Brushy MountainNE 39°1,323 m3.2 mi
Peak 4300WNW 300°1,311 m3.0 mi
Brumley MountainWSW 245°1,287 m13.8 mi
Knob MountainNE 51°1,270 m16.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0519:39
June solstice06:0920:1220:51
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3716:3417:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744536270737267554437
Precip in3.83.84.34.34.34.45.14.53.53.03.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saltville 1N, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356587008

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