Short Mountain
Short Mountain rises to 868 m in Virginia. Mount Rogers stands 1,744 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Clark Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Washington County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49073501, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 868 m
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 22.9 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 26.9 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 29.6 mi off the Mission Crossing
Named places within 25 miles
- Clark Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Big Knob: 3.0 mi
- Grosses Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Fork Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Bear Knob: 3.7 mi
- Laurel Creek Park: 3.7 mi
- Backbone Rock Recreation Area: 6.8 mi
- The Meadows Sports Complex: 12.6 mi
- Landon Boyd Park: 12.7 mi
- Children's Park: 12.8 mi
- Another Way (ShortCut): 3.7 mi
- Wheel of Freedom: 4.0 mi
- Veteran's of all Service Branches: 13.1 mi
- Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 13.9 mi
- Nick Grindstaff monument: 20.3 mi
- Fields Penn 1860 House Museum: 13.3 mi
- Historical Society of Washington County: 13.5 mi
- William King Museum: 13.8 mi
- Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 14.3 mi
- Welcome Center and Museum: 14.6 mi
- Straight Branch Falls: 2.5 mi
- Whitetop Laurel Falls: 2.7 mi
- Gentry Creek Falls: 7.6 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 15.1 mi
- Sharpes Falls: 18.0 mi
- Where Trails Cross: 3.7 mi
- Virginia Creeper Trail Visitor Ctr: 3.8 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 13.2 mi
- Listening Rock: 13.5 mi
- Bristol Caverns: 22.7 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 13.7 mi
- Clinch Mountian: 16.9 mi
- The Channels Natural Area Preserve: 18.7 mi
- Hidden Valley Wildlife Management Area: 21.3 mi
- Paddy Mountain Plant Conservation Preserve: 21.9 mi
- Trials Playground: 16.5 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 19.7 mi
- John Douglas Wayside: 21.5 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Newman Basket Company: 3.7 mi
- Wooly: 14.4 mi
- Heartwood: 14.6 mi
- Courthouse Common Soldier, 1914: 24.5 mi
- Brig Spring: 4.3 mi
- Cave Spring: 5.9 mi
- Boiling Spring: 6.8 mi
- Big Spring: 23.4 mi
- Backbone Rock: 6.8 mi
- Morrison Cliff: 14.2 mi
- Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 14.5 mi
- Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery: 18.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Short Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rogers | E 95° | 1,744 m | 11.0 mi |
| Whitetop Mountain | ESE 107° | 1,684 m | 7.9 mi |
| Pine Mountain | E 95° | 1,684 m | 12.3 mi |
| Buzzard Rock | ESE 111° | 1,553 m | 7.4 mi |
| Beech Mountain | ESE 112° | 1,513 m | 6.9 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | ESE 110° | 1,480 m | 9.6 mi |
| Balsam Mountain | E 101° | 1,403 m | 9.2 mi |
| Double Top | ENE 78° | 1,382 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:35 | 17:15 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abingdon 3S, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583850
Day trips start here
- Bristol · 25 mi
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