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Short Mountain

Short Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Short Mountain rises to 1,200 m in Virginia. Beartown Mountain stands 1,429 m to the west-southwest, 9.5 miles off. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 4.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49073498, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1200 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.99551, -81.74611

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 24
Museums: 6
Historic sites: 6
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Straight Branch Falls: 24.3 mi
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 24.6 mi
  • Whitetop Laurel Falls: 25.0 mi
Artworks: 2
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Short Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beartown MountainWSW 241°1,429 m9.5 mi
Flattop MountainSSW 195°1,379 m4.1 mi
Morris KnobENE 62°1,358 m8.1 mi
Redrock MountainSSW 213°1,345 m6.1 mi
Brushy MountainSW 217°1,323 m3.2 mi
Peak 4300WSW 242°1,311 m7.4 mi
Knob MountainENE 59°1,270 m10.2 mi
Clinch MountainENE 76°1,265 m11.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:0820:1220:51
September equinox07:1618:5119:26
December solstice07:3716:3417:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333743536169727166544437
Precip in3.43.34.04.04.54.34.83.83.42.72.83.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richlands, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1493561 — Short Mountain, Tazewell County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356582090

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