Simmons Mountain
Simmons Mountain rises to 551 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49074030, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 551 m
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 6.5 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 6 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 16 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 16 mi
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mill Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Rich Hill: 1.5 mi
- Nunns Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Tar Kiln Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Laurel Hill Farm: 7.1 mi
- Byrds Marker: 8.8 mi
- Hart's Access: 9.3 mi
- Mountain Top Recreation Park: 9.8 mi
- Flat Rock Ruritan Park: 10.0 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 11.5 mi
- William Alfred Moore House: 11.6 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 11.7 mi
- Thunder Road Museum: 16.6 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 20.4 mi
- Colonel Jack Martin Rock House: 13.9 mi
- RM Collins Memorial: 14.0 mi
- CCC Ruins: 17.0 mi
- CCC Lodge Ruins: 17.0 mi
- Stoneman's Raid: 18.2 mi
- Rider Falls: 14.2 mi
- Torys Falls: 15.4 mi
- Lower Cascades: 15.6 mi
- Tise falls: 16.6 mi
- Window Falls: 16.7 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 6.1 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 11.7 mi
- Carolina Ziplines Canopy Tour: 13.4 mi
- Balanced Rock: 16.1 mi
- One Clear View: 23.1 mi
- Moores Wall: 16.1 mi
- Indian Face: 16.3 mi
- Cooks Wall: 17.2 mi
- Little Amphitheater: 18.0 mi
- Three Bears: 18.0 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 21.5 mi
- Fishing Island Picnic Site: 23.8 mi
- Ivy Bluffs Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 16.3 mi
- Magnolia Springs: 17.0 mi
- Daylily Meadows: 17.1 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 17.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Simmons Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | N 350° | 1,210 m | 13.9 mi |
| Hog Mountain | N 7° | 1,087 m | 13.2 mi |
| Jones Mountain | N 10° | 1,081 m | 14.4 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | NNE 16° | 1,049 m | 14.7 mi |
| Long Mountain | N 349° | 1,027 m | 13.5 mi |
| Turnip Patch Ridge | N 357° | 1,015 m | 10.4 mi |
| Turkey Nest Knob | N 354° | 986 m | 10.5 mi |
| Tinsley Knob | NNE 22° | 981 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:06 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:30 | 17:10 |
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 | 36 | 38 | 44 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meadows OF DAN 5 SW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356582106
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 12 mi
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