Smith Mountain
Smith Mountain rises to 812 m in Virginia. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the east-northeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Devils Tanyard, a peak 1.0 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 4.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49074823, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 812 m
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 25.0 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hazeltop Ridge Overlook · 5 mi
- Naked Creek Overlook · 5 mi
- The Point Overlook · 5 mi
- Tanners Ridge Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Devils Tanyard: 1.0 mi
- Piney Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Dovel Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Grindstone Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Cubbage Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Stonewall Memorial Park: 7.5 mi
- Ralph H. Dean Recreation Park: 11.4 mi
- Carillon Park: 11.7 mi
- Ruffner Plaza: 12.0 mi
- New Market Community Park: 12.3 mi
- CCC Camp: 5.9 mi
- Five Tents: 6.4 mi
- Catherine Furnace: 6.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 7.6 mi
- Shenandoah Displacement momunment: 7.6 mi
- Naked Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
- Big Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
- Upper Big Creek Falls: 4.5 mi
- Lewis Spring Falls: 5.0 mi
- Big Rock Falls: 6.3 mi
- Town of Shenandoah Museum & Welcome Center: 4.8 mi
- Miller-Kite House Museum: 7.6 mi
- Dukes of Hazard Museum: 9.9 mi
- Toy Town Junction: 11.6 mi
- Car and Carriage Caravan Museum: 11.7 mi
- Lewis Spring: 5.3 mi
- Davids Spring: 6.1 mi
- Bear Lithia Spring: 6.3 mi
- Elkton Spring: 7.6 mi
- Pitt Spring: 7.8 mi
- Love: 11.6 mi
- Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 16.0 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 16.2 mi
- Cootie Bug: 16.2 mi
- World War Memorial: 18.4 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 5.5 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 5.8 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Cooter's Luray: 9.9 mi
- Luray Caverns: 11.6 mi
- Luray Caverns: 11.6 mi
- The Garden Maze: 11.7 mi
- Luray Train Depot: 12.0 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 4.5 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 6.9 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 9.8 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 9.9 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 13.2 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 8.9 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 20.2 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 22.6 mi
- ISAT Patio: 18.1 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 18.3 mi
- Heishman Garden: 18.6 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Smith Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawksbill | ENE 65° | 1,232 m | 8.6 mi |
| Fork Mountain | ESE 103° | 1,172 m | 6.9 mi |
| Hazeltop | ESE 109° | 1,149 m | 5.0 mi |
| Nakedtop | ENE 62° | 1,138 m | 8.1 mi |
| Spitler Hill | ENE 71° | 1,138 m | 8.5 mi |
| Betty's Rock | ENE 62° | 1,131 m | 9.6 mi |
| Blackrock | ENE 71° | 1,116 m | 5.5 mi |
| Stony Mountain | E 82° | 1,097 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:16 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 35 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Meadows, 6 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Shenandoah National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1500125 — Smith Mountain, Page County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356587024
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 5 mi
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