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Smith Mountain

Smith Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Smith Mountain rises to 776 m in Virginia. Cow Knob stands 1,231 m to the south-southwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49074828, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
776 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.78706, -79.01198

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 42
  • Bergton Fairgrounds: 3.3 mi
  • Dam Site Seven Park: 9.3 mi
  • Mathias Community Center: 9.9 mi
  • Fulks Run Ruritan Park: 10.8 mi
  • Michael Brothers Memorial Park: 15.2 mi
Museums: 14
Springs: 13
  • Sand Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Hall Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Shenandoah Alum Springs: 12.0 mi
  • Stranderman Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Cold Spring: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
Artworks: 9
Historic sites: 7
Attractions: 5
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Old grape garden: 20.8 mi
  • Heishman Garden: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Smith Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cow KnobSSW 213°1,231 m7.8 mi
Fulk MountainSSW 199°1,056 m8.8 mi
Black Lick MountainSSW 205°1,040 m8.0 mi
Rader KnobSSW 206°1,019 m6.2 mi
Beech Lick KnobS 181°1,000 m5.3 mi
White Grass KnobS 177°988 m4.4 mi
Spring MountainWNW 285°951 m8.4 mi
Carr MountainS 186°938 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:5220:0520:45
September equinox07:0418:4019:15
December solstice07:3216:1616:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239515967716963524234

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lost RVR, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1496237 — Smith Mountain, Rockingham County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356583860

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