Smith Mountain
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
Named places within 25 miles
- Pine Knob: 1.0 mi
- Mays Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Mine Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Burns Knob: 2.7 mi
- Reynolds Knob: 3.1 mi
- 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
- Plains District Memorial Museum: 16.4 mi
- Main Street of Yesteryear: 19.1 mi
- American Celebration on Parade: 19.3 mi
- Sites Homestead: 19.7 mi
- Seneca Rocks Discovery Center: 19.8 mi
- 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
- Baker Rocks: 13.0 mi
- Helmick Rock: 14.0 mi
- Eagle Rock: 15.3 mi
- Lower Slabs: 19.4 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 19.4 mi
- Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 16.6 mi
- Cootie Bug: 19.2 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 19.3 mi
- Reader's Guide to an Open Window: 23.0 mi
- Love Essence: 23.0 mi
- Fallen Solider Tribute: 17.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 20.1 mi
- 54th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment: 20.7 mi
- Collie Grave: 20.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Monument: 24.7 mi
- Bryce Resort: 13.4 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 13.9 mi
- Shenandoah Caverns: 19.1 mi
- Moorefield Historic District: 19.3 mi
- Seneca Caverns: 20.4 mi
- Lost River State Park: 10.9 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 23.5 mi
- Old grape garden: 20.8 mi
- Heishman Garden: 22.9 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 4.5 mi
- Falls Ridge Waterfall: 14.7 mi
- Smoke Hole: 15.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cow Knob | SSW 213° | 1,231 m | 7.8 mi |
| Fulk Mountain | SSW 199° | 1,056 m | 8.8 mi |
| Black Lick Mountain | SSW 205° | 1,040 m | 8.0 mi |
| Rader Knob | SSW 206° | 1,019 m | 6.2 mi |
| Beech Lick Knob | S 181° | 1,000 m | 5.3 mi |
| White Grass Knob | S 177° | 988 m | 4.4 mi |
| Spring Mountain | WNW 285° | 951 m | 8.4 mi |
| Carr Mountain | S 186° | 938 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:16 | 16:58 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 34 |
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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