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Snake Den Mountain

Snake Den Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Snake Den Mountain rises to 1,116 m in Virginia. Stone Mountain stands 1,503 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Horne Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 4.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49074994, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1116 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.76567, -81.32010

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 15
Waterfalls: 4
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Chestnut Creek Falls: 23.0 mi
  • Straight Branch Falls: 23.4 mi
  • Sharpes Falls: 24.8 mi
Museums: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Big Pinnacle: 14.1 mi
  • Listening Rock: 14.6 mi
  • New River Outdoor Adventures: 20.3 mi
  • Caudill Cabin: 24.9 mi
Springs: 3
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Big Walker Lookout: 20.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Snake Den Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stone MountainSW 233°1,503 m10.8 mi
Third PeakSW 231°1,502 m10.4 mi
Second PeakSW 228°1,476 m10.4 mi
High RockSSE 151°1,418 m8.0 mi
Buck MountainSSE 151°1,417 m8.0 mi
First PeakSW 224°1,405 m10.5 mi
The PinnacleSE 129°1,380 m10.8 mi
Point Lookout MountainSE 129°1,380 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:37
June solstice06:0720:1020:48
September equinox07:1418:5019:24
December solstice07:3516:3317:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542516167716964534436

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356582112

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