Snake Den Mountain
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
- 4.8 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 16.0 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 24.1 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 24.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Big Walker Lookout · 20 mi
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 25 mi
- Alligator Back Overlook · 25 mi
- Mahogany Rock Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Horne Knob: 0.7 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Iron Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Canadays Ridge: 1.3 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Comers Rock Recreation Area: 5.4 mi
- Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia: 7.5 mi
- Dark Hollow Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park: 18.2 mi
- Withers Park: 18.2 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 9.2 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 23.0 mi
- Straight Branch Falls: 23.4 mi
- Sharpes Falls: 24.8 mi
- Smyth County Museum: 12.0 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 21.1 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 22.8 mi
- Mountain Farm Life Museum: 24.2 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 14.1 mi
- Listening Rock: 14.6 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 20.3 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 24.9 mi
- Big Spring: 14.4 mi
- Sharon Springs: 19.8 mi
- Brig Spring: 24.1 mi
- Raven Cliff: 15.2 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 16.0 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 24.6 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 20.0 mi
- Clinch Mountian: 24.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Mountain | SW 233° | 1,503 m | 10.8 mi |
| Third Peak | SW 231° | 1,502 m | 10.4 mi |
| Second Peak | SW 228° | 1,476 m | 10.4 mi |
| High Rock | SSE 151° | 1,418 m | 8.0 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SSE 151° | 1,417 m | 8.0 mi |
| First Peak | SW 224° | 1,405 m | 10.5 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SE 129° | 1,380 m | 10.8 mi |
| Point Lookout Mountain | SE 129° | 1,380 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:33 | 17:13 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 53 | 44 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356582112
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