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Stone Mountain

Stone Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Stone Mountain rises to 1,503 m in Virginia. Mount Rogers stands 1,744 m to the west-southwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Third Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49078403, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1503 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.67123, -81.47567

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 15
  • Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia: 15.2 mi
  • Comers Rock Recreation Area: 15.4 mi
  • Ashe County Park: 16.2 mi
  • Family Central: 16.8 mi
  • Laurel Creek Park: 17.5 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Straight Branch Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Gentry Creek Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Sharpes Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Whitetop Laurel Falls: 15.4 mi
Museums: 6
  • Smyth County Museum: 11.5 mi
  • Mountain Farm Life Museum: 16.1 mi
  • Museum of Ashe County History: 17.3 mi
  • Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 21.5 mi
  • Alleghany Historical Museum: 22.7 mi
Attractions: 5
Historic sites: 5
  • AT2020: 16.9 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 16.9 mi
  • Wheel of Freedom: 17.7 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 20.8 mi
  • Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 22.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • Brig Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Cave Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Newman Basket Company: 17.5 mi
  • Wooly: 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Stone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RogersWSW 258°1,744 m3.9 mi
Wilburn RidgeWSW 241°1,689 m2.7 mi
Pine MountainWSW 249°1,684 m2.7 mi
Whitetop MountainWSW 253°1,684 m7.5 mi
Buzzard RockWSW 252°1,553 m8.2 mi
Little PinnacleSSW 208°1,551 m3.5 mi
Grave MountainWNW 291°1,540 m5.1 mi
Haw Orchard MountainSSW 213°1,526 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0419:38
June solstice06:0820:1020:49
September equinox07:1418:5019:25
December solstice07:3516:3417:14

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, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356587030

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