Sweet Springs Mountain
Sweet Springs Mountain rises to 957 m in Virginia. Rich Patch Mountains stands 1,120 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Thomas Spring, a spring 2.4 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 4.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49080489, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 957 m
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 8.3 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 29.3 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Wallow: 2.6 mi
- Frozen Knob: 2.7 mi
- Jingling Rocks: 4.2 mi
- Slaty Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Morning Knob: 4.8 mi
- Lynnside Historic District: 5.7 mi
- National Childrens Forest: 7.3 mi
- Lynch Field Park: 8.7 mi
- Paisley Park: 8.9 mi
- Humpback Bridge Wayside: 10.8 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 3.0 mi
- Slaty Mountain Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Johnsons Creek State Natural Area Preserve: 11.4 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 13.9 mi
- Niday Place State Forest: 23.9 mi
- Thomas Spring: 2.4 mi
- Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 4.5 mi
- Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 5.2 mi
- Old Sweet Springs: 5.3 mi
- Cove Creek Spring: 7.0 mi
- High Point: 3.1 mi
- Piney Point: 3.7 mi
- Coffman Hill: 12.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 13.4 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 21.1 mi
- The Bunker: 8.5 mi
- Tingler's Mill: 9.8 mi
- Organ Cave: 13.1 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 16.4 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 22.1 mi
- Alleghany Historical Society: 12.7 mi
- Second Creek Mill: 14.3 mi
- Craig County Historical Society: 14.4 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 14.8 mi
- C&O Railway Heritage Center: 22.0 mi
- Middle Cascades: 3.0 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 3.1 mi
- The Cascades: 3.1 mi
- Falling Spring Falls: 17.9 mi
- Stony Run Falls: 23.9 mi
- Government Floyd Monument: 5.7 mi
- Roaring Run Furnace: 16.7 mi
- Callie Furnace: 21.2 mi
- Eagle Rock Lime Kilns: 21.9 mi
- Audie Murphy Memorial Monument: 23.2 mi
- Brink: 12.9 mi
- Whitcomb: 13.7 mi
- Alum Springs: 14.7 mi
- Howrytown: 24.8 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 7.7 mi
- Udderly Chic(k): 9.8 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 10.5 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Sweet Springs Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Patch Mountains | E 90° | 1,120 m | 14.0 mi |
| Hanging Rock | S 180° | 1,102 m | 9.4 mi |
| Nicholls Knob | ESE 104° | 1,084 m | 9.8 mi |
| Montgomery Knob | E 88° | 1,081 m | 14.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ESE 123° | 1,074 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mud Run Mountain | E 88° | 1,067 m | 10.9 mi |
| Fork Mountain | ESE 110° | 1,039 m | 10.4 mi |
| Cove Mountain | WSW 241° | 1,038 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — White Sulphur Springs, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356590411
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