Third Peak
Third Peak rises to 1,502 m in Virginia. Mount Rogers stands 1,744 m to the west, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Second Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49083140, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,502 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 17.2 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 21.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 25.9 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Alligator Back Overlook · 23 mi
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 23 mi
- Basin Cove Overlook · 24 mi
- Jumpinoff Rock Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Second Peak: 0.5 mi
- Stone Mountain: 0.5 mi
- First Peak: 1.2 mi
- Wilburn Ridge: 3.1 mi
- Pine Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Comers Rock Recreation Area: 14.9 mi
- Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia: 15.1 mi
- Ashe County Park: 16.1 mi
- Family Central: 16.7 mi
- Laurel Creek Park: 18.1 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
- Straight Branch Falls: 13.9 mi
- Gentry Creek Falls: 15.0 mi
- Sharpes Falls: 15.4 mi
- Whitetop Laurel Falls: 15.9 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 3.7 mi
- Listening Rock: 4.3 mi
- Where Trails Cross: 17.8 mi
- Virginia Creeper Trail Visitor Ctr: 18.2 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 23.5 mi
- Smyth County Museum: 11.6 mi
- Mountain Farm Life Museum: 16.1 mi
- Museum of Ashe County History: 17.2 mi
- Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 21.9 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 22.2 mi
- Brig Spring: 14.2 mi
- Cave Spring: 15.4 mi
- Boiling Spring: 15.8 mi
- Big Spring: 18.2 mi
- Another Way (ShortCut): 17.5 mi
- Wheel of Freedom: 18.2 mi
- Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 23.1 mi
- Paddy Mountain Plant Conservation Preserve: 17.6 mi
- Clinch Mountian: 22.0 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 23.1 mi
- Backbone Rock: 20.1 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 23.2 mi
- Alligator Back: 23.4 mi
- Newman Basket Company: 18.1 mi
- Wooly: 21.9 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery: 20.7 mi
- Elk Shoals: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Third Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rogers | W 260° | 1,744 m | 4.4 mi |
| Wilburn Ridge | WSW 246° | 1,689 m | 3.1 mi |
| Pine Mountain | WSW 253° | 1,684 m | 3.2 mi |
| Whitetop Mountain | WSW 254° | 1,684 m | 8.0 mi |
| Buzzard Rock | WSW 254° | 1,553 m | 8.7 mi |
| Little Pinnacle | SW 216° | 1,551 m | 3.7 mi |
| Grave Mountain | WNW 289° | 1,540 m | 5.7 mi |
| Haw Orchard Mountain | SW 220° | 1,526 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:04 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:34 | 17:14 |
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, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356587046
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