Willard Mountain
Willard Mountain rises to 569 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Pikes Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Hanging Rock Scenic Byway passes 5.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49090135, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 569 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
- 8.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 11 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 15 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 15 mi
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pikes Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Beans Knob: 1.0 mi
- Bowens Knob: 1.3 mi
- Tar Kiln Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Toms Knob: 2.9 mi
- Byrds Marker: 5.2 mi
- Hart's Access: 6.5 mi
- Fred Clifton Park: 8.4 mi
- Mountain Top Recreation Park: 9.1 mi
- Mabry Mill Historic Mill Area: 10.9 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 15.6 mi
- William Alfred Moore House: 15.6 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 15.7 mi
- Thunder Road Museum: 20.9 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 21.8 mi
- Dan River Ford Preserve: 11.8 mi
- Dan River Bends Preserve: 12.5 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 14.6 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 17.6 mi
- Pitzer Road Public Fishing Area: 17.8 mi
- Lower Cascades: 13.6 mi
- Torys Falls: 13.9 mi
- Rider Falls: 14.0 mi
- Window Falls: 14.6 mi
- Tise falls: 14.7 mi
- RM Collins Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Colonel Jack Martin Rock House: 13.5 mi
- CCC Ruins: 15.1 mi
- CCC Lodge Ruins: 15.1 mi
- Stoneman's Raid: 15.4 mi
- Moores Wall: 14.5 mi
- Indian Face: 14.5 mi
- Cooks Wall: 15.7 mi
- Little Amphitheater: 19.3 mi
- Three Bears: 19.4 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 5.2 mi
- Carolina Ziplines Canopy Tour: 12.3 mi
- Balanced Rock: 14.4 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 15.6 mi
- One Clear View: 22.1 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 24.5 mi
- Fishing Island Picnic Site: 24.9 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 13.7 mi
- Magnolia Springs: 15.4 mi
- Daylily Meadows: 18.1 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Willard Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | NNW 333° | 1,210 m | 15.2 mi |
| Hog Mountain | NNW 347° | 1,087 m | 13.3 mi |
| Jones Mountain | N 351° | 1,081 m | 14.2 mi |
| Rocky Knob | N 2° | 1,080 m | 15.2 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | N 358° | 1,049 m | 14.0 mi |
| Long Mountain | NNW 332° | 1,027 m | 14.9 mi |
| Turnip Patch Ridge | NNW 334° | 1,015 m | 11.4 mi |
| Turkey Nest Knob | NNW 332° | 986 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:30 | 17:10 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stuart, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356587085
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 16 mi
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