Wrights Peak
Wrights Peak rises to 1,242 m in Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,327 m to the south, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Fork Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 5.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49091082, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1242 m
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 21.9 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Fork Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Fork Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Kire Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Little Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 3.6 mi
- White Rock Recreation Area: 3.7 mi
- Salt Sulphur Springs Historic District: 7.0 mi
- Potts Creek Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
- Newport Recreation Area: 12.2 mi
- Pembroke Boat Ramp: 12.9 mi
- Winfrey’s Rock: 17.4 mi
- VTCC WW1 and April 16th Memorial: 18.0 mi
- April 16th Memorial: 18.1 mi
- The Pylons: 18.1 mi
- Audie Murphy Memorial Monument: 18.1 mi
- Second Creek Mill: 13.7 mi
- Andrew Johnston House: 15.5 mi
- St. Luke and Odd Fellows Hall: 17.7 mi
- Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation: 18.3 mi
- Smithfield Plantation: 18.6 mi
- Bear Cliff: 8.0 mi
- Bear Cliffs: 8.2 mi
- Barney's Wall: 8.3 mi
- Barneys Wall: 8.3 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 20.9 mi
- Keffer Oak: 12.1 mi
- Eastern Continental Divide: 13.9 mi
- Tingler's Mill: 15.7 mi
- Organ Cave: 17.4 mi
- The Bunker: 24.5 mi
- Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Niday Place State Forest: 9.1 mi
- Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Slaty Mountain Preserve: 18.4 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 20.6 mi
- Udderly Chic(k): 15.7 mi
- Coal Mining Memorial Coal Carts: 17.1 mi
- Perspective Gallery: 18.1 mi
- Modern Art: 18.4 mi
- Modern Art: 18.4 mi
- Egypt: 15.9 mi
- Junta: 17.4 mi
- Mercers Saltworks: 19.4 mi
- Warford: 21.2 mi
- Whitcomb: 21.4 mi
- Big Spring: 16.9 mi
- Cove Creek Spring: 17.0 mi
- Old Sweet Springs: 18.8 mi
- Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 19.1 mi
- Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 19.4 mi
- Cascades: 8.0 mi
- The Cascades: 20.5 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 20.5 mi
- Middle Cascades: 20.6 mi
- Hahn Horticultural Garden: 18.6 mi
- Piedmont Vegetable Garden: 19.7 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 23.3 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 23.3 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Wrights Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | S 185° | 1,327 m | 8.8 mi |
| Butt Mountain | SW 216° | 1,282 m | 9.1 mi |
| Lookoff Rock | SW 214° | 1,256 m | 9.2 mi |
| Wind Rock | S 176° | 1,246 m | 4.3 mi |
| Brushy Top | SW 215° | 1,236 m | 7.2 mi |
| Lone Pine Peak | SSE 161° | 1,232 m | 5.0 mi |
| Salt Pond Mountain | SSE 161° | 1,231 m | 5.0 mi |
| Doe Mountain | SSW 196° | 1,211 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:27 | 17:08 |
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 | 43 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union 3 SSE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/6742592588
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