Riding High
Riding High is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet Statue, a artwork 0.1 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 3.8 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 4.1 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 3.0 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 9.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet Statue: 0.1 mi
- Contrapposto Sculpture: 0.2 mi
- Bison Sculpture: 0.3 mi
- Edward Miner Gallaudet Statue: 0.3 mi
- Gallaudet Thomas Hopkins and Alice Cogswell Statue: 0.4 mi
- Brentwood Park: 0.3 mi
- Joseph Cole Park: 0.3 mi
- 3rd Street Art Garden: 0.7 mi
- Alethia Tanner Park: 0.7 mi
- Ludlow/Taylor Recreation Center: 0.7 mi
- National Deaf Life Museum at Gallaudet University: 0.3 mi
- National Bonsai and Penjing Museum: 1.1 mi
- National Postal Museum: 1.2 mi
- National Guard Memorial Museum: 1.3 mi
- Sewall-Belmont House and Museum: 1.4 mi
- Dave Salovesh: 0.4 mi
- On this site in 1897 nothing happened: 0.5 mi
- Malik Habib: 0.9 mi
- Columbian Harmony Cemetery Memorial Plaque: 0.9 mi
- William Frederick Allen: 1.2 mi
- Wylie Street Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Perennial Collections: 0.8 mi
- Azalea Collections: 0.9 mi
- National Boxwood Collection: 0.9 mi
- Lovejoy Garden: 0.9 mi
- Washington Union Station: 1.2 mi
- Emancipation Hall: 1.6 mi
- United States Capitol: 1.7 mi
- Elbridge Gerry: 1.9 mi
- John Smilie: 1.9 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 2.6 mi
- Fort Chaplin Park: 2.9 mi
- Alger Park: 3.3 mi
- Reservation 630: 4.3 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.3 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 3.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Grove 3: 4.0 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 0.8 mi
- Round Hill: 1.2 mi
- Hickey Hill: 1.8 mi
- Bunker Hill: 1.9 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 2.0 mi
- Fishing Shore: 5.8 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 9.5 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 14.3 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 14.4 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 24.6 mi
- Takoma Spring: 4.6 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.0 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.4 mi
- Indian Springs: 8.2 mi
- Sandy Spring: 16.1 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 21.8 mi
- Indian Head: 23.2 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 11.8 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 12.2 mi
- Great Falls: 15.4 mi
- Coe Creek: 23.7 mi
- Wilson: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Riding High. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 275° | 156 m | 13.1 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 317° | 156 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 266° | 144 m | 10.4 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 268° | 140 m | 9.1 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 274° | 140 m | 13.7 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 260° | 137 m | 11.1 mi |
| Upton Hill | WSW 254° | 125 m | 8.8 mi |
| Point Reno | WNW 303° | 123 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natl Arboretum DC, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5292512586
Day trips start here
- Washington, D.C./Near Northeast · 0 mi
- Washington, D.C./Capitol Hill · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./East End · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./Shaw · 2 mi
- Mount Rainier · 3 mi
- Washington, D.C./Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights · 3 mi
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