Manchester Wall Rock Climbing
Manchester Wall Rock Climbing is a cliff in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Sabot Hill stands 92 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Civil War Prison Camp, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 21 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
One of central Virginia's premier rock climbing areas, offering multiple routes for trad climbing, sport climbing, and top roping. The sixty-foot granite wall is a remnant of the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge which spanned the James River.
What the record says
- Height
- 17 m
How to reach it
- 20.9 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Named places within 25 miles
- Civil War Prison Camp: 0.3 mi
- Ironworks Oil House: 0.3 mi
- Powhatan Chiefdom: 0.3 mi
- Water Tank Pit: 0.3 mi
- Iron Foundry Ruins: 0.3 mi
- The Mill: 0.3 mi
- Park Guardian II: 0.5 mi
- Wind's Up: 0.7 mi
- Corporate Presence: 0.7 mi
- Boatman's Tower: 0.7 mi
- Brown's Island: 0.4 mi
- Alice Fitz Park: 0.5 mi
- Gambles Hill Park: 0.5 mi
- Oregon Hill Park: 0.5 mi
- Holly Street Park: 0.6 mi
- Kanawha Plaza Fountain: 0.6 mi
- Douglas Southall Freeman's Grave: 0.6 mi
- John Tyler's Grave: 0.6 mi
- Richmond Vampire Tomb: 0.7 mi
- Lewis Ginter's Mausoleaum: 0.7 mi
- Alice Fitz Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Fonticello Food Forest: 1.1 mi
- Monroe Park Learning Garden: 1.2 mi
- Maymont Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Randolph Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- American Civil War Museum: 0.4 mi
- The Richmond Railroad Museum: 0.6 mi
- First Freedom Center: 0.8 mi
- Virginia Holocaust Museum: 1.1 mi
- Edgar Allan Poe Museum: 1.1 mi
- Gambles Hill: 0.6 mi
- Turkey Hill: 9.7 mi
- Shooters Hill: 11.0 mi
- Sliding Hill: 11.0 mi
- Blanco Mount: 13.8 mi
- Buttermilk Spring: 0.9 mi
- Fonticello Lithia Spring: 1.2 mi
- Forest Hill Spring: 1.7 mi
- Byrd Park Spring: 1.9 mi
- Chimborazo Spring: 2.0 mi
- Moody Conservation Area: 9.2 mi
- New Market Park: 9.5 mi
- Ware Bottom Church Battlefield Park: 13.2 mi
- James River National Wildlife Refuge: 24.5 mi
- Amelia: 24.6 mi
- Pony Pasture - James River Park: 4.4 mi
- Picnic Shelter 2: 9.4 mi
- Picnic Shelter 1: 9.4 mi
- Wells Fargo Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Toe Ink Wayside: 17.1 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Drewrys Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Chaffin Bluff: 7.8 mi
- Hardens Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Point of Rocks: 15.9 mi
- Lorraine: 9.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Manchester Wall Rock Climbing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabot Hill | WNW 291° | 92 m | 18.3 mi |
| Shooters Hill | WNW 286° | 69 m | 11.0 mi |
| Sliding Hill | N 1° | 63 m | 11.0 mi |
| Gambles Hill | N 7° | 44 m | 0.6 mi |
| Turkey Hill | ENE 76° | 43 m | 9.7 mi |
| Malvern Hill | SE 129° | 41 m | 14.5 mi |
| Minitree Hill | ESE 103° | 36 m | 23.5 mi |
| Evelynton Heights | SE 130° | 28 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond Intl AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10968066382
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