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Big Hill

Big Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Big Hill rises to 820 m in Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,363 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Sittlington Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in Highland County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49012506, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
820 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.31878, -79.49098

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 17
  • Highland Park: 7.9 mi
  • Deerfield Park: 9.8 mi
  • Craigsville Community Park: 17.2 mi
  • Old House Run Recreation Area: 19.0 mi
  • Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area: 19.1 mi
Springs: 14
Historic sites: 11
Attractions: 5
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 7.3 mi
  • Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 8.1 mi
  • Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 10.5 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 11.0 mi
  • Gypsy Hill Express Train: 24.8 mi
Museums: 4
Cliffs: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Greenhouse Area: 19.0 mi
  • Allendale Nursery: 21.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Chris Lantos Waterfront: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Big Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobWNW 297°1,363 m13.5 mi
Barren RockN 354°1,335 m6.8 mi
Sounding KnobWNW 290°1,334 m5.7 mi
Freezland FlatENE 75°1,325 m8.8 mi
Little Bald KnobENE 68°1,320 m13.7 mi
Hardscrabble KnobENE 70°1,305 m9.8 mi
Tearjacket KnobENE 67°1,289 m10.3 mi
Big Bald KnobENE 76°1,260 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5520:0620:46
September equinox07:0618:4219:17
December solstice07:3216:2017:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139495765686761504032
Precip in3.63.34.34.34.94.34.13.84.02.93.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mustoe 1 SW, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1481731 — Big Hill, Highland County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356570505

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