Blue Spring Hill
Blue Spring Hill rises to 403 m in Virginia. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the east, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Fork Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49014523, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 403 m
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 20.0 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Headforemost Mountain Overlook · 4 mi
- Mills Gap Overlook · 5 mi
- Black Rock Hill Overlook · 5 mi
- Onion Mountain Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Peaks of Otter Recreation Area: 5.3 mi
- Jellystone Park Natural Bridge: 9.5 mi
- Terrapin Mtn Race Start/Finish: 9.9 mi
- Montvale Wayside: 11.5 mi
- Montvale Park: 11.7 mi
- Fork Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Lone Field Hill: 1.8 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Pine Ridge: 2.8 mi
- Cove Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 8.1 mi
- Old Mine Entrance: 9.7 mi
- Indian and Settler Conflict: 12.4 mi
- Eagle Rock Lime Kilns: 13.0 mi
- National D-Day Memorial: 14.1 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 14.1 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 14.2 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 20.5 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 20.6 mi
- George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 20.9 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 12.0 mi
- Rhinoceros: 12.7 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 20.9 mi
- Knight Statue: 21.0 mi
- Peristyle: 21.0 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 8.3 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 8.4 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 8.9 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 9.0 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 9.7 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 10.1 mi
- Victory Garden: 14.0 mi
- Beale Garden: 21.1 mi
- Rain Garden: 22.7 mi
- Poplar Forest Herb Garden: 23.0 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 10.4 mi
- Lake Robertson: 19.6 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 19.7 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 19.8 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 20.1 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 3.8 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 4.8 mi
- Lace Falls: 8.5 mi
- Panther Falls: 22.1 mi
- Big Spring: 5.7 mi
- Hunting Spring: 9.1 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 9.3 mi
- Marble Spring: 10.5 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 11.2 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 11.2 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 21.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 23.8 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Howrytown: 15.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Blue Spring Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | E 94° | 1,287 m | 5.9 mi |
| Thunder Hill | E 86° | 1,221 m | 6.4 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | SSE 158° | 1,215 m | 5.3 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | S 173° | 1,167 m | 6.2 mi |
| Onion Mountain | ESE 108° | 1,157 m | 6.0 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | SE 126° | 1,131 m | 5.1 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SSE 153° | 1,119 m | 5.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 336° | 1,106 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:23 | 17:04 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buchanan, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356581732
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