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Buck Hill

Buck Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Hill rises to 650 m in Virginia. Elliott Knob stands 1,358 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Little North Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 23 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49016007, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
650 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.31130, -79.16361

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wildwood Park: 10.8 mi
  • Bird Sanctuary: 11.0 mi
  • Bridgeview Park: 11.0 mi
  • Edgebriar Park: 11.1 mi
  • Wynant Park: 11.2 mi
Springs: 20
Historic sites: 19
Artworks: 13
Attractions: 7
  • Gypsy Hill Express Train: 11.4 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 18.7 mi
  • Endless View Farms: 18.9 mi
  • Apple Cannon: 19.0 mi
  • Fear Forest: 19.4 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 12.3 mi
  • Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 12.4 mi
  • Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 18.1 mi
  • ISAT Patio: 18.3 mi
  • Heishman Garden: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 12.1 mi
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 12.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Buck Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elliott KnobSW 219°1,358 m12.9 mi
HogbackSW 220°1,355 m13.4 mi
Reddish KnobNNW 338°1,338 m11.3 mi
Flagpole KnobN 355°1,336 m13.8 mi
Slate Springs MountainN 355°1,332 m13.7 mi
Freezland FlatWNW 287°1,325 m9.6 mi
Bother KnobN 349°1,323 m13.8 mi
Little Bald KnobNW 318°1,320 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5420:0520:44
September equinox07:0518:4119:15
December solstice07:3116:1917:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546270747266554537
Precip in2.92.43.43.34.14.14.14.04.22.62.63.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staunton WTP, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1482109 — Buck Hill, Augusta County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356570761

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