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Canaan Hill

Canaan Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Canaan Hill rises to 544 m in Virginia. Big Butt stands 1,053 m to the west-northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Atlas, a peak 0.5 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 7.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49017834, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
544 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.86541, -79.36115

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 34
  • Brownsburg Historic District: 4.9 mi
  • Memorial Park: 5.3 mi
  • Jordan's Point: 6.3 mi
  • M. Leroy Richardson Park: 6.8 mi
  • Maury Monument: 6.9 mi
Historic sites: 27
  • Colonel Claudius Crozet: 6.5 mi
  • Johnathan Daniels: 6.5 mi
  • Korean War Roll of Honor: 6.6 mi
  • George Catlett Marshall: 6.6 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 6.6 mi
Springs: 18
  • Lovingston Springs: 11.2 mi
  • Wiggins Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Cow Camp Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Hog Camp Gap Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Rock Spring: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 8
Artworks: 7
Museums: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • Panther Falls: 11.6 mi
  • St. Mary's Falls: 14.5 mi
  • White Rock Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Lace Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Upper Shamokin Falls: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 2.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Chris Lantos Waterfront: 8.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Greenhouse Area: 13.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Canaan Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big ButtWNW 290°1,053 m6.9 mi
Nettle MountainESE 107°1,014 m10.1 mi
Ragged MountainWNW 294°1,003 m9.8 mi
Dale MountainWNW 284°991 m9.9 mi
Jump RockNNW 331°959 m6.5 mi
Coopers KnobWNW 295°959 m7.7 mi
Bratton MountainWNW 298°954 m10.2 mi
Little ButtWNW 290°947 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5620:0420:44
September equinox07:0618:4219:16
December solstice07:3016:2117:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744546371757467564537
Precip in3.12.83.53.74.14.84.13.33.73.13.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356601136

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