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Castle Hill

Castle Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Castle Hill rises to 199 m in Virginia. Peters Mountain stands 550 m to the north-northeast, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Walnut Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49018433, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
199 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.08486, -78.29751

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Barboursville Community Park: 6.1 mi
  • Cooke Park: 7.0 mi
  • Gordonsville Historic District: 7.0 mi
  • Verling Park: 7.1 mi
  • Preddy Creek Trail Park: 7.5 mi
Artworks: 33
Historic sites: 31
Gardens: 15
Nature reserves: 11
Beaches: 7
  • Chris Greene Lake Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 5: 11.1 mi
  • Main Beach (Beach 1): 11.5 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 3: 11.8 mi
  • Lake Monticello Beach 4: 11.8 mi
Attractions: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Castle Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peters MountainNNE 13°550 m2.9 mi
Brokenback MountainNW 310°533 m18.4 mi
Dudley MountainWSW 243°490 m17.4 mi
Carters MountainSW 235°477 m12.8 mi
Goodlow MountainNNE 20°458 m3.7 mi
Wolfpit MountainWSW 242°454 m6.3 mi
HightopW 268°445 m2.5 mi
Sugarloaf MountainWSW 244°442 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:25
June solstice05:5120:0120:40
September equinox07:0218:3719:12
December solstice07:2716:1616:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149596775797770594942
Precip in3.02.33.53.24.24.43.43.94.13.33.43.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlottesville Albemarle AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356591993

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