Peak · Virginia
Cave Hill
Cave Hill rises to 500 m in Virginia. Devils Knob stands 1,172 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Gibson Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 7.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49018778, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 500 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.07041, -78.98947
- 7.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 7.5 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 27.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Shenandoah Valley Overlook · 7 mi
- Rockfish Valley Overlook · 7 mi
- Afton Overlook · 8 mi
- Rockfish Gap Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Gibson Hill: 1.1 mi
- Hickory Hill: 1.7 mi
- Round Hill: 2.1 mi
- Miller Knob: 5.1 mi
- Kiser Hill: 5.1 mi
Parks: 52
- Augusta County Recreation Center: 3.6 mi
- Schneider Community Park: 3.8 mi
- Ridgeview Park: 4.4 mi
- Rife Park: 5.1 mi
- Constitution Park: 5.7 mi
Springs: 18
- Tinkling Spring: 1.2 mi
- Coiner Spring: 3.4 mi
- Dripping Rock: 9.4 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 9.6 mi
- Hickory Spring: 10.2 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Augusta County: 7.0 mi
- Statler Brothers: 7.1 mi
- Cannon: 8.0 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 11.3 mi
Museums: 13
- American Frontier Culture Museum: 5.1 mi
- Plumb House Museum: 5.1 mi
- Waynesboro Heritage Museum: 5.4 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum: 7.0 mi
- Historic Staunton Foundation: 7.0 mi
Artworks: 7
- Flower Pots: 6.8 mi
- Watering Can: 6.8 mi
- Chodo IX: 7.1 mi
- Staunton: 7.1 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 23.2 mi
Attractions: 7
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 7.9 mi
- Apple Cannon: 9.7 mi
- Endless View Farms: 9.7 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 15.9 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 20.8 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 5.9 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 14.1 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 19.0 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 20.1 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 21.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 9.8 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 11.6 mi
- White Rock Falls: 12.1 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 19.0 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 19.9 mi
Gardens: 5
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 6.8 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 7.0 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 20.5 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 20.5 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 18.2 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 18.6 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 12.6 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 12.7 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 19.8 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 12.5 mi
- Trinity Point: 13.0 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Monocan Beach: 13.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Cave Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devils Knob | S 170° | 1,172 m | 10.8 mi |
| Potatopatch Mountain | S 170° | 1,172 m | 10.8 mi |
| Cellar Mountain | SW 217° | 1,112 m | 11.1 mi |
| Humpback Mountain | SSE 150° | 1,099 m | 9.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSW 201° | 1,086 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mine Bank Mountain | SSW 210° | 1,063 m | 12.1 mi |
| Round Mountain | SSW 209° | 1,051 m | 13.4 mi |
| Flint Mountain | SSW 199° | 1,050 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:03 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:19 | 17:00 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesboro WTP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1482379 — Cave Hill, Augusta County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356570939
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- Charlottesville · 28 mi
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