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Claypool Hill

Claypool Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Claypool Hill rises to 745 m in Virginia. Beartown Mountain stands 1,429 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Overlook Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 0.4 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States.

Wikidata Q49020929, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
745 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.06206, -81.76039

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 15
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 3
  • Historic Crab Orchard Museum: 11.0 mi
  • Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 12.6 mi
  • Smyth County Museum: 20.7 mi
Springs: 2
Artworks: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Claypool Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beartown MountainSW1,429 m11.9 mi
Flattop MountainS1,379 m8.5 mi
Morris KnobE1,358 m8.0 mi
Redrock MountainSSW1,345 m10.0 mi
Brushy MountainS1,323 m7.2 mi
Peak 4300SW1,311 m9.9 mi
Knob MountainE1,270 m9.5 mi
Clinch MountainE1,265 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0519:39
June solstice06:0820:1220:51
September equinox07:1618:5119:26
December solstice07:3816:3417:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333743536169727166544437
Precip in3.43.34.04.04.54.34.83.83.42.72.83.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richlands, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1499268 — Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356586654

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