Edge Hill
Edge Hill rises to 316 m in Virginia. The Priest stands 1,227 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Peebles Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49027236, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 316 m
How to reach it
- 12.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 19.7 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 26.9 mi off the Lee's Retreat
- 27.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- 3 Ridges Mountain Overlook · 13 mi
- Devil's Knob Overlook · 13 mi
- The Priest Overlook · 14 mi
- Ravens Roost Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Peebles Mountain: 1.1 mi
- High Peak: 1.3 mi
- Naked Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Simpson Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Welsh Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Tye River Memorial Park: 7.9 mi
- Cove Creek Park: 11.1 mi
- Amherst Wayside: 13.7 mi
- Simpson Park: 15.3 mi
- Scottsville Recreation Center: 19.1 mi
- Virginia Distillery Museum: 2.5 mi
- Waltons Mountain Museum: 9.3 mi
- Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 9.8 mi
- Amherst County Historical Museum: 15.2 mi
- Sweet Briar Museum: 17.7 mi
- Hickory Spring: 13.5 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 13.9 mi
- Dripping Rock: 14.1 mi
- Rock Spring: 16.3 mi
- Lovingston Springs: 17.4 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 4.4 mi
- James River at Wingina: 10.9 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 17.6 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 17.7 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 13.7 mi
- White Rock Falls: 15.1 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 18.4 mi
- Panther Falls: 23.5 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 2.5 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 13.9 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 17.9 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 7.3 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Mirador: 20.6 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 21.0 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 11.0 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 14.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Edge Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Priest | WNW 295° | 1,227 m | 12.1 mi |
| Three Ridges | NW 319° | 1,210 m | 10.2 mi |
| Little Priest | WNW 289° | 1,133 m | 12.1 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | NNW 340° | 1,050 m | 11.9 mi |
| Chimney Rock | NW 315° | 974 m | 10.1 mi |
| Bee Mountain | NW 322° | 921 m | 11.6 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | NNW 342° | 741 m | 6.9 mi |
| White Mountain | NNW 332° | 720 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — TYE RVR 1 SE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356586683
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 28 mi
- Charlottesville · 29 mi
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