Fry Hill
Fry Hill rises to 844 m in Virginia. Buck Mountain stands 1,417 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Hussy Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway passes 9.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49030718, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 844 m
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 17.1 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 19.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 28.5 mi off the New River Valley Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Big Walker Lookout · 18 mi
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 21 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 23 mi
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hussy Mountain: 0.7 mi
- High Point: 1.1 mi
- Little Horse Heaven: 1.4 mi
- Devils Den: 1.5 mi
- Ewing Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Long Branch Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Comers Rock Recreation Area: 7.8 mi
- Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park: 9.8 mi
- Withers Park: 10.0 mi
- Dannelly Park: 12.4 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 13.6 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 19.9 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 20.8 mi
- Smyth County Museum: 23.7 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 17.9 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 18.2 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Raven Cliff: 2.5 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 3.5 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 9.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 20.9 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 11.9 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 22.1 mi
- Crooked Creek: 18.4 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 21.7 mi
- Sharon Springs: 19.8 mi
- Big Spring: 22.8 mi
- This Way: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Fry Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Mountain | SW 222° | 1,417 m | 13.2 mi |
| Point Lookout Mountain | SSW 204° | 1,380 m | 10.4 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SSW 204° | 1,380 m | 10.4 mi |
| Buck Mountain East Peak | SW 216° | 1,356 m | 12.3 mi |
| High Knob | WSW 246° | 1,266 m | 12.0 mi |
| Big Ridge | SW 226° | 1,259 m | 11.9 mi |
| Comers Rock | WSW 249° | 1,237 m | 8.1 mi |
| Bald Rock Ridge | WSW 241° | 1,237 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:32 | 17:12 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wytheville, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1492982 — Fry Hill, Wythe County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356581849
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