Gibson Hill
Gibson Hill rises to 486 m in Virginia. Devils Knob stands 1,172 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Tinkling Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 6.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49031409, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 486 m
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 6.9 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 27.1 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Shenandoah Valley Overlook · 7 mi
- Rockfish Valley Overlook · 7 mi
- Afton Overlook · 7 mi
- Rockfish Gap Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hickory Hill: 0.8 mi
- Cave Hill: 1.1 mi
- Round Hill: 3.1 mi
- Kiser Hill: 4.0 mi
- Miller Knob: 4.6 mi
- Augusta County Recreation Center: 3.2 mi
- Ridgeview Park: 3.6 mi
- Rife Park: 4.4 mi
- Schneider Community Park: 4.8 mi
- Constitution Park: 4.8 mi
- Tinkling Spring: 0.7 mi
- Coiner Spring: 2.8 mi
- Dripping Rock: 9.7 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 9.9 mi
- Hickory Spring: 10.7 mi
- Augusta County: 7.3 mi
- Statler Brothers: 7.3 mi
- Cannon: 8.2 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 10.3 mi
- Plumb House Museum: 4.2 mi
- Waynesboro Heritage Museum: 4.6 mi
- American Frontier Culture Museum: 5.3 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum: 7.2 mi
- Historic Staunton Foundation: 7.3 mi
- Flower Pots: 7.1 mi
- Watering Can: 7.1 mi
- Chodo IX: 7.3 mi
- Staunton: 7.4 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 22.3 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 8.1 mi
- Apple Cannon: 8.6 mi
- Endless View Farms: 8.7 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 16.7 mi
- Fear Forest: 21.3 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 6.1 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 13.2 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 19.3 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 19.9 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 20.4 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 7.1 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 7.3 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 19.6 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 21.4 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 23.9 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 10.1 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 12.6 mi
- White Rock Falls: 12.9 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 17.9 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 18.9 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 17.6 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 18.2 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 11.9 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 12.0 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 19.0 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 23.1 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 13.2 mi
- Trinity Point: 13.3 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 13.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Gibson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devils Knob | S 175° | 1,172 m | 11.2 mi |
| Potatopatch Mountain | S 175° | 1,172 m | 11.2 mi |
| Cellar Mountain | SW 219° | 1,112 m | 12.1 mi |
| Humpback Mountain | SSE 156° | 1,099 m | 9.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSW 204° | 1,086 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mine Bank Mountain | SSW 212° | 1,063 m | 13.0 mi |
| Flint Mountain | SSW 203° | 1,050 m | 10.8 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | S 171° | 1,050 m | 11.9 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356571830
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 27 mi
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