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Hickory Hill

Hickory Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Hickory Hill rises to 625 m in Virginia. Big Knob stands 1,237 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Morning Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 8.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49036161, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
625 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.70179, -80.10561

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 36
Springs: 7
  • Thomas Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Old Sweet Springs: 8.9 mi
  • Cove Creek Spring: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 6
  • Beaverdam Falls: 7.5 mi
  • The Cascades: 7.5 mi
  • Middle Cascades: 7.6 mi
  • Falling Spring Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Stony Run Falls: 19.7 mi
Museums: 6
  • Alleghany Historical Society: 8.6 mi
  • Craig County Historical Society: 13.7 mi
  • C&O Railway Heritage Center: 17.3 mi
  • Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 18.8 mi
  • Second Creek Mill: 19.3 mi
Attractions: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Historic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Udderly Chic(k): 12.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Hickory Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big KnobNE 44°1,237 m14.1 mi
Bald KnobNE 46°1,179 m14.3 mi
Rich Patch MountainsE 91°1,120 m9.0 mi
Hanging RockSSW 208°1,102 m10.9 mi
Oliver MountainNNE 13°1,088 m14.4 mi
Nicholls KnobESE 120°1,084 m5.2 mi
Montgomery KnobE 89°1,081 m9.2 mi
Bald MountainSSE 148°1,074 m7.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5819:33
June solstice06:0020:0720:46
September equinox07:0918:4519:19
December solstice07:3316:2517:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542526169737165544336
Precip in2.62.43.43.64.34.24.03.23.52.52.72.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Covington Fltr PLT, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1495681 — Hickory Hill, Alleghany County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356583626

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