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Hutchinson Rock

Hutchinson Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Hutchinson Rock rises to 1,348 m in Virginia. Garden Mountain stands 1,437 m to the south-southwest, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Ghost Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 5.3 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49038160, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,348 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.10327, -81.40035

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 40
Historic sites: 8
  • Peery & St. Clair Building: 6.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 12.5 mi
  • This Way: 15.6 mi
  • Kimball World War I Memorial: 23.0 mi
  • Stone Arch: 23.7 mi
Museums: 3
  • Historic Crab Orchard Museum: 9.7 mi
  • Smyth County Museum: 19.7 mi
  • Mercer County War Museum: 24.4 mi
Springs: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Big Walker Lookout: 10.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Bluefield Love Sign: 12.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Hutchinson Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Garden MountainSSW1,437 m1.7 mi
Morris KnobWSW1,358 m12.5 mi
Chestnut KnobS1,344 m3.1 mi
East River MountainNNW1,331 m4.4 mi
Chimney RockN1,304 m4.7 mi
Greaver BenchmarkE1,270 m7.3 mi
Knob MountainWSW1,270 m10.6 mi
Clinch MountainWSW1,265 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:38
June solstice06:0720:1120:50
September equinox07:1418:5019:24
December solstice07:3616:3217:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303340495765686761504033
Precip in4.03.74.44.04.74.34.64.03.63.23.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burkes Garden, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583648

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