Laurel Hill
Laurel Hill rises to 588 m in Virginia. Elliott Knob stands 1,358 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Newport Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 11 miles off.
The story
mountain in Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49043650, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 588 m
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 17.2 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 24.1 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fork Mountain Overlook · 13 mi
- Boston Knob Overlook · 13 mi
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 13 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Newport Hill: 0.4 mi
- Miller Hill: 1.3 mi
- Pisgah Hill: 2.1 mi
- Roundtop Hill: 2.5 mi
- Burnt Hill: 3.0 mi
- Brownsburg Historic District: 4.7 mi
- Craigsville Community Park: 7.7 mi
- Maury Monument: 9.5 mi
- Memorial Park: 14.5 mi
- Schneider Community Park: 14.9 mi
- Bob Seibert Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Westlake Sundial: 8.7 mi
- Johnathan Daniels: 15.8 mi
- Colonel Claudius Crozet: 15.8 mi
- George Catlett Marshall: 15.8 mi
- Cockran Spring: 6.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 10.5 mi
- Chestnut Flat Spring: 10.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 12.7 mi
- Buffalo Spring: 13.7 mi
- Virginia Military Institute Museum: 15.9 mi
- George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 16.0 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 16.4 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 16.4 mi
- Historic Staunton Foundation: 16.4 mi
- George C. Marshall: 15.9 mi
- George Washington: 15.9 mi
- The Cannonball: 15.9 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 16.0 mi
- Staunton: 16.3 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 10.9 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 16.5 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 17.5 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 18.6 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 19.9 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 11.4 mi
- White Rock Falls: 14.8 mi
- Panther Falls: 19.8 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 20.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 13.1 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 14.9 mi
- Trinity Point: 16.2 mi
- Byrd Point: 20.3 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 14.3 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 15.5 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 16.6 mi
- Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson: 16.7 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 6.0 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 16.4 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 16.5 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 21.9 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 8.7 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 24.2 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 8.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Laurel Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Knob | N 356° | 1,358 m | 12.0 mi |
| Hogback | N 354° | 1,355 m | 11.7 mi |
| Cellar Mountain | ESE 109° | 1,112 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mine Bank Mountain | ESE 115° | 1,063 m | 12.0 mi |
| Big Butt | WSW 237° | 1,053 m | 11.8 mi |
| Round Mountain | ESE 121° | 1,051 m | 12.3 mi |
| Archer Knob | NNW 335° | 1,039 m | 9.8 mi |
| Bare Mountain | ESE 103° | 1,039 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:20 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montebello Fish Cultural STN, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356581934
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