Skip to content
Byway
Peak · Virginia

Minie Ball Hill

Minie Ball Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Minie Ball Hill rises to 1,197 m in Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,327 m to the south-southwest, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Wind Rock, a peak 0.5 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 9.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49050566, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1197 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.40763, -80.51506
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 15
Nature reserves: 8
Artworks: 8
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Keffer Oak: 8.7 mi
  • Eastern Continental Divide: 12.0 mi
  • Tingler's Mill: 17.7 mi
  • Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 20.1 mi
  • Dixie Caverns: 21.5 mi
Springs: 5
  • Big Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Cove Creek Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Old Sweet Springs: 21.5 mi
  • Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 21.7 mi
  • Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascades: 4.3 mi
  • The Cascades: 23.5 mi
  • Beaverdam Falls: 23.5 mi
  • Middle Cascades: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Minie Ball Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobSSW 197°1,327 m4.2 mi
Butt MountainWSW 246°1,282 m6.4 mi
Lookoff RockWSW 243°1,256 m6.4 mi
Wind RockNNW 333°1,246 m0.5 mi
Wrights PeakN 354°1,242 m4.8 mi
Brushy TopWSW 257°1,236 m4.8 mi
Lone Pine PeakE 88°1,232 m1.1 mi
Salt Pond MountainE 87°1,231 m1.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0019:34
June solstice06:0220:0820:47
September equinox07:1118:4619:21
December solstice07:3416:2717:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323543536169727165544336
Precip in2.72.33.33.54.63.83.83.33.62.62.52.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union 3 SSE, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1485493 — Minie Ball Hill, Giles County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356573320

More peaks in Virginia

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore peaks
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Minie Ball Hill.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens