Mole Hill
Mole Hill rises to 573 m in Virginia. Flagpole Knob stands 1,336 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Mole Hill Acres, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 19 miles off.
The story
hill and Extinct volcano in Harrisonburg, Virgina
Wikidata Q6895893, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 573 m
How to reach it
- 19.2 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 29.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Brown Mountain Overlook · 19 mi
- Dundo Overlook · 19 mi
- Two Mile Run Overlook · 19 mi
- Rocky Top Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- West Rockingham Ruritan Park: 1.1 mi
- Dayton Historic District: 2.3 mi
- Hillandale Park: 3.0 mi
- Whitelow Park: 3.4 mi
- Westover Park: 3.8 mi
- Onyx Hill: 1.6 mi
- Shavers Hill: 3.2 mi
- Round Hill: 4.5 mi
- Cooper Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Round Hill: 6.4 mi
- Fort Harrison: 2.3 mi
- Cannon Veterans Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Monument: 4.1 mi
- JMU Alma Mater: 4.2 mi
- Memorial Garden: 4.4 mi
- Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center: 2.3 mi
- Museum Of American Jewelry Design and Manufacturing: 4.4 mi
- Virginia Quilt Museum: 4.5 mi
- Explore More Discovery Museum: 4.6 mi
- Bridgewater Historical Society: 4.8 mi
- Love Essence: 4.2 mi
- Reader's Guide to an Open Window: 4.2 mi
- Guns into Plowshares: 4.2 mi
- Flames: 4.2 mi
- CON_Sequential Complex: 4.2 mi
- Beaver Creek Spring: 4.7 mi
- Maple Spring: 11.2 mi
- Seawright Springs: 11.8 mi
- Rockingham springs: 12.8 mi
- Sand Spring: 16.5 mi
- Fear Forest: 9.9 mi
- Endless View Farms: 19.8 mi
- Apple Cannon: 19.8 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 21.1 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 22.4 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 20.2 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 20.2 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 20.3 mi
- Cedar Falls: 22.5 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 23.3 mi
- Heishman Garden: 4.2 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 4.9 mi
- ISAT Patio: 4.9 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 21.7 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 21.7 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 19.5 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 21.3 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 24.2 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 0.2 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 22.2 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 22.3 mi
- Trinity Point: 20.5 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 22.0 mi
- Raven Rocks: 22.5 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 13.6 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 13.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Mole Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flagpole Knob | WNW 289° | 1,336 m | 13.2 mi |
| Slate Springs Mountain | WNW 288° | 1,332 m | 13.3 mi |
| Bother Knob | WNW 286° | 1,323 m | 14.6 mi |
| High Knob | NW 305° | 1,246 m | 14.4 mi |
| Dundore Mountain | WNW 300° | 1,244 m | 11.4 mi |
| Meadow Knob | WNW 290° | 1,184 m | 11.7 mi |
| Oak Knob | WNW 285° | 1,175 m | 10.1 mi |
| Feedstone Mountain | NW 325° | 1,174 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dale Enterprise, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1470661 — Mole Hill, Rockingham County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356563402
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 27 mi
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