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Mole Hill

Mole Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates38.44818, -78.95281

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks
Historic sites: 23
Museums: 20
Artworks: 16
Springs: 14
Attractions: 6
  • 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
Waterfalls: 6
Gardens: 5
  • 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
Picnic sites: 5
Nature reserves: 3
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flagpole KnobWNW 289°1,336 m13.2 mi
Slate Springs MountainWNW 288°1,332 m13.3 mi
Bother KnobWNW 286°1,323 m14.6 mi
High KnobNW 305°1,246 m14.4 mi
Dundore MountainWNW 300°1,244 m11.4 mi
Meadow KnobWNW 290°1,184 m11.7 mi
Oak KnobWNW 285°1,175 m10.1 mi
Feedstone MountainNW 325°1,174 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:5320:0420:44
September equinox07:0418:4019:15
December solstice07:3016:1716:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542526271757366554436
Precip in2.72.23.23.34.03.94.13.83.72.52.62.9

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

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