Peters Hill
Peters Hill rises to 614 m in Virginia. Arnolds Knob stands 1,186 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Lovers Leap, a cliff 1.2 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 9.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49060825, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 614 m
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 18.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 21.1 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mill Mountain Overlook · 21 mi
- Mill Mountain Star Overlook · 21 mi
- Roanoke River Overlook · 23 mi
- Roanoke Mountain Loop Lookout · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Aps Knob: 1.6 mi
- Nutters Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Little Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Earn Knob: 4.5 mi
- Hanging Rock: 4.8 mi
- Field of Dreams: 4.6 mi
- Lynnside Historic District: 9.9 mi
- Whispering Pines Park: 11.1 mi
- Havens State Game Refuge: 11.5 mi
- National Childrens Forest: 11.8 mi
- Government Floyd Monument: 9.9 mi
- Audie Murphy Memorial Monument: 10.3 mi
- The Rock: 15.7 mi
- Via Field Memorial: 15.9 mi
- Eagle Crossing Memorial: 16.2 mi
- Craig County Historical Society: 2.6 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 15.3 mi
- Salem Museum: 15.6 mi
- Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 15.6 mi
- Virginia Museum of Transportation: 19.6 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 11.9 mi
- Slaty Mountain Preserve: 12.1 mi
- Carvins Cove: 12.1 mi
- Havens Wildlife Management Area: 12.7 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 13.0 mi
- Udderly Chic(k): 7.3 mi
- The Rock: 15.3 mi
- The Solar Wind: 15.3 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 19.4 mi
- Merrill Gainer Statue: 19.6 mi
- Tingler's Mill: 7.3 mi
- Eastern Continental Divide: 11.3 mi
- Keffer Oak: 16.0 mi
- Dixie Caverns: 17.3 mi
- Jupiter Missile: 19.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 1.2 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 9.7 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 9.9 mi
- Piney Point: 12.8 mi
- High Point: 13.4 mi
- Community Garden: 15.2 mi
- Beale Garden: 15.6 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 19.3 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 19.3 mi
- Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 20.9 mi
- Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 9.7 mi
- Old Sweet Springs: 9.9 mi
- Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 10.6 mi
- Big Spring: 13.8 mi
- Cove Creek Spring: 13.9 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 11.9 mi
- The Cascades: 12.0 mi
- Middle Cascades: 12.3 mi
- Cascades: 24.8 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 19.0 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Peters Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnolds Knob | W 266° | 1,186 m | 10.3 mi |
| Moteshard Mountain | W 264° | 1,136 m | 11.6 mi |
| Sinking Creek Mountain | SSW 209° | 1,117 m | 5.2 mi |
| Chimney Rock | SSW 213° | 1,108 m | 5.8 mi |
| Hanging Rock | NNW 330° | 1,102 m | 4.8 mi |
| Earn Knob | SSW 198° | 1,097 m | 4.5 mi |
| Nicholls Knob | NNE 33° | 1,084 m | 13.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NE 40° | 1,074 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
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 | 36 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roanoke 8 N, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1486164 — Peters Hill, Craig County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356573998
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- Roanoke · 20 mi
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