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Pumpkin Hill

Pumpkin Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Pumpkin Hill rises to 409 m in Virginia. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the south, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 2.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49064473, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
409 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.66994, -78.37426

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 56
  • Lake Arrowhead Park: 2.0 mi
  • Ralph H. Dean Recreation Park: 4.3 mi
  • Ruffner Plaza: 4.8 mi
  • Eugene Park: 4.9 mi
  • Carillon Park: 5.7 mi
Historic sites: 33
Museums: 24
  • Old School House Museum: 4.6 mi
  • Luray Train Station Musuem: 4.7 mi
  • Luray Valley Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Car and Carriage Caravan Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Toy Town Junction: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls: 23
Springs: 13
Attractions: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 3.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
  • Pavilian: 8.8 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 10.3 mi
Artworks: 7
  • Love: 5.8 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 16.1 mi
  • Cootie Bug: 16.1 mi
  • "Stonewall" Jackson: 19.7 mi
  • Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
Nature reserves: 5
Gardens: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Pumpkin Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HawksbillS 188°1,232 m8.0 mi
Stony ManS 178°1,220 m5.0 mi
BushytopS 187°1,142 m5.5 mi
NakedtopSSW 193°1,138 m7.9 mi
Spitler HillS 186°1,138 m9.0 mi
Betty's RockS 183°1,131 m7.1 mi
Little Stony ManS 176°1,110 m4.7 mi
Pollock KnobS 186°1,086 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:5020:0220:42
September equinox07:0218:3719:12
December solstice07:2916:1416:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333743546270747266554537
Precip in2.92.53.63.54.24.84.13.85.43.23.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luray 5 E, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356574203

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