Rich Hill
Rich Hill rises to 569 m in Virginia. Big House Mountain stands 1,111 m to the north-northwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Brushy Hills Preserve, a nature reserve 1.9 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 6.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49068409, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 569 m
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 12.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- House Mountain Overlook · 12 mi
- Buena Vista Overlook · 12 mi
- Chimney Rock Mountain Overlook · 12 mi
- White's Gap Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brushy Hill: 1.9 mi
- Kiger Hill: 2.7 mi
- Thorn Hill: 3.2 mi
- Little House Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Big House Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Boxerwood Nature Center & Woodland Garden: 3.1 mi
- Morgan Park: 3.6 mi
- Woods Creek Park: 3.7 mi
- Woods Creek Park: 3.8 mi
- Woods Creek Park: 3.9 mi
- Liberty Hall Ruins: 3.9 mi
- Washington And Lee University: 4.4 mi
- Virginia Military Institute: 4.4 mi
- Sigma Nu Fraternity Marker: 4.6 mi
- Cincinnatus Citizen-Soldier: 4.6 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 11.5 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 14.8 mi
- Marble Spring: 15.2 mi
- Hunting Spring: 15.5 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 17.0 mi
- Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson: 4.1 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 9.5 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 10.1 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 10.5 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 10.7 mi
- Lace Falls: 10.3 mi
- Panther Falls: 13.7 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 18.3 mi
- Stony Run Falls: 18.4 mi
- Blue Suck Falls: 18.4 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 4.5 mi
- George C. Marshall: 4.7 mi
- The Cannonball: 4.7 mi
- George Washington: 4.7 mi
- Peristyle: 9.7 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 4.4 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 4.4 mi
- George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 4.4 mi
- Virginia Military Institute Museum: 4.7 mi
- C&O Railway Heritage Center: 16.6 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Lake Robertson: 5.1 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 11.0 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 18.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 6.6 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 13.0 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 13.2 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Rich Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big House Mountain | NNW 327° | 1,111 m | 4.1 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | NW 314° | 1,088 m | 9.0 mi |
| North Mountain | WSW 254° | 1,059 m | 8.9 mi |
| Ad Cox Knob | WSW 252° | 1,055 m | 9.3 mi |
| Big Butt | NNE 15° | 1,053 m | 8.5 mi |
| Little House Mountain | NNW 335° | 1,032 m | 3.5 mi |
| Camp Mountain | SW 233° | 1,004 m | 10.0 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | N 358° | 1,003 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:22 | 17:03 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356574293
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