Rich Hill
Rich Hill rises to 514 m in Virginia. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,106 m to the north-northeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 7.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49068401, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 514 m
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 15.3 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 28.6 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Mills Gap Overlook · 8 mi
- Sharp Top Overlook · 8 mi
- Harvey's Knob Overlook · 10 mi
- Harveys Knob Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Back Creek Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Green Spur: 1.6 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Purgatory Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Fincastle Historic District: 10.7 mi
- Peaks of Otter Recreation Area: 11.8 mi
- Jellystone Park Natural Bridge: 12.8 mi
- Longdale Recreation Area: 13.8 mi
- Montvale Wayside: 14.0 mi
- Eagle Rock Lime Kilns: 5.8 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 11.7 mi
- Roaring Run Furnace: 12.5 mi
- Old Mine Entrance: 13.3 mi
- Callie Furnace: 14.1 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 10.7 mi
- C&O Railway Heritage Center: 16.5 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 20.3 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 20.3 mi
- Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 20.4 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 15.0 mi
- Rhinoceros: 19.0 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 20.6 mi
- The Cannonball: 20.8 mi
- George C. Marshall: 20.8 mi
- Lace Falls: 9.5 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 10.9 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 11.4 mi
- Stony Run Falls: 21.4 mi
- Blue Suck Falls: 22.4 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 9.8 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 9.9 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 10.2 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 10.9 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 13.5 mi
- Big Spring: 12.2 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 14.2 mi
- Hunting Spring: 14.2 mi
- Marble Spring: 15.4 mi
- Sand Springs: 22.4 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 13.7 mi
- Lake Robertson: 16.1 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 17.2 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 18.7 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 20.0 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 18.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 23.3 mi
- Lovers Leap: 23.5 mi
- Piney Point: 23.6 mi
- High Point: 24.3 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 17.0 mi
- Community Garden: 20.3 mi
- Beale Garden: 20.3 mi
- Victory Garden: 20.5 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 9.8 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 9.8 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Howrytown: 13.9 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Rich Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNE 16° | 1,106 m | 4.9 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | SE 125° | 1,088 m | 11.0 mi |
| Gully Mountain | NNE 25° | 1,064 m | 4.5 mi |
| North Mountain | NNE 12° | 1,059 m | 11.0 mi |
| Ad Cox Knob | N 11° | 1,055 m | 10.5 mi |
| Orebank Mountain | NNE 29° | 1,051 m | 4.4 mi |
| Harkening Hill | SSE 148° | 1,026 m | 10.8 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | NNE 23° | 1,019 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:24 | 17:05 |
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 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buchanan, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356574291
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 25 mi
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