Rich Hill
Rich Hill rises to 526 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Patrick County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49068406, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 526 m
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 7.0 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 7 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 14 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 15 mi
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Nunns Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Tar Kiln Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Simmons Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Mill Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Byrds Marker: 8.3 mi
- Mountain Top Recreation Park: 8.4 mi
- Laurel Hill Farm: 8.5 mi
- Fred Clifton Park: 8.8 mi
- Hart's Access: 9.2 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 11.1 mi
- Dan River Ford Preserve: 14.0 mi
- Dan River Bends Preserve: 14.6 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 16.0 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 19.6 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 13.1 mi
- William Alfred Moore House: 13.1 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 13.3 mi
- Thunder Road Museum: 18.0 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 20.8 mi
- Rider Falls: 15.0 mi
- Torys Falls: 15.8 mi
- Lower Cascades: 15.9 mi
- Tise falls: 16.9 mi
- Window Falls: 16.9 mi
- Colonel Jack Martin Rock House: 14.7 mi
- RM Collins Memorial: 14.7 mi
- CCC Ruins: 17.3 mi
- CCC Lodge Ruins: 17.3 mi
- Stoneman's Raid: 18.2 mi
- Moores Wall: 16.5 mi
- Indian Face: 16.6 mi
- Cooks Wall: 17.6 mi
- Little Amphitheater: 19.2 mi
- Three Bears: 19.2 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 6.4 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 13.2 mi
- Carolina Ziplines Canopy Tour: 13.9 mi
- Balanced Rock: 16.5 mi
- One Clear View: 21.8 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 14.8 mi
- Magnolia Springs: 17.4 mi
- Daylily Meadows: 18.2 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 18.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Rich Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | NNW 345° | 1,210 m | 13.1 mi |
| Hog Mountain | N 2° | 1,087 m | 12.1 mi |
| Jones Mountain | N 5° | 1,081 m | 13.2 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NNE 15° | 1,080 m | 14.8 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | NNE 13° | 1,049 m | 13.4 mi |
| Long Mountain | NNW 343° | 1,027 m | 12.7 mi |
| Turnip Patch Ridge | N 350° | 1,015 m | 9.5 mi |
| Turkey Nest Knob | NNW 347° | 986 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:06 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:30 | 17:10 |
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 | 44 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meadows OF DAN 5 SW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1493480 — Rich Hill, Patrick County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356582049
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 13 mi
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