Skip to content

Richmond Hill

Richmond Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Richmond Hill rises to 695 m in North Carolina. Rocky Knob stands 1,433 m to the east-northeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Geneva Maney Park, a park 0.6 miles away. French Broad Overview passes 5.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31638134, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
695 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.61706, -82.58485

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Geneva Maney Park: 0.6 mi
  • Silver Line Park: 0.6 mi
  • Highland Park: 1.1 mi
  • Montford Park: 1.2 mi
  • Woodfin Riverside Park: 1.3 mi
Waterfalls
  • Lake Louise Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Reems Creek Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Cascades Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Douglas Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Bee Branch Falls: 15.5 mi
Historic sites: 34
Gardens: 27
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Italian Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Shrub Garden: 5.7 mi
Museums: 18
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 2.1 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 2.3 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 2.3 mi
  • Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 2.4 mi
  • Asheville Art Museum: 2.5 mi
Attractions: 16
Artworks: 16
Nature reserves: 11
Cliffs: 11
Springs: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 17.0 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 20.8 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 9.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 13.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Richmond Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky KnobENE 64°1,433 m8.6 mi
Courthouse KnobNE 55°1,322 m8.8 mi
High SwanENE 67°1,300 m8.0 mi
Rice KnobENE 63°1,219 m6.0 mi
Chestnut KnobNNE 31°1,172 m8.5 mi
Big Cedar MountainESE 119°1,159 m8.5 mi
Peach KnobENE 72°1,150 m5.3 mi
Wiley MountainNNE 27°1,135 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:42
June solstice06:1620:1220:50
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3716:4217:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384248576572757468584841
Precip in3.32.93.53.73.53.44.13.63.72.63.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022281 — Richmond Hill, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357808956

More peaks in North Carolina

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Richmond Hill.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens