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Roaring Hill

Roaring Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Roaring Hill rises to 977 m in Virginia. High Rock stands 1,418 m to the south-southeast, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Rock Ridge, a peak 1.4 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 8.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49068700, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
977 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.72429, -81.26760

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 16
Waterfalls: 6
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Chestnut Creek Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Incredible Falls: 22.9 mi
  • Bullhead Creek Cascades: 23.2 mi
  • Sharpes Falls: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 5
Museums: 5
  • Smyth County Museum: 15.8 mi
  • Alleghany Historical Museum: 17.1 mi
  • Jeff Matthews Museum: 19.2 mi
  • Mountain Farm Life Museum: 22.8 mi
  • Museum of Ashe County History: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Big Walker Lookout: 22.3 mi
  • Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Springs: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Roaring Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High RockSSE 168°1,418 m4.3 mi
Buck MountainSSE 167°1,417 m4.3 mi
The PinnacleSE 125°1,380 m6.8 mi
Point Lookout MountainSE 125°1,380 m6.8 mi
Iron MountainWNW 296°1,359 m3.8 mi
Buck Mountain East PeakSSE 150°1,356 m4.9 mi
Canadays RidgeWNW 297°1,320 m4.3 mi
High KnobWNW 300°1,266 m1.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:37
June solstice06:0720:0920:48
September equinox07:1418:5019:24
December solstice07:3516:3317:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542516167716964534436

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1501248 — Roaring Hill, Grayson County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356588267

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