Rose Hill
Rose Hill rises to 751 m in Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,327 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Poorhouse Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49069418, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 751 m
How to reach it
- 15.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 29.6 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Smart View Overlook · 17 mi
- Devil's Backbone Overlook · 17 mi
- Pine Spur Overlook · 17 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Poorhouse Knob: 0.7 mi
- Pilot Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Barringer Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Craig Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Den Hill: 5.5 mi
- Town and Country Park: 0.9 mi
- South Franklin Street Historic District: 1.5 mi
- Circle Park: 1.6 mi
- Harkrader Sports Complex: 1.6 mi
- Downtown Park: 1.8 mi
- Montgomery Museum of Art and History: 1.7 mi
- Christiansburg Institute Museum: 2.1 mi
- Smithfield Plantation: 7.9 mi
- Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation: 8.4 mi
- St. Luke and Odd Fellows Hall: 8.9 mi
- Falls Ridge Preserve: 7.6 mi
- Sweet Springs State Natural Area Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve: 16.6 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 17.1 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 18.3 mi
- Ode to Jeff Gordon: 7.4 mi
- Frank Beamer Statue: 7.9 mi
- Perspective Gallery: 8.6 mi
- Modern Art: 8.7 mi
- Coal Mining Memorial Coal Carts: 9.9 mi
- Cracker Point: 18.2 mi
- Bear Cliffs: 18.6 mi
- Bear Cliff: 18.6 mi
- Barney's Wall: 20.7 mi
- Barneys Wall: 20.7 mi
- Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 1.6 mi
- One Clear View: 14.0 mi
- Dixie Caverns: 16.2 mi
- Keffer Oak: 17.0 mi
- Eastern Continental Divide: 20.2 mi
- Piedmont Vegetable Garden: 7.4 mi
- Hahn Horticultural Garden: 7.9 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 8.3 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 16.9 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 17.0 mi
- Camp Creek: 12.4 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 12.4 mi
- White Falls: 23.4 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 6.5 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 13.6 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 7.8 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 17.2 mi
- Water Front: 12.3 mi
- Waterfront: 17.2 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Rose Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | NNW 337° | 1,327 m | 18.4 mi |
| Poor Mountain | ENE 65° | 1,141 m | 15.3 mi |
| Kelly Knob | N 354° | 1,141 m | 17.4 mi |
| Johns Creek Mountain | NNW 337° | 1,121 m | 17.6 mi |
| Bruisers Knob | N 11° | 1,045 m | 17.4 mi |
| Macks Mountain | SW 227° | 1,027 m | 18.2 mi |
| Bullard Knob | SW 227° | 1,027 m | 18.2 mi |
| High Knoll Mountain | SW 235° | 985 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:28 | 17:09 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Christiansburg, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1499987 — Rose Hill, Montgomery County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356586946
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 28 mi
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