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Sanders Hill

Sanders Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Sanders Hill rises to 654 m in Virginia. Beartown Mountain stands 1,429 m to the west-northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Wooly, a artwork 1.7 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49071306, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
654 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.89484, -81.74012

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 20
  • Hugh Helton Veterans Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
  • Overlook Park: 13.0 mi
  • Williams Park: 13.9 mi
  • Historic Whites Mill: 16.3 mi
  • Munchkin Park: 17.5 mi
Historic sites: 9
Museums: 6
Springs: 5
Artworks: 4
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Straight Branch Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Whitetop Laurel Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Gentry Creek Falls: 22.7 mi
Attractions: 4
Gardens: 1
  • Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Sanders Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beartown MountainWNW 285°1,429 m8.9 mi
Flattop MountainNNW 335°1,379 m3.3 mi
Morris KnobNNE 32°1,358 m12.7 mi
Redrock MountainWNW 297°1,345 m4.1 mi
Brushy MountainNNW 333°1,323 m4.9 mi
Peak 4300WNW 297°1,311 m7.7 mi
Knob MountainNE 35°1,270 m14.8 mi
Clinch MountainNE 48°1,265 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:0920:1220:50
September equinox07:1518:5119:26
December solstice07:3716:3417:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744536270737267554437
Precip in3.83.84.34.34.34.45.14.53.53.03.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saltville 1N, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356582061

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