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Shoal Hill

Shoal Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Shoal Hill rises to 799 m in Virginia. High Rock stands 1,418 m to the north-northwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzard Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49073403, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
799 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.59513, -81.20287

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 19
Waterfalls: 14
  • Incredible Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Bullhead Creek Cascades: 13.7 mi
  • Upper Widows Creek Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Widows Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Bullhead Creek Falls: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 6
Museums: 5
  • Alleghany Historical Museum: 7.6 mi
  • Jeff Matthews Museum: 15.7 mi
  • Mountain Farm Life Museum: 18.5 mi
  • Museum of Ashe County History: 19.1 mi
  • Smyth County Museum: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
  • Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • John Harmon Gallery: 17.0 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Shoal Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High RockNNW 331°1,418 m5.4 mi
Buck MountainNNW 331°1,417 m5.4 mi
The PinnacleNNE 21°1,380 m5.4 mi
Point Lookout MountainNNE 22°1,380 m5.4 mi
Buck Mountain East PeakNNW 347°1,356 m4.8 mi
High KnobNNW 334°1,266 m10.8 mi
Big RidgeNNW 339°1,259 m6.7 mi
Razor RidgeNW 307°1,250 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0319:37
June solstice06:0720:0920:47
September equinox07:1318:4919:23
December solstice07:3416:3317:13

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 1500097 — Shoal Hill, Grayson County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356587003

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