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Short Hill

Short Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Short Hill rises to 718 m in Virginia. Horse Heaven stands 1,175 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49073463, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
718 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.82485, -80.94008

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 33
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Waterfront: 18.1 mi
  • Water Front: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Chestnut Creek Falls: 7.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Virginia Rest Area: 21.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • DAK Lights: 22.8 mi
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Short Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horse HeavenWSW 256°1,175 m11.6 mi
Perkins KnobWSW 247°1,171 m11.6 mi
Jones KnobWSW 241°1,163 m8.4 mi
High KnobWSW 248°1,150 m12.5 mi
Sand MountainNW 309°1,123 m9.1 mi
High RocksNW 310°1,111 m8.8 mi
Brierpatch MountainSW 234°1,102 m11.4 mi
Lick MountainWNW 304°1,073 m8.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0219:36
June solstice06:0620:0820:47
September equinox07:1218:4819:22
December solstice07:3416:3117:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643526168727165544336
Precip in3.22.93.63.74.34.14.23.63.42.92.63.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wytheville, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356582098

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