Short Hill
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
- 11.7 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 16.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 25.5 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 17 mi
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 20 mi
- Big Walker Lookout · 22 mi
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Round Top: 1.9 mi
- Fossil Point: 2.4 mi
- Farmers Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Poplar Camp Mountain West: 3.7 mi
- Long Branch Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Shot Tower State Historical Park: 4.9 mi
- Carter Wayside park: 9.0 mi
- Dannelly Park: 9.1 mi
- New River Trail State Park: 10.3 mi
- Crooked Creek: 12.6 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 17.5 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 21.7 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 22.8 mi
- Raven Knob Scout Reservation: 24.2 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 6.0 mi
- Raven Cliff: 6.5 mi
- Zeke's Peak: 24.1 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 7.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 18.1 mi
- Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum: 24.5 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 10.6 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 22.0 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 11.5 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 12.0 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 24.2 mi
- This Way: 23.9 mi
- Crouse's Chimney: 24.3 mi
- Vaughn-Woltz Order of the Arrow Campfire Arena Time Capsule: 24.8 mi
- Waterfront: 18.1 mi
- Water Front: 23.1 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 21.4 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 21.5 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 7.7 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 21.1 mi
- DAK Lights: 22.8 mi
- Sharon Springs: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Short Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Heaven | WSW 256° | 1,175 m | 11.6 mi |
| Perkins Knob | WSW 247° | 1,171 m | 11.6 mi |
| Jones Knob | WSW 241° | 1,163 m | 8.4 mi |
| High Knob | WSW 248° | 1,150 m | 12.5 mi |
| Sand Mountain | NW 309° | 1,123 m | 9.1 mi |
| High Rocks | NW 310° | 1,111 m | 8.8 mi |
| Brierpatch Mountain | SW 234° | 1,102 m | 11.4 mi |
| Lick Mountain | WNW 304° | 1,073 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:31 | 17:12 |
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 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wytheville, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356582098
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 29 mi
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