Tower Hill Mountain
Tower Hill Mountain rises to 989 m in Virginia. Paddy Knob stands 1,365 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Ratcliff Hill, a peak 2.5 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49084452, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 989 m
How to reach it
- 17.3 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 22.6 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 23.3 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 26.7 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Ratcliff Hill: 2.5 mi
- Meadow Knob: 2.7 mi
- Mays Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Gum Tree Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Duncan Knob: 3.5 mi
- Deerfield Park: 13.7 mi
- Craigsville Community Park: 15.1 mi
- Rockbridge Alum Springs Historic District: 16.1 mi
- Maury Monument: 17.9 mi
- Highland Park: 18.9 mi
- Bolar Spring: 5.4 mi
- Muddy Spring Run: 6.0 mi
- Phillips Spring: 12.9 mi
- Grose Spring: 13.3 mi
- Rocky Spring: 13.5 mi
- Bath County Veterans Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Westlake Sundial: 16.3 mi
- Bob Seibert Memorial: 16.3 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 18.6 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 18.8 mi
- Bath County Historical Society: 10.0 mi
- Highland County Museum: 16.1 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 19.2 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 22.0 mi
- C&O Railway Heritage Center: 24.3 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 4.7 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 9.7 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 16.5 mi
- Lake Robertson: 23.2 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 19.2 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 21.0 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 21.7 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 22.5 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 18.1 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 19.4 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Blue Suck Falls: 18.8 mi
- Stony Run Falls: 20.1 mi
- Falling Spring Falls: 24.9 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 15.9 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 16.3 mi
- Byrd Point: 6.0 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 16.3 mi
- Sunset: 16.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Tower Hill Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Knob | NW 318° | 1,365 m | 11.8 mi |
| Sounding Knob | NNE 13° | 1,334 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mad Sheep | WNW 303° | 1,287 m | 12.1 mi |
| Mad Tom | WNW 301° | 1,236 m | 12.7 mi |
| Brushy Ridge | ENE 57° | 1,185 m | 15.5 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | SW 217° | 1,170 m | 14.0 mi |
| Duncan Knob | WNW 300° | 1,164 m | 3.5 mi |
| Northeast Peak | ENE 77° | 1,160 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:21 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mustoe 1 SW, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356575272
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