Tunnel Hill
Tunnel Hill rises to 527 m in Virginia. Beartown Mountain stands 1,429 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Cleveland Barrens Natural Area Preserve, a nature reserve 3.0 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 3.8 miles off. 148 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49085242, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 527 m
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 25.5 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 27.5 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 29.2 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Flag Rock Overlook · 23 mi
- Lovers Leap Overlook · 25 mi
- Mill Rock Overlook · 25 mi
- Towers Overlook · 25 mi
148 named places within 25 miles
- Duff Knob: 8.1 mi
- Bull Hill: 8.1 mi
- The Butt: 9.0 mi
- Copper Ridge: 9.1 mi
- Turkey Knob: 10.3 mi
- Saint Paul Park: 5.5 mi
- Russell County Fairgrounds: 6.0 mi
- Glade Hollow Ball Park: 6.2 mi
- Lebanon Town Park: 7.0 mi
- Old Mill Park: 7.4 mi
- In Remembrance to the Veterans of Russel County S. Hughes Melton Medical Doctor: 7.7 mi
- Dedicated To All The Veterans of Russell County: 7.8 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 7.8 mi
- Veteran's of all Service Branches: 19.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial Walk of Honor: 20.2 mi
- William King Museum: 19.2 mi
- Historical Society of Washington County: 19.4 mi
- Fields Penn 1860 House Museum: 19.5 mi
- Ralph Stanley Museum: 20.8 mi
- Ralph Stanley Museum and Traditional Mountain Music Center: 20.8 mi
- Cleveland Barrens Natural Area Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Pinnacle Natural Area Perserve: 9.2 mi
- Hidden Valley Wildlife Management Area: 9.8 mi
- The Channels Natural Area Preserve: 13.5 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 20.5 mi
- Courthouse Common Soldier, 1914: 7.3 mi
- Heartwood: 19.3 mi
- Statue of Thomas Jefferson: 19.6 mi
- Woodbooger Statue: 23.1 mi
- Wooly: 24.8 mi
- Christy Cliffs: 8.7 mi
- Pinnacle: 9.2 mi
- Morrison Cliff: 17.5 mi
- Otter House Bluff: 23.5 mi
- Bald Alley Bluff: 23.7 mi
- Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 19.3 mi
- Betty J. Gilliam Sculpture Garden: 19.6 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 22.5 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 22.7 mi
- John Douglas Wayside: 10.5 mi
- Spearhead Trails: 15.7 mi
- Abrams Falls: 17.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tunnel Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beartown Mountain | E 89° | 1,429 m | 17.3 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | E 87° | 1,379 m | 24.6 mi |
| Redrock Mountain | E 90° | 1,345 m | 22.3 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | E 84° | 1,323 m | 23.8 mi |
| Peak 4300 | E 85° | 1,311 m | 19.2 mi |
| High Knob | W 265° | 1,288 m | 23.3 mi |
| Brumley Mountain | ESE 122° | 1,287 m | 11.0 mi |
| Middle Knob | ESE 105° | 1,264 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:36 | 17:16 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nora 4 SSE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356566752
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- Bristol · 23 mi
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