Hanging Rocks
Hanging Rocks is a cliff in West Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 317 m. Pinnacle stands 950 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad, a attraction 2.7 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 317 m
How to reach it
- 11.4 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 16.8 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 17.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 17.4 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Banner's Overlook · 19 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 20 mi
- Monroe Run Valley · 28 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Slate Lick Knob: 3.0 mi
- River Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Valley Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Little Cacapon Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Horseshoe Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Fort Mill Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
- Shanks Roadside Park: 6.4 mi
- Springfield Wildlife Management Area: 6.4 mi
- Camp Walker Park: 7.5 mi
- Hampshire Park: 7.5 mi
- Davis History House: 4.1 mi
- Davis History House: 4.1 mi
- Literary Hall: 4.1 mi
- Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center: 4.2 mi
- Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center: 4.2 mi
- Homewood Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Fort Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 11.9 mi
- Gary A Yoder Fish Management Area: 12.0 mi
- McCoole Fish Management Area: 13.8 mi
- Miltenberger CREP Easement: 14.2 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 4.2 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 4.2 mi
- Confederate Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Masonry Overfall: 10.8 mi
- Steam Pump: 11.9 mi
- River Beach: 3.8 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 4.6 mi
- Beach 3: 23.0 mi
- Beach 1: 23.1 mi
- Beach 2: 23.7 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 2.7 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 21.8 mi
- Almost Heaven Sign: 21.8 mi
- eroded outcropping: 21.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 18.5 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 22.0 mi
- Hanging Rock: 24.7 mi
- Natural Spring: 22.8 mi
- A natural spring at the Central Trail: 23.6 mi
- Big Spring: 23.6 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 18.6 mi
- Mountain View: 20.8 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 15.8 mi
- Hooks Mill Falls: 19.3 mi
- Art: 20.3 mi
- Frankville: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Hanging Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle | W 266° | 950 m | 18.1 mi |
| Dans Rock | NNW 326° | 883 m | 15.0 mi |
| Nathaniel Mountain | SSW 192° | 839 m | 13.5 mi |
| Wolf Rock | NW 320° | 832 m | 14.6 mi |
| Fairview | WNW 302° | 823 m | 14.3 mi |
| Piney Mountain | S 187° | 802 m | 12.9 mi |
| High Knob | SSW 211° | 796 m | 16.3 mi |
| Loar Hill | NNW 335° | 771 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:13 | 16:55 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Romney 1 SW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5411379752
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