Comers Rock Recreation Area
Comers Rock Recreation Area is a park in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 1,150 m. High Rock stands 1,418 m to the south-southwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Comers Rock, a peak 0.3 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 10.0 miles off.
Located on top of Iron Mountain at 3800 feet, a small primitive campground and historic picnic area await the true outdoor enthusiast. The log picnic shelter with large stone fireplace was built by the Civil Conservation Corp.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1150 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- George Washington & Jefferson National Forests,Mount Rogers National Recreation Area
How to reach it
- 10.0 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 14.3 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 22.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 23.9 mi off the New River Valley Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Big Walker Lookout · 20 mi
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 23 mi
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 23 mi
- Mahogany Rock Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Comers Rock: 0.3 mi
- Panther Knob: 2.0 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 2.1 mi
- Harvel Knob: 2.2 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia: 10.4 mi
- Long Branch Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park: 14.9 mi
- Withers Park: 15.0 mi
- Dark Hollow Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 15.1 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 18.3 mi
- Listening Rock: 18.7 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 23.5 mi
- Brinegar Cabin: 24.2 mi
- Raven Cliff: 10.3 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 11.2 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 23.2 mi
- Alligator Back: 23.9 mi
- Devils Garden: 24.3 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 14.3 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 17.7 mi
- Incredible Falls: 24.5 mi
- Bullhead Creek Cascades: 24.8 mi
- Smyth County Museum: 17.0 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 17.8 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 18.7 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 19.5 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 24.7 mi
- Big Spring: 18.1 mi
- Sharon Springs: 20.1 mi
- Crooked Creek: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Comers Rock Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Rock | SSW 192° | 1,418 m | 7.1 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SSW 192° | 1,417 m | 7.1 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SSE 155° | 1,380 m | 7.3 mi |
| Point Lookout Mountain | SSE 155° | 1,380 m | 7.3 mi |
| Iron Mountain | W 260° | 1,359 m | 6.0 mi |
| Buck Mountain East Peak | S 180° | 1,356 m | 7.0 mi |
| Canadays Ridge | W 263° | 1,320 m | 6.3 mi |
| High Knob | WSW 241° | 1,266 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:09 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:33 | 17:13 |
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 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 53 | 44 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 7 mi away.
- American chestnut7 obs
- fringed polygala4 obs
- Eastern Newt3 obs
- American pokeweed3 obs
- Catawba Rhododendron3 obs
- fire pink3 obs
- intermediate wood fern3 obs
- Blue Ridge Dusky Salamander2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/356571169
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