Alum Rock
Alum Rock rises to 550 m in Virginia. Paddy Knob stands 1,365 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Byrd Point, a cliff 1.7 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 20 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49008684, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 550 m
How to reach it
- 19.5 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 20.2 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 22.0 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 28.4 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
Named places within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf Knob: 2.1 mi
- Summers Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Round Hill: 2.9 mi
- Northeast Peak: 3.4 mi
- Rock Hill: 3.9 mi
- Phillips Spring: 5.7 mi
- Bolar Spring: 7.2 mi
- Rocky Spring: 7.7 mi
- Cold Spring: 11.2 mi
- Chestnut Flat Spring: 11.8 mi
- Deerfield Park: 7.4 mi
- Craigsville Community Park: 12.3 mi
- Highland Park: 13.9 mi
- Maury Monument: 19.9 mi
- Rockbridge Alum Springs Historic District: 21.1 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 11.0 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 11.2 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 13.1 mi
- Bath County Veterans Memorial: 17.6 mi
- Westlake Sundial: 17.9 mi
- Highland County Museum: 9.1 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 14.2 mi
- Bath County Historical Society: 17.6 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 21.4 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 14.2 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 15.2 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 16.4 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 17.5 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 3.0 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 3.8 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 19.0 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 11.2 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 11.8 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Byrd Point: 1.7 mi
- Trinity Point: 20.6 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 14.0 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 18.9 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 17.8 mi
- Sunset: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Alum Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Knob | WNW 286° | 1,365 m | 14.4 mi |
| Elliott Knob | ESE 104° | 1,358 m | 12.7 mi |
| Hogback | ESE 106° | 1,355 m | 12.4 mi |
| Barren Rock | N 8° | 1,335 m | 14.5 mi |
| Sounding Knob | NNW 344° | 1,334 m | 9.8 mi |
| Freezland Flat | NE 49° | 1,325 m | 14.9 mi |
| Signal Corps Knob | ENE 57° | 1,187 m | 10.0 mi |
| Brushy Ridge | ENE 63° | 1,185 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:21 | 17:02 |
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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1499051 — Alum Rock, Highland County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356586535
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