Barren Rock
Barren Rock rises to 1,335 m in Virginia. Elleber Knob stands 1,401 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle’s Sugar Camp, a attraction 1.5 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49010885, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,335 m
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 11.3 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 20.1 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 23.9 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
Named places within 25 miles
- Seybert Hills: 2.3 mi
- Rich Hills: 3.1 mi
- Little Doe Hill: 3.8 mi
- Brushy Hill: 3.9 mi
- Buck Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Highland Park: 4.2 mi
- Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area: 13.4 mi
- Old House Run Recreation Area: 14.1 mi
- Thorn Spring Park: 15.4 mi
- Camp Hidden Meadows: 15.7 mi
- Rock Lick Spring: 8.3 mi
- Hiner Spring: 10.6 mi
- Phillips Spring: 13.9 mi
- Locust Spring: 13.9 mi
- Bolar Spring: 16.7 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 9.5 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 9.7 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 9.8 mi
- Camp Bartow Historic Site: 16.8 mi
- Powerhouse: 22.1 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 1.5 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 4.2 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 5.2 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 5.7 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 23.6 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 4.0 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 10.8 mi
- Locust Springs: 13.8 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 4.2 mi
- Highland County Museum: 5.6 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 17.0 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 11.1 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 16.9 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 23.2 mi
- Byrd Point: 15.5 mi
- Raven Rocks: 17.2 mi
- Trinity Point: 23.8 mi
- Upper Falls of Seneca Creek: 24.2 mi
- Small waterfall: 24.5 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 22.1 mi
- Gertrude: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Barren Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elleber Knob | W 271° | 1,401 m | 11.9 mi |
| Watering Pond Knob | W 276° | 1,396 m | 11.0 mi |
| Panther Knob | N 3° | 1,371 m | 10.1 mi |
| Snowy Mountain | N 350° | 1,370 m | 9.6 mi |
| Bald Knob | W 267° | 1,363 m | 11.3 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WNW 281° | 1,362 m | 10.4 mi |
| Sounding Knob | SW 224° | 1,334 m | 6.8 mi |
| Freezland Flat | ESE 116° | 1,325 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356574329
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