Betty's Rock
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Betty's Rock rises to 1,131 m in Virginia. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the southwest, 1.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Crescent Rock, a peak 0.4 miles away. Skyline Drive runs past it.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49012241, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1131 m
How to reach it
- On the Skyline Drive, National
- 20.2 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Crescent Rock Overlook · 1 mi
- Timber Hollow Overlook · 1 mi
- Hawksbill Viewing Platform · 1 mi
- Old Rag View Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Crescent Rock: 0.4 mi
- Pollock Knob: 1.1 mi
- Hawksbill: 1.1 mi
- Nakedtop: 1.5 mi
- Bushytop: 1.7 mi
- Lake Arrowhead Park: 5.1 mi
- Ralph H. Dean Recreation Park: 7.0 mi
- Ruffner Plaza: 8.0 mi
- Eugene Park: 8.4 mi
- Carillon Park: 8.5 mi
- CCC Camp: 4.4 mi
- Five Tents: 5.7 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 7.6 mi
- O. Winston Link Photo NW-846 Site: 7.9 mi
- Page County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 7.9 mi
- Upper Whiteoak Falls: 1.0 mi
- Upper Whiteoak Falls: 1.3 mi
- Upper Whiteoak Falls: 1.4 mi
- Lower Whiteoak Falls: 1.6 mi
- Lower Whiteoak Falls: 1.7 mi
- Old School House Museum: 7.9 mi
- Luray Train Station Musuem: 7.9 mi
- Toy Town Junction: 8.7 mi
- Car and Carriage Caravan Museum: 8.7 mi
- Luray Valley Museum: 8.7 mi
- Hawksbill Spring: 0.8 mi
- Rock Spring: 1.7 mi
- Furnace Spring: 2.1 mi
- Davids Spring: 3.7 mi
- Lewis Spring: 4.7 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 4.0 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 10.3 mi
- Luray Train Depot: 7.9 mi
- Darkwood Manor: 8.1 mi
- Luray Caverns: 8.6 mi
- Luray Caverns: 8.6 mi
- The Garden Maze: 8.7 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 2.1 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 2.9 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 6.6 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 13.4 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Love: 8.6 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 18.4 mi
- Cootie Bug: 18.5 mi
- LOVE: 21.6 mi
- Lions Glasses: 21.6 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 13.2 mi
- Water Street Nature Reserve: 22.1 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 22.5 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 22.9 mi
- W.O. Riley Park Garden: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Betty's Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawksbill | SW 220° | 1,232 m | 1.1 mi |
| Stony Man | NNE 15° | 1,220 m | 2.2 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SSW 197° | 1,172 m | 6.4 mi |
| Hazeltop | SSW 211° | 1,149 m | 7.2 mi |
| Bushytop | N 352° | 1,142 m | 1.7 mi |
| Nakedtop | WSW 244° | 1,138 m | 1.5 mi |
| Spitler Hill | SSW 194° | 1,138 m | 1.9 mi |
| Blackrock | SW 230° | 1,116 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 35 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Meadows, 4 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Shenandoah National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356581713
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 6 mi
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