Big Rocky Row
Big Rocky Row rises to 910 m in Virginia. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Rocky Row, a peak 1.0 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49012744, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 910 m
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 18.5 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- House Mountain Overlook · 6 mi
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 7 mi
- Thunder Ridge Overlook · 8 mi
- Buena Vista Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Rocky Row: 1.0 mi
- Three Sisters Knobs: 1.2 mi
- Entoto Knob: 1.3 mi
- Peavine Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Silas Knob: 1.9 mi
- Indian and Settler Conflict: 2.7 mi
- Otto Cline Powell monument: 3.0 mi
- Old Mine Entrance: 5.1 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 6.8 mi
- Washington And Lee University: 10.9 mi
- Knick Field: 3.2 mi
- Centennial Park: 3.3 mi
- Otter Creek Recreation Area: 4.9 mi
- Jellystone Park Natural Bridge: 5.5 mi
- Glen Maury Park: 7.0 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 10.7 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 10.8 mi
- Virginia Military Institute Museum: 11.0 mi
- George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 11.1 mi
- Monacan Ancestral Museum: 15.1 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 3.3 mi
- Knight Statue: 7.6 mi
- Peristyle: 7.6 mi
- George Washington: 11.0 mi
- The Cannonball: 11.1 mi
- HumanKind and Hill City Master Gardener Davis Instructional Garden: 16.8 mi
- Randolph College Organic Garden: 18.0 mi
- Rain Garden: 18.1 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 18.6 mi
- Daniel's Hill Garden: 19.5 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 5.8 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 7.8 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 8.2 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 8.4 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 8.6 mi
- Marble Spring: 5.1 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 5.7 mi
- Hunting Spring: 6.3 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 12.5 mi
- Wiggins Spring: 13.4 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 11.9 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 13.4 mi
- Lake Robertson: 16.8 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 18.1 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 19.0 mi
- Panther Falls: 7.5 mi
- Lace Falls: 9.0 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 11.3 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 15.1 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Lovers Leap: 13.4 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Big Rocky Row. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | SW 219° | 1,287 m | 10.5 mi |
| Thunder Hill | SW 221° | 1,221 m | 9.5 mi |
| Terrapin Mountain | SSW 206° | 1,062 m | 8.8 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | NE 54° | 1,015 m | 3.0 mi |
| Highcock Knob | SSW 209° | 931 m | 5.6 mi |
| Silas Knob | ENE 57° | 904 m | 1.9 mi |
| Whites Peak | NNE 27° | 881 m | 10.7 mi |
| Highco Mountain | NE 42° | 868 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:22 | 17:03 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356570523
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 20 mi
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