Black Rock Mountain
Black Rock Mountain rises to 1,050 m in Virginia. The Priest stands 1,227 m to the southwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Potatopatch Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Nelson County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49014008, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,050 m
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 9.5 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 25.7 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Devil's Knob Overlook · 1 mi
- Ravens Roost Overlook · 2 mi
- Raven's Roost Overlook · 2 mi
- Rock Point Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Potatopatch Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Devils Knob: 1.1 mi
- Bryant Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Piney Mountain: 1.6 mi
- PJs Mound: 2.0 mi
- Schneider Community Park: 9.5 mi
- Tye River Memorial Park: 9.9 mi
- Rife Park: 10.8 mi
- Ridgeview Park: 11.0 mi
- Constitution Park: 11.4 mi
- Hickory Spring: 1.9 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 2.1 mi
- Dripping Rock: 2.3 mi
- Coiner Spring: 10.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 10.1 mi
- Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 2.6 mi
- Virginia Distillery Museum: 9.6 mi
- Waynesboro Heritage Museum: 11.4 mi
- Plumb House Museum: 11.4 mi
- Waltons Mountain Museum: 15.2 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Mirador: 12.9 mi
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 16.4 mi
- Augusta County: 18.2 mi
- Statler Brothers: 18.2 mi
- Flower Pots: 18.0 mi
- Watering Can: 18.0 mi
- Staunton: 18.2 mi
- Chodo IX: 18.3 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 21.9 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 7.5 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 16.5 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 17.1 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 17.9 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 8.7 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 9.6 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 14.9 mi
- Apple Cannon: 18.5 mi
- Endless View Farms: 18.5 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 18.0 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 18.2 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 20.5 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 23.3 mi
- Student Garden: 24.6 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 1.9 mi
- White Rock Falls: 6.4 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 9.4 mi
- Panther Falls: 23.7 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 19.0 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 23.7 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 23.7 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 7.9 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 6.4 mi
- Trinity Point: 23.6 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 3.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Black Rock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Priest | SW 228° | 1,227 m | 9.2 mi |
| Three Ridges | SW 217° | 1,210 m | 4.3 mi |
| Potatopatch Mountain | WNW 300° | 1,172 m | 1.1 mi |
| Devils Knob | WNW 300° | 1,172 m | 1.1 mi |
| Little Priest | SW 225° | 1,133 m | 10.4 mi |
| Cellar Mountain | WNW 284° | 1,112 m | 9.9 mi |
| Humpback Mountain | NE 37° | 1,099 m | 3.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 275° | 1,086 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:19 | 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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montebello Fish Cultural STN, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356570555
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 26 mi
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