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Black Rock Mountain

Black Rock Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
1050 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.90819, -78.93697

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 39
Springs: 13
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 12
Artworks: 9
Nature reserves: 7
Attractions: 6
  • 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
Gardens: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Upper Shamokin Falls: 1.9 mi
  • White Rock Falls: 6.4 mi
  • St. Mary's Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Panther Falls: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
  • Nelson County Wayside: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The PriestSW 228°1,227 m9.2 mi
Three RidgesSW 217°1,210 m4.3 mi
Potatopatch MountainWNW 300°1,172 m1.1 mi
Devils KnobWNW 300°1,172 m1.1 mi
Little PriestSW 225°1,133 m10.4 mi
Cellar MountainWNW 284°1,112 m9.9 mi
Humpback MountainNE 37°1,099 m3.5 mi
Bald MountainW 275°1,086 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:5420:0320:42
September equinox07:0418:4019:14
December solstice07:2916:1917:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239505868726963524134

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356570555

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