Blackrock
Blackrock rises to 1,116 m in Virginia. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the northeast, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Meadows Picnic Grounds, a picnic site 0.3 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 0.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49014090, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1116 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 21.4 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Tanners Ridge Overlook · 1 mi
- Fishers Gap Overlook · 1 mi
- Franklin Cliffs Overlook · 1 mi
- Spitler Knoll Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stony Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Bailey Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Chapman Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Tanbark Flat: 2.9 mi
- Nakedtop: 2.9 mi
- Lake Arrowhead Park: 8.5 mi
- Ralph H. Dean Recreation Park: 8.6 mi
- Ruffner Plaza: 9.5 mi
- Carillon Park: 9.6 mi
- Eugene Park: 10.0 mi
- CCC Camp: 1.0 mi
- Five Tents: 2.8 mi
- Upper Pocosin Mission: 9.0 mi
- O. Winston Link Photo NW-846 Site: 9.4 mi
- Page County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 9.5 mi
- Lewis Spring Falls: 0.6 mi
- Dark Hollow Falls: 1.2 mi
- Rose River Falls: 1.9 mi
- Big Rock Falls: 2.5 mi
- Naked Creek Falls: 2.5 mi
- Old School House Museum: 9.4 mi
- Luray Train Station Musuem: 9.4 mi
- Toy Town Junction: 9.7 mi
- Car and Carriage Caravan Museum: 9.7 mi
- Luray Valley Museum: 9.8 mi
- Love: 9.6 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 17.6 mi
- Cootie Bug: 17.7 mi
- Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 20.1 mi
- World War Memorial: 23.9 mi
- Lewis Spring: 0.6 mi
- Davids Spring: 0.7 mi
- Rock Spring: 2.6 mi
- Hawksbill Spring: 3.6 mi
- Furnace Spring: 5.9 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 0.3 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 6.4 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 8.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Luray Train Depot: 9.5 mi
- Luray Caverns: 9.6 mi
- Darkwood Manor: 9.7 mi
- Luray Caverns: 9.7 mi
- The Garden Maze: 9.8 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 1.4 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 2.5 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 11.7 mi
- ISAT Patio: 23.6 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 23.8 mi
- Heishman Garden: 24.0 mi
- W.O. Riley Park Garden: 24.7 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 9.8 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 23.9 mi
- Water Street Nature Reserve: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Blackrock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawksbill | NE 54° | 1,232 m | 3.2 mi |
| Stony Man | NE 39° | 1,220 m | 6.2 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SSE 156° | 1,172 m | 3.7 mi |
| Hazeltop | S 188° | 1,149 m | 3.4 mi |
| Bushytop | NE 35° | 1,142 m | 5.4 mi |
| Nakedtop | NE 43° | 1,138 m | 2.9 mi |
| Spitler Hill | ENE 72° | 1,138 m | 3.0 mi |
| Betty's Rock | NE 50° | 1,131 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 | 05:51 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:15 | 16:57 |
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, under a mile 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/356581728
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 2 mi
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