Blackrock
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Blackrock rises to 944 m in Virginia. Big Flat Mountain stands 1,033 m to the east-northeast, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Trayfoot Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 0.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 944 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 14.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 19.5 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Trayfoot Mountain Overlook · 1 mi
- Dundo Overlook · 1 mi
- Horsehead Mountain Overlook · 2 mi
- Horsehead Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Trayfoot Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Pinestand Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Hall Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Furnace Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Grand Caverns Regional Park: 5.7 mi
- Port Republic Historic District: 6.5 mi
- Town Park: 6.6 mi
- Crimora Park: 7.5 mi
- Weyers Cave Community Center: 10.1 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 16.1 mi
- Bear Statue: 16.1 mi
- Mountain Man: 16.3 mi
- Duke Dog Statue: 16.5 mi
- James Madison: 16.6 mi
- Rip Rap Shelter: 4.5 mi
- Port Republic Battle Monument: 5.8 mi
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 7.7 mi
- Cross Keys Battle Monument: 10.0 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 11.3 mi
- Grand Caverns Museum and Entrance: 5.9 mi
- Augusta Military Academy Museum: 12.9 mi
- Waynesboro Heritage Museum: 13.2 mi
- Plumb House Museum: 13.4 mi
- Miller-Kite House Museum: 14.7 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 13.2 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 16.0 mi
- ISAT Patio: 16.2 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 16.9 mi
- Keunen Garden: 16.9 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 1.0 mi
- Rockingham springs: 12.8 mi
- Seawright Springs: 14.2 mi
- Elkton Spring: 14.7 mi
- Coiner Spring: 15.5 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 2.0 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 3.0 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 3.1 mi
- Cedar Falls: 16.2 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 16.9 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 4.6 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 9.4 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 16.0 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 16.8 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 18.1 mi
- Endless View Farms: 7.6 mi
- Apple Cannon: 7.6 mi
- Fear Forest: 10.3 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 18.9 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 19.4 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 1.6 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 17.9 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 11.8 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 11.8 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 14.2 mi
- Trinity Point: 22.9 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 23.2 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 24.3 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 16.8 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 22.9 mi
- Canada: 18.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Blackrock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Flat Mountain | ENE 63° | 1,033 m | 4.2 mi |
| Trayfoot Mountain | WNW 293° | 1,025 m | 0.6 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | E 96° | 1,010 m | 1.8 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | NE 55° | 1,006 m | 9.0 mi |
| Loft Mountain | ENE 57° | 1,002 m | 5.9 mi |
| Bucks Elbow Mountain | S 181° | 964 m | 8.0 mi |
| Little Flat Mountain | ENE 75° | 954 m | 4.1 mi |
| Calf Mountain | SSW 194° | 908 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
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 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesboro WTP, 12 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/356581730
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 19 mi
- Shenandoah National Park · 25 mi
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