Peak · Virginia
Castle Rock
Castle Rock rises to 722 m in Virginia. Humpback Mountain stands 1,099 m to the west, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Moses Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 8.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49018555, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 722 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.95014, -78.72696
- 8.5 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 8.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 13.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Glass Hollow Overlook · 9 mi
- Rockfish Gap Overlook · 9 mi
- Afton Overlook · 9 mi
- Beagle Gap Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Moses Mountain: 0.9 mi
- High Top: 1.5 mi
- Long Arm Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Heard Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Mill Mountain: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Cove Creek Park: 5.9 mi
- Walnut Creek Park: 7.4 mi
- Playground: 7.7 mi
- Claudius Crozet Park: 8.1 mi
- Beaver Creek Park: 9.4 mi
Artworks: 37
- 3 Owl Statue: 10.4 mi
- Mountain Man: 10.8 mi
- Bear Statue: 10.9 mi
- George Welsh: 12.9 mi
- IN-trospection: 13.1 mi
Historic sites: 27
- Mirador: 6.1 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 7.5 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 9.4 mi
- W181 Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis: 10.2 mi
- Locust Hill: 10.5 mi
Museums: 19
- Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 10.4 mi
- Waltons Mountain Museum: 11.1 mi
- Waynesboro Heritage Museum: 12.0 mi
- Plumb House Museum: 12.4 mi
- Fralin Museum of Art: 13.6 mi
Gardens: 15
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 9.7 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 11.6 mi
- Student Garden: 13.0 mi
- Keunen Garden: 13.5 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 13.5 mi
Nature reserves: 13
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 9.3 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 10.9 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 13.2 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 14.3 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 16.0 mi
Springs: 8
- Laurel Springs Gap: 11.2 mi
- Dripping Rock: 11.4 mi
- Hickory Spring: 13.1 mi
- Coiner Spring: 13.2 mi
- Tinkling Spring: 16.7 mi
Beaches: 7
- Lake Monocan Beach: 8.4 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 21.5 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 21.6 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 22.0 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 22.6 mi
Attractions: 7
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 13.8 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 14.6 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 14.8 mi
- Apple Cannon: 16.9 mi
- Endless View Farms: 16.9 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 11.2 mi
- White Rock Falls: 18.2 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 19.3 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 20.0 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 8.0 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 24.1 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Nelson County Wayside: 8.8 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Canada: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 18.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Castle Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humpback Mountain | W 269° | 1,099 m | 9.4 mi |
| Humpback Rocks | W 275° | 949 m | 9.5 mi |
| Crawford Knob | W 260° | 918 m | 9.4 mi |
| Calf Mountain | NNW 341° | 908 m | 9.6 mi |
| Bear Den Mountain | NNW 334° | 879 m | 8.9 mi |
| Scott Mountain | NW 325° | 842 m | 9.1 mi |
| Dobie Mountain | WNW 282° | 820 m | 9.3 mi |
| Elk Mountain | WNW 295° | 780 m | 9.3 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 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356560680
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- Charlottesville · 15 mi
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