Cat Rock Mountain
Cat Rock Mountain rises to 640 m in Virginia. Maintop Mountain stands 1,232 m to the west, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Bolton Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49018658, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 640 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 14.8 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 28.5 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- 3 Ridges Mountain Overlook · 5 mi
- Devil's Knob Overlook · 6 mi
- The Priest Overlook · 6 mi
- Ravens Roost Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bolton Mountain: 1.3 mi
- White Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Chimney Rock: 2.4 mi
- Three Ridges: 2.5 mi
- Pats Knob: 2.7 mi
- Tye River Memorial Park: 4.7 mi
- Cove Creek Park: 12.8 mi
- Schneider Community Park: 14.0 mi
- Rife Park: 16.2 mi
- Ridgeview Park: 16.4 mi
- Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 4.8 mi
- Virginia Distillery Museum: 6.0 mi
- Waltons Mountain Museum: 14.1 mi
- Waynesboro Heritage Museum: 16.8 mi
- Plumb House Museum: 16.8 mi
- Hickory Spring: 6.4 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 7.6 mi
- Dripping Rock: 7.7 mi
- Rock Spring: 10.3 mi
- Lovingston Springs: 12.0 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 17.2 mi
- Mirador: 17.5 mi
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 21.6 mi
- Statler Brothers: 22.9 mi
- Augusta County: 22.9 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 4.1 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 14.1 mi
- James River at Wingina: 18.6 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 20.2 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 6.1 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 6.9 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 12.3 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 23.8 mi
- Apple Cannon: 23.9 mi
- Knight Statue: 22.5 mi
- Peristyle: 22.5 mi
- Flower Pots: 22.7 mi
- Watering Can: 22.7 mi
- Staunton: 22.9 mi
- White Rock Falls: 7.3 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 7.4 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 10.7 mi
- Panther Falls: 20.2 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 22.7 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 22.9 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 24.4 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 7.6 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 22.7 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 6.9 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 7.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Cat Rock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maintop Mountain | W 270° | 1,232 m | 9.1 mi |
| The Priest | W 263° | 1,227 m | 5.9 mi |
| Three Ridges | NW 320° | 1,210 m | 2.5 mi |
| Potatopatch Mountain | N 0° | 1,172 m | 5.9 mi |
| Devils Knob | N 0° | 1,172 m | 5.9 mi |
| Little Priest | WSW 253° | 1,133 m | 6.7 mi |
| Spy Rock | W 268° | 1,128 m | 9.1 mi |
| Humpback Mountain | NNE 21° | 1,099 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:20 | 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356570932
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 29 mi
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