Skip to content

Copelands Rocks

Copelands Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

Copelands Rocks rises to 903 m in Virginia. Maintop Mountain stands 1,232 m to the south-southwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is White Rock Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49021952, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
903 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.90094, -79.06677

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 45
Historic sites: 31
Museums: 20
Springs: 16
Artworks: 10
Nature reserves: 8
Attractions: 7
Waterfalls: 4
  • White Rock Falls: 0.7 mi
  • St. Mary's Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Upper Shamokin Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Panther Falls: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 13.3 mi
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 24.9 mi
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 25.0 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 17.0 mi
  • Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 17.1 mi
  • Greenhouse Area: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
  • Nelson County Wayside: 14.2 mi
Beaches: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Copelands Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maintop MountainSSW 212°1,232 m5.7 mi
The PriestS 178°1,227 m5.6 mi
Elk Pond MountainSW 221°1,226 m8.1 mi
Three RidgesESE 123°1,210 m5.4 mi
Devils KnobE 80°1,172 m6.2 mi
Potatopatch MountainE 80°1,172 m6.2 mi
Little PriestS 183°1,133 m6.8 mi
Spy RockSSW 210°1,128 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:28
June solstice05:5520:0320:43
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:2916:2017:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239505868726963524134

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montebello Fish Cultural STN, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1488557 — Copelands Rocks, Nelson County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356575756

More peaks in Virginia

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Copelands Rocks.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens