Fluted Rocks
Fluted Rocks rises to 250 m in West Virginia. High Point stands 789 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Prospect Rock, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail runs past it.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q31583508, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 250 m
How to reach it
- On the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- On the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 5.5 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 27.9 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Overlook · 1 mi
- Sideling Hill Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Devils Nose · 8 mi
- Banner's Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- CMA Play Area: 2.1 mi
- Widmeyer Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
- Biser Street Park: 2.4 mi
- Pool/Snack Stand: 2.5 mi
- Berkeley Springs State Park: 2.5 mi
- Prospect Rock: 1.3 mi
- Edes Fort: 2.1 mi
- Wolf Hill: 3.9 mi
- Roundtop Hill: 4.9 mi
- Purslane Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Prospect Rock: 0.9 mi
- Berkeley Springs Baths: 2.5 mi
- Round Top Cement Mill: 5.0 mi
- Tonoloway Fort: 7.0 mi
- Victor Cushwa: 7.3 mi
- Lord Fairfax Spring: 2.5 mi
- A natural spring at the Central Trail: 8.3 mi
- Natural Spring: 9.2 mi
- Neglar Spring: 11.9 mi
- Dawson Spring: 14.8 mi
- Museum of Berkeley Springs: 2.5 mi
- Hancock Museum: 7.7 mi
- Thomas D. Ambrose Nature Center: 7.9 mi
- CCC museum: 14.3 mi
- The Irvin Allen/Michael Cresap Museum: 18.7 mi
- Almost Heaven Sign: 10.5 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 10.5 mi
- Farnham Colossi: 13.4 mi
- Junior Officer's Quarters: 14.3 mi
- Captain's Quarters: 14.3 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 7.1 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 7.3 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 22.7 mi
- Gainsboro Tourist Park: 23.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 5.9 mi
- The Lockings: 15.3 mi
- The Little Point: 23.3 mi
- Sweet Root Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Blankley Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 24.4 mi
- Beach 1: 21.1 mi
- Beach 2: 21.3 mi
- Beach 3: 21.3 mi
- Morgan Arts Council: 2.6 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 21.5 mi
- Jarrett Falls: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Fluted Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | SSW 199° | 789 m | 12.4 mi |
| Emmaville Mountain | N 7° | 690 m | 19.7 mi |
| Spring Gap Mountain | SW 226° | 679 m | 15.5 mi |
| Cacapon 2 | SSW 202° | 673 m | 5.7 mi |
| Warrior Mountain | W 272° | 650 m | 18.6 mi |
| Cross Mountain | ENE 62° | 627 m | 16.9 mi |
| The Lockings | N 354° | 618 m | 14.7 mi |
| Hearthstone Mountain | ENE 67° | 616 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:04 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:10 | 16:53 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cacapon ST PK #2, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356516913
Day trips start here
- Hancock · 8 mi
- Hedgesville · 15 mi
- Martinsburg · 20 mi
- Mercersburg · 25 mi
- Washington County · 25 mi
- Shepherdstown · 28 mi
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