Hanging Rock
Hanging Rock rises to 1,102 m in Virginia. Arnolds Knob stands 1,186 m to the west-southwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 5.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49034825, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,102 m
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 16.3 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 22.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mill Mountain Overlook · 26 mi
- Mill Mountain Star Overlook · 26 mi
- Montvale Overlook · 27 mi
- Harveys Knob Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lynnside Historic District: 5.1 mi
- Field of Dreams: 7.5 mi
- National Childrens Forest: 9.7 mi
- Potts Creek Wildlife Management Area: 11.8 mi
- Whispering Pines Park: 15.9 mi
- Middle Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Potts Arm: 2.5 mi
- Nutters Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Toms Knob: 4.7 mi
- Peters Hill: 4.8 mi
- Government Floyd Monument: 5.1 mi
- Audie Murphy Memorial Monument: 13.8 mi
- Roaring Run Furnace: 19.6 mi
- The Rock: 20.3 mi
- Via Field Memorial: 20.5 mi
- Craig County Historical Society: 6.4 mi
- Second Creek Mill: 15.8 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 18.2 mi
- Alleghany Historical Society: 19.3 mi
- Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 20.2 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 7.3 mi
- Slaty Mountain Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 13.3 mi
- Niday Place State Forest: 16.0 mi
- Carvins Cove: 16.7 mi
- Tingler's Mill: 3.4 mi
- Eastern Continental Divide: 13.5 mi
- The Bunker: 16.5 mi
- Organ Cave: 16.8 mi
- Keffer Oak: 17.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 4.9 mi
- Piney Point: 9.3 mi
- High Point: 9.8 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 14.0 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 14.1 mi
- Udderly Chic(k): 3.4 mi
- The Rock: 20.0 mi
- The Solar Wind: 20.1 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 24.2 mi
- Merrill Gainer Statue: 24.4 mi
- Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 5.0 mi
- Old Sweet Springs: 5.1 mi
- Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 5.9 mi
- Big Spring: 9.1 mi
- Cove Creek Spring: 9.2 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 22.2 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 22.4 mi
- Howrytown: 19.2 mi
- Whitcomb: 19.4 mi
- Brink: 21.1 mi
- Alum Springs: 22.7 mi
- Beale Garden: 20.2 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 24.1 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 24.1 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 7.3 mi
- Middle Cascades: 7.6 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 18.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Hanging Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnolds Knob | WSW 238° | 1,186 m | 9.3 mi |
| Hanging Rock | WSW 254° | 1,153 m | 14.5 mi |
| Moteshard Mountain | WSW 240° | 1,136 m | 10.6 mi |
| Sinking Creek Mountain | S 181° | 1,117 m | 8.7 mi |
| Chimney Rock | S 185° | 1,108 m | 9.1 mi |
| Earn Knob | S 173° | 1,097 m | 8.4 mi |
| Nicholls Knob | NE 54° | 1,084 m | 11.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ENE 68° | 1,074 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
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 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — White Sulphur Springs, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1499522 — Hanging Rock, Craig County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356586744
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 25 mi
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