High Rock
High Rock rises to 1,153 m in Virginia. Greaver Benchmark stands 1,270 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Jenny Knob, a peak 3.4 miles away. Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway passes 8.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Wythe County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49036416, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,153 m
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 17.8 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 19.4 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 22.0 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Big Walker Lookout · 15 mi
- Pinnacle Rock Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pulaski Historic Residential District: 11.0 mi
- Sixth Street Park: 11.2 mi
- Jackson Park: 11.3 mi
- Carter Wayside park: 11.5 mi
- Dora Highway Park: 11.5 mi
- Jenny Knob: 3.4 mi
- Piney Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Cove Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Round Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Little Walker Mountain: 6.7 mi
- This Way: 8.5 mi
- Stone Arch: 19.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 19.4 mi
- Wake Forest Kentland Slave Memorial: 22.6 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 14.4 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 14.5 mi
- City Garden: 19.1 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 23.2 mi
- Mercer County Agricultural Museum: 19.1 mi
- Princeton Railroad Museum: 19.1 mi
- Mercer County War Museum: 19.3 mi
- Andrew Johnston House: 19.9 mi
- High Point: 12.9 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 18.9 mi
- Raven Cliff: 19.8 mi
- Chestnut Ridge State Natural Area Preserve: 11.4 mi
- Pinnacle Rock State Park: 22.8 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 14.9 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 23.5 mi
- DAK Lights: 15.1 mi
- Bluefield Love Sign: 19.3 mi
- Waterfront: 19.6 mi
- Water Front: 23.1 mi
- Falls of Dismal: 6.5 mi
- Sharon Springs: 17.5 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of High Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greaver Benchmark | W 268° | 1,270 m | 16.4 mi |
| Gose Knob | W 276° | 1,244 m | 18.9 mi |
| Buckhorn Knob | N 358° | 1,239 m | 12.7 mi |
| Sugar Run Mountain | NNE 33° | 1,238 m | 11.5 mi |
| Walker Mountain | WSW 244° | 1,224 m | 7.8 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | NNE 31° | 1,179 m | 10.7 mi |
| Jesses Knob | N 358° | 1,164 m | 13.4 mi |
| Griffith Knob | WSW 241° | 1,148 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:09 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:30 | 17:11 |
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 | 32 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bland, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356572282
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