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High Rock

High Rock, seen from above at true elevation

High Rock rises to 1,347 m in West Virginia. Red Spruce Knob stands 1,434 m to the north-northeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 0.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31430592, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1347 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.20567, -80.20229

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 20
Historic sites: 5
  • Hillsboro: 4.6 mi
  • T. M. Cheeks: 8.0 mi
  • Cass: 20.3 mi
  • Boiler House: 20.8 mi
  • Powerhouse: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Springs: 3
  • Locust Creek Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Blowing Springs: 19.5 mi
  • Grose Spring: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Bubble Cave Preserve: 15.3 mi
  • Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 18.0 mi
Museums: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 17.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Allendale Nursery: 18.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of High Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red Spruce KnobNNE 17°1,434 m8.8 mi
Red Lick MountainNNE 27°1,428 m8.6 mi
Big Spruce KnobN 358°1,419 m3.9 mi
Black MountainNW 316°1,403 m2.8 mi
Gauley MountainN 9°1,397 m13.2 mi
Gay KnobNE 43°1,386 m10.5 mi
Tea Creek MountainN 10°1,385 m9.9 mi
Barlow TopNW 324°1,384 m2.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5819:33
June solstice05:5920:0920:48
September equinox07:0918:4519:20
December solstice07:3516:2317:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139495967716963514032
Precip in3.73.14.44.14.84.14.23.73.53.03.23.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buckeye, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554707 — High Rock, Pocahontas County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356524952

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