Peak · West Virginia
High Rock
High Rock rises to 529 m in West Virginia. High Point stands 789 m to the west-northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Shockeys Knob, a peak 1.8 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 1.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 529 m
How to reach it
Coordinates39.41454, -78.21584
- 1.6 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 9.8 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 18.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 22.2 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Devils Nose · 14 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 15 mi
- Banner's Overlook · 19 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Reynolds Store Neighborhood Park: 4.9 mi
- Community Fishing Holes: 6.1 mi
- North Mountain Paintball: 6.3 mi
- Rickli Memorial Soccer Complex: 9.9 mi
- Gainesboro Neighborhood Park: 10.0 mi
Peaks
- Shockeys Knob: 1.8 mi
- Little Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Sleepy Creek Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Roundtop: 6.8 mi
- North Mountain: 6.8 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Willa Cather Birthplace: 11.7 mi
- Captain John Kearney: 12.8 mi
- Prospect Rock: 13.1 mi
- Adam Stephen Monument: 13.5 mi
- Berkeley Springs Baths: 14.7 mi
Museums: 18
- Thomas D. Ambrose Nature Center: 7.5 mi
- Belle Boyd House: 13.9 mi
- For the Kids by George Children's Museum: 13.9 mi
- Capon Bridge Museum: 14.2 mi
- Museum of Berkeley Springs: 14.7 mi
Artworks: 16
- Welcome Pineapple: 14.3 mi
- Morgan Arts Council: 14.8 mi
- Stars and Stripes Apple Statue: 15.2 mi
- White House Apple Statue: 15.4 mi
- An Apple a Day Apple Statue: 15.5 mi
Nature reserves: 14
- Cacapon Resort State Park: 9.4 mi
- Eidolon Nature Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Red Bud Run: 16.8 mi
- Aaron Straus Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 17.4 mi
- Round Top Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 18.0 mi
Attractions: 9
- Farnham Colossi: 2.3 mi
- Almost Heaven Sign: 7.9 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 7.9 mi
- Captain's Quarters: 17.6 mi
- Junior Officer's Quarters: 17.6 mi
Springs: 6
- Neglar Spring: 3.6 mi
- Natural Spring: 7.8 mi
- A natural spring at the Central Trail: 7.9 mi
- Lord Fairfax Spring: 14.7 mi
- Town Spring: 15.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Gainsboro Tourist Park: 9.9 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook: 13.0 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 21.1 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 21.3 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 4
- Beach 2: 9.2 mi
- Beach 1: 9.3 mi
- Beach 3: 9.6 mi
- River Beach: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Hooks Mill Falls: 17.4 mi
- Mountain Falls: 21.4 mi
Gardens: 1
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Lovers Leap: 18.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of High Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | WNW 286° | 789 m | 7.3 mi |
| Spring Gap Mountain | WNW 282° | 679 m | 14.5 mi |
| Cacapon 2 | NNW 329° | 673 m | 9.8 mi |
| Cooper Mountain | WSW 237° | 617 m | 19.8 mi |
| Bens Knob | WSW 237° | 617 m | 19.8 mi |
| Thomas Mountain | SSW 212° | 581 m | 19.1 mi |
| Sleepy Creek Mountain | NNE 20° | 580 m | 3.2 mi |
| Purslane Mountain | NW 326° | 568 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:11 | 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554708 — High Rock, Berkeley County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524954
Day trips start here
- Martinsburg · 14 mi
- Hedgesville · 15 mi
- Hancock · 20 mi
- Shepherdstown · 22 mi
- Sharpsburg · 25 mi
- Washington County · 25 mi
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