Jackson Rocks
Jackson Rocks rises to 393 m in West Virginia. Bird Knob stands 555 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Starcher Rocks, a peak 1.6 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 24 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31717436, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 393 m
How to reach it
- 23.7 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 23.9 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Starcher Rocks: 1.6 mi
- Nichols Knob: 1.6 mi
- Kate Knob: 3.7 mi
- White Hill: 3.8 mi
- Campbell Hill: 5.2 mi
- Taylor Public Hunting Area: 3.4 mi
- Wallback Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi
- Morris Creek Wildlife Management Area: 10.6 mi
- Charles Fork Lake Recreational Area: 11.9 mi
- Washington Park: 13.3 mi
- Captain John Young: 11.6 mi
- Train tunnel: 16.0 mi
- Donnally Monuments: 24.0 mi
- War Memorial: 24.6 mi
- Gold Star Memorial: 24.6 mi
- Wedding Garden: 20.5 mi
- East End Community Gardens: 24.4 mi
- Governor's Garden: 24.7 mi
- West Virginia State Museum: 24.7 mi
- West Virginia Cultural Center: 24.7 mi
- Frankenberger Art Gallery: 25.0 mi
- Chestnut Point: 7.9 mi
- July: 12.6 mi
- Grotto: 20.8 mi
- Frametown Rest Area: 22.1 mi
- Skyline Drive: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Jackson Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bird Knob | SSE 168° | 555 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | SE 130° | 499 m | 17.0 mi |
| Bragg Knob | ESE 106° | 494 m | 19.5 mi |
| Pilot Knob | ESE 102° | 492 m | 14.9 mi |
| Big Knob | ESE 113° | 488 m | 20.1 mi |
| Pilot Knob | ESE 119° | 487 m | 11.0 mi |
| Teeny Knob | ENE 70° | 484 m | 18.5 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | ENE 75° | 481 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:14 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:26 | 17:08 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clendenin, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524976
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