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Jump Rock

Jump Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Jump Rock rises to 959 m in Virginia. Big House Mountain stands 1,111 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Jump Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49040352, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
959 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.94791, -79.41827

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 46
  • Maury Monument: 2.4 mi
  • Brownsburg Historic District: 5.5 mi
  • Memorial Park: 9.6 mi
  • Craigsville Community Park: 9.6 mi
  • Jordan's Point: 10.7 mi
Historic sites: 31
Springs: 20
Artworks: 11
Attractions: 8
Nature reserves: 7
Waterfalls: 6
  • St. Mary's Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Panther Falls: 18.1 mi
  • White Rock Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Blue Suck Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Lace Falls: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Greenhouse Area: 8.4 mi
  • Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 23.4 mi
  • Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Chris Lantos Waterfront: 2.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 7.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Jump Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big House MountainSW 224°1,111 m11.3 mi
Brushy MountainWSW 247°1,088 m13.2 mi
Big ButtSW 226°1,053 m4.7 mi
Archer KnobN 11°1,039 m12.3 mi
Little House MountainSW 220°1,032 m10.9 mi
Ragged MountainWSW 254°1,003 m6.1 mi
White Rock MountainWSW 248°1,002 m8.2 mi
Chestnut RidgeNW 323°998 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5620:0520:44
September equinox07:0618:4219:16
December solstice07:3116:2117:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744546371757467564537
Precip in3.12.83.53.74.14.84.13.33.73.13.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1484516 — Jump Rock, Rockbridge County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356572692

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