Point of Rocks
Point of Rocks rises to 271 m in Virginia. Pinnacle stands 864 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Willa Cather Birthplace, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49062910, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 271 m
How to reach it
- 12.1 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 15.3 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 25.5 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 29.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- Banner's Overlook · 24 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 25 mi
- Devils Nose · 26 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Knob: 1.8 mi
- Acorn Hill: 4.1 mi
- Grave Hill: 5.1 mi
- Sunset Hill: 5.5 mi
- Chine Spring Knob: 5.7 mi
- Gainesboro Neighborhood Park: 2.8 mi
- Round Hill Neighborhood Park: 6.5 mi
- Capon Bridge Park: 7.2 mi
- Edwards Run Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
- Reynolds Store Neighborhood Park: 8.3 mi
- Willa Cather Birthplace: 0.8 mi
- Judge John Handley Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Timbrook Park: 9.8 mi
- POW-MIA Memorial: 10.4 mi
- 1st and 2nd Battles of Kernstown: 10.7 mi
- Capon Bridge Museum: 7.0 mi
- Museum of the Shenandoah Valley: 8.9 mi
- Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters: 9.3 mi
- George Washington's Office Museum: 9.5 mi
- Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum: 9.6 mi
- An Apple a Day Apple Statue: 8.0 mi
- Bites of Local Life Apple Statue: 8.3 mi
- White House Apple Statue: 9.1 mi
- Stars and Stripes Apple Statue: 9.4 mi
- World's Largest Apple: 9.4 mi
- Town Spring: 9.0 mi
- Vaucluse Spring: 14.3 mi
- Roadside Spring: 14.6 mi
- Neglar Spring: 14.9 mi
- Natural Spring: 15.3 mi
- Red Bud Run: 12.6 mi
- Cacapon Resort State Park: 18.2 mi
- Cool Spring Preserve: 20.4 mi
- Eidolon Nature Preserve: 23.9 mi
- Homewood Preserve: 24.2 mi
- Beach 2: 2.7 mi
- Beach 3: 3.0 mi
- Beach 1: 3.2 mi
- River Beach: 22.0 mi
- River Access: 24.7 mi
- Farnham Colossi: 10.9 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 14.2 mi
- Almost Heaven Sign: 14.2 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 24.5 mi
- Dog Cliff: 15.0 mi
- Three High Heads: 18.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 21.8 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 24.9 mi
- Gainsboro Tourist Park: 3.1 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook: 10.5 mi
- Hooks Mill Falls: 7.7 mi
- Mountain Falls: 10.1 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 9.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Point of Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle | SW 218° | 864 m | 10.9 mi |
| Johnnies Knob | SW 217° | 803 m | 16.0 mi |
| Eagle Rock | SW 217° | 791 m | 13.2 mi |
| High Point | N 351° | 789 m | 12.4 mi |
| Spring Mountain | SW 220° | 738 m | 13.6 mi |
| Spring Gap Mountain | NW 325° | 679 m | 16.1 mi |
| Cacapon 2 | N 360° | 673 m | 18.6 mi |
| Short Mtn | SW 217° | 660 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:12 | 16:54 |
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 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winchester, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1495096 — Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356583394
Day trips start here
- Martinsburg · 23 mi
- Hedgesville · 26 mi
- Shepherdstown · 29 mi
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