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Raven Rocks

Raven Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

Raven Rocks rises to 443 m in West Virginia. Blue Mountain stands 674 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Shenandoah River Campus at Cool Spring Battlefield, a park 1.8 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 13 miles off.

The story

Raven Rocks is a spur of Blue Ridge Mountain in Jefferson County, West Virginia. The peak is located just north of Jefferson County's border with Clarke County, Virginia and west of its border with Loudoun County, Virginia. Raven Rocks is formed by the drainage gorges of Rocky Branch Creek to the north and Raven Rocks Creek to the south (both direct tributaries of the Shenandoah River) on the mountains western watershed. Raven Rocks is the northernmost spur in a series spurs and hollows that occur along the western slope of Blue Ridge Mountain south to Ashby Gap. The formation is often referred to as the rollercoaster by Appalachian Trail hikers as the trail undulates between these spurs and hollows along the western face of the mountain along this stretch of the ridge. The peak is notable for the Crescent Rock cliffs. The Appalachian Trail crosses the saddle of the ridge.

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Wikidata Q7296419, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
443 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.14022, -77.83490

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Shenandoah River Campus at Cool Spring Battlefield: 1.8 mi
  • Bears Den Park: 2.2 mi
  • Round Hill Center Park: 3.3 mi
  • Round Hill Town Park: 3.6 mi
  • Woodgrove Park: 3.7 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Attractions: 57
  • Cow Train: 3.2 mi
  • Pig Races: 3.2 mi
  • Pig Pen: 3.2 mi
  • Cider Stage: 3.2 mi
  • Peacocks: 3.2 mi
Museums: 37
Artworks: 33
  • Leesburg Welcome Mural: 14.5 mi
  • Unbroken Circle #4: 14.7 mi
  • Low-Poly Open Heart: 14.7 mi
  • Sun Flower: 14.7 mi
  • Kintsugi heart: 14.7 mi
Springs: 15
Gardens: 14
  • Demonstration Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Native Pollinator Meadow: 6.5 mi
  • Paris Vegetable Garden: 11.2 mi
  • Culinary Gardens: 12.5 mi
  • Community Garden: 13.3 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Dargan Bend: 16.3 mi
  • Nolands Ferry: 20.4 mi
  • Little Picnic Island: 21.1 mi
  • Smiths Switch Station: 21.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
Beaches: 3
  • River Access: 1.9 mi
  • River Access: 2.6 mi
  • Shenandoah Lake Beach: 4.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Raven Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MountainSW 219°674 m16.2 mi
Rattlesnake MountainSSW 210°644 m22.1 mi
ParisSW 220°590 m14.0 mi
Paris MountainSSW 214°587 m8.9 mi
Big Cobbler MountainSSW 197°476 m21.8 mi
NeersvilleNNE 27°467 m7.6 mi
Naked MountainSSW 208°448 m17.2 mi
Maryland HeightsNNE 25°444 m15.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:23
June solstice05:4620:0120:42
September equinox07:0018:3519:10
December solstice07:2816:1016:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340516170747266554435
Precip in3.23.03.73.44.94.84.03.65.33.63.23.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT WX, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/356520569

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