Riven Rock Mountain
Riven Rock Mountain rises to 779 m in Virginia. Reddish Knob stands 1,338 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is River Rock Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 28 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49068645, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 779 m
How to reach it
- 27.8 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Brown Mountain Overlook · 28 mi
- Dundo Overlook · 28 mi
- Two Mile Run Overlook · 28 mi
- Rocky Top Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Riven Rock Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
- Skidmore Fork Scenic Area: 7.1 mi
- West Rockingham Ruritan Park: 7.6 mi
- Brandywine Recreation Area: 8.4 mi
- Singers Glen Historic District: 8.9 mi
- River Rock Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Goods Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Prospect Knob: 2.2 mi
- Narrowback Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Dundore Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Fort Harrison: 10.7 mi
- Memorial Garden: 11.4 mi
- Cannon Veterans Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial Monument: 12.1 mi
- JMU Alma Mater: 12.4 mi
- Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center: 10.5 mi
- Bridgewater Historical Society: 11.4 mi
- Museum Of American Jewelry Design and Manufacturing: 12.3 mi
- Virginia Quilt Museum: 12.4 mi
- Explore More Discovery Museum: 12.4 mi
- Maple Spring: 3.2 mi
- Beaver Creek Spring: 5.6 mi
- Hall Spring: 9.3 mi
- Sand Spring: 9.3 mi
- Hiner Spring: 17.0 mi
- Love Essence: 11.2 mi
- Reader's Guide to an Open Window: 11.2 mi
- Flames: 11.2 mi
- CON_Sequential Complex: 11.3 mi
- Guns into Plowshares: 11.3 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 13.9 mi
- Fear Forest: 18.5 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 22.9 mi
- Seneca Caverns: 23.5 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 17.4 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 21.8 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 24.5 mi
- Heishman Garden: 11.1 mi
- ISAT Patio: 13.1 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 13.2 mi
- Raven Rocks: 14.1 mi
- Trinity Point: 23.0 mi
- Eagle Rock: 23.7 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 20.2 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 20.2 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 8.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Riven Rock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reddish Knob | WSW 244° | 1,338 m | 10.1 mi |
| Flagpole Knob | WSW 258° | 1,336 m | 6.0 mi |
| Slate Springs Mountain | WSW 258° | 1,332 m | 6.2 mi |
| Bother Knob | W 259° | 1,323 m | 7.5 mi |
| High Knob | WNW 299° | 1,246 m | 5.9 mi |
| Dyers Knob | WSW 243° | 1,245 m | 11.0 mi |
| Dundore Mountain | W 273° | 1,244 m | 3.3 mi |
| Cow Knob | N 356° | 1,231 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:18 | 16:59 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dale Enterprise, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1499963 — Riven Rock Mountain, Rockingham County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356586936
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