Rock Mountain
Rock Mountain rises to 883 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Joes Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49068939, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 883 m
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 10.9 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Rock Castle Gorge · 10 mi
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 10 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 10 mi
- Smart View Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Joes Knob: 1.2 mi
- Tobacco Knob: 1.3 mi
- Grassy Knob: 1.7 mi
- Mayo Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Toms Knob: 2.5 mi
- Fred Clifton Park: 3.7 mi
- Mountain Top Recreation Park: 4.1 mi
- Mabry Mill: 6.0 mi
- Mabry Mill Historic Mill Area: 6.0 mi
- Byrds Marker: 9.8 mi
- White Falls: 16.3 mi
- Lower Cascades: 18.5 mi
- Torys Falls: 18.9 mi
- Rider Falls: 19.0 mi
- Window Falls: 19.5 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 12.8 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 13.6 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 16.1 mi
- Dan River Ford Preserve: 16.7 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 17.3 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 16.8 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 18.0 mi
- William Alfred Moore House: 18.1 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 18.2 mi
- Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters: 20.8 mi
- Cracker Point: 18.2 mi
- Calico Rock: 19.3 mi
- Indian Face: 19.4 mi
- Moores Wall: 19.4 mi
- Cooks Wall: 20.6 mi
- RM Collins Memorial: 18.4 mi
- Colonel Jack Martin Rock House: 18.5 mi
- Stoneman's Raid: 20.0 mi
- CCC Ruins: 20.0 mi
- CCC Lodge Ruins: 20.0 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 10.1 mi
- One Clear View: 17.1 mi
- Carolina Ziplines Canopy Tour: 17.3 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 18.3 mi
- Balanced Rock: 19.4 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 9.6 mi
- Magnolia Springs: 20.3 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- Daylily Meadows: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Rock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | NW 322° | 1,210 m | 10.8 mi |
| Hog Mountain | NNW 341° | 1,087 m | 8.4 mi |
| Jones Mountain | NNW 348° | 1,081 m | 9.2 mi |
| Rocky Knob | N 5° | 1,080 m | 10.2 mi |
| Slate Mountain | NNW 337° | 1,059 m | 7.9 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | N 359° | 1,049 m | 8.9 mi |
| Indian Ridge | NNW 329° | 1,037 m | 14.0 mi |
| Long Mountain | NW 320° | 1,027 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:06 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:29 | 17:10 |
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 | 36 | 38 | 44 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meadows OF DAN 5 SW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1473380 — Rock Mountain, Patrick County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356565155
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 18 mi
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