Rock Spring Mountain
Rock Spring Mountain rises to 416 m in Virginia. Crawford Knob stands 918 m to the northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Diggs Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 11 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49068977, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 416 m
How to reach it
- 11.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 14.3 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 19.0 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Glass Hollow Overlook · 12 mi
- Catoctin Overlook · 12 mi
- Greenstone Overlook · 12 mi
- Devil's Knob Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Diggs Mountain: 1.7 mi
- The Horseshoe: 2.3 mi
- Shiloh Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Butler Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Willoughby Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Cove Creek Park: 2.7 mi
- Simpson Park: 9.1 mi
- Walnut Creek Park: 11.1 mi
- Scottsville Recreation Center: 12.8 mi
- Totier Creek Park: 13.9 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 17.0 mi
- Mountain Man: 17.3 mi
- Bear Statue: 17.5 mi
- The Sagacious Heads: 18.0 mi
- George Welsh: 18.9 mi
- Mirador: 13.5 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 14.3 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 17.1 mi
- W181 Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis: 17.5 mi
- Locust Hill: 17.9 mi
- Waltons Mountain Museum: 4.6 mi
- Virginia Distillery Museum: 6.8 mi
- Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 8.2 mi
- Scottsville Museum: 14.9 mi
- Waynesboro Heritage Museum: 17.3 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 7.2 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 8.0 mi
- James River at Wingina: 14.2 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 14.8 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 17.0 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 17.1 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 17.9 mi
- Student Garden: 19.1 mi
- Keunen Garden: 19.9 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 19.9 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 11.6 mi
- Dripping Rock: 11.9 mi
- Hickory Spring: 12.6 mi
- Coiner Spring: 17.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 20.7 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 6.8 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 17.4 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 19.2 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 20.3 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 22.9 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 7.5 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 24.2 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 24.3 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 24.9 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 11.5 mi
- White Rock Falls: 16.6 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 19.9 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 3.0 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 16.5 mi
- Canada: 19.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Rock Spring Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford Knob | NW 309° | 918 m | 9.5 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | W 271° | 741 m | 7.6 mi |
| Heard Mountain | N 11° | 726 m | 6.4 mi |
| Castle Rock | NNE 14° | 722 m | 7.9 mi |
| White Mountain | W 264° | 720 m | 8.4 mi |
| High Top Mountain | WSW 250° | 678 m | 8.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SW 220° | 677 m | 5.1 mi |
| Pats Knob | WSW 253° | 660 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:19 | 17:00 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — TYE RVR 1 SE, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356565164
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 20 mi
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