Rocks Mountain
Rocks Mountain rises to 896 m in Virginia. Big Flat Mountain stands 1,033 m to the northeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Calvary Rocks, a peak 0.3 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49069015, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 896 m
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 11.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 19.5 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chimney Rock · 1 mi
- Horsehead Overlook · 1 mi
- Horsehead Mountain Overlook · 1 mi
- Riprap Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Calvary Rocks: 0.3 mi
- Chimney Rock: 0.3 mi
- Horsehead Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Pond Ridge: 1.9 mi
- Davis Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Crimora Park: 4.4 mi
- Grand Caverns Regional Park: 6.0 mi
- Town Park: 7.5 mi
- Port Republic Historic District: 8.0 mi
- North Park: 9.0 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 15.5 mi
- Bear Statue: 15.6 mi
- Mountain Man: 15.9 mi
- Watering Can: 16.0 mi
- Flower Pots: 16.0 mi
- Rip Rap Shelter: 1.2 mi
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 4.7 mi
- Port Republic Battle Monument: 8.2 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 9.5 mi
- Mirador: 10.3 mi
- Grand Caverns Museum and Entrance: 6.2 mi
- Waynesboro Heritage Museum: 9.9 mi
- Plumb House Museum: 10.1 mi
- Augusta Military Academy Museum: 11.5 mi
- American Frontier Culture Museum: 14.9 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 12.5 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 16.0 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 16.1 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 16.8 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 16.9 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 2.3 mi
- Coiner Spring: 12.2 mi
- Tinkling Spring: 12.9 mi
- Seawright Springs: 13.3 mi
- Rockingham springs: 15.7 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 5.1 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 6.1 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 6.3 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 19.0 mi
- Cedar Falls: 19.5 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 7.2 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 7.3 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 15.5 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 16.3 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 16.6 mi
- Endless View Farms: 4.8 mi
- Apple Cannon: 4.8 mi
- Fear Forest: 12.3 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 16.5 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 19.5 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 4.9 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 20.5 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 23.4 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 10.7 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 10.7 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 13.1 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 18.4 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 19.8 mi
- Trinity Point: 20.9 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 24.8 mi
- Canada: 18.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Rocks Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Flat Mountain | NE 53° | 1,033 m | 7.4 mi |
| Trayfoot Mountain | NNE 27° | 1,025 m | 3.2 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | ENE 58° | 1,010 m | 4.5 mi |
| Loft Mountain | NE 51° | 1,002 m | 9.1 mi |
| Bucks Elbow Mountain | SSE 161° | 964 m | 5.7 mi |
| Little Flat Mountain | ENE 59° | 954 m | 7.0 mi |
| Blackrock | NE 38° | 944 m | 3.3 mi |
| Calf Mountain | S 183° | 908 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesboro WTP, 9 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Shenandoah National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1473418 — Rocks Mountain, Augusta County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356565177
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 20 mi
- Shenandoah National Park · 28 mi
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