Rocky Mount
Rocky Mount rises to 834 m in Virginia. Hightop stands 1,091 m to the east, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Weaver Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 2.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49069133, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 834 m
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 21.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 23.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Beldor Hollow Overlook · 2 mi
- Belfore Hollow Overlook · 2 mi
- Two Mile Run Overlook · 2 mi
- Rocky Mountain Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Weaver Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Brown Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Giants Grave: 3.4 mi
- Flattop Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Stonewall Memorial Park: 5.9 mi
- Port Republic Historic District: 9.2 mi
- Rockingham Park at the Crossroads: 9.8 mi
- East Rockingham Recreation Association: 9.9 mi
- Town Park: 10.5 mi
- Shenandoah Displacement momunment: 5.8 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Port Republic Battle Monument: 6.7 mi
- Cross Keys Battle Monument: 9.8 mi
- Upper Pocosin Mission: 10.3 mi
- Duke Dog Statue: 14.0 mi
- James Madison: 14.1 mi
- James Madison statue: 14.2 mi
- World War Memorial: 14.3 mi
- Guns into Plowshares: 15.7 mi
- Miller-Kite House Museum: 5.6 mi
- Town of Shenandoah Museum & Welcome Center: 10.6 mi
- Grand Caverns Museum and Entrance: 11.2 mi
- Explore More Discovery Museum: 14.3 mi
- Virginia Quilt Museum: 14.3 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 6.6 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 6.8 mi
- Cedar Falls: 7.3 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 7.7 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 8.1 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 13.5 mi
- ISAT Patio: 13.6 mi
- Heishman Garden: 15.8 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 19.0 mi
- The Tahija Arboretum & Lacross Botanical Gardens: 20.6 mi
- Elkton Spring: 5.6 mi
- Rockingham springs: 6.5 mi
- Bear Lithia Spring: 7.4 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 10.2 mi
- Pitt Spring: 16.1 mi
- Fear Forest: 8.9 mi
- Endless View Farms: 16.1 mi
- Apple Cannon: 16.2 mi
- Cooter's Luray: 22.3 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 22.9 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 7.6 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 11.9 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 13.1 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 17.8 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 7.4 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 10.8 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 17.7 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 18.3 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 18.5 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 15.3 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 16.0 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 18.9 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 20.6 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 21.2 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 17.4 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 17.5 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 20.5 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 16.3 mi
- Canada: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Rocky Mount. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hightop | E 86° | 1,091 m | 5.4 mi |
| Big Flat Mountain | S 191° | 1,033 m | 5.9 mi |
| Bald Face Mountain | ENE 59° | 1,027 m | 8.5 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | ENE 74° | 1,026 m | 8.3 mi |
| Trayfoot Mountain | SW 216° | 1,025 m | 9.3 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | SSW 202° | 1,010 m | 8.5 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | SE 137° | 1,006 m | 3.5 mi |
| Loft Mountain | S 179° | 1,002 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:17 | 16:58 |
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 | 35 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Free Union, 17 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 1473466 — Rocky Mount, Rockingham County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/12962318411
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 16 mi
- Charlottesville · 23 mi
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