Rocky Mountain
Rocky Mountain rises to 178 m in Mississippi. Sand Mountain stands 196 m to the north-northwest, 1.1 miles off. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 9.1 miles off. 23 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Mississippi, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31613856, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 178 m
How to reach it
- 9.1 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
- 89.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
23 named places within 25 miles
- Ballard Creek: 9.1 mi
- Crawford Field: 11.1 mi
- Jeff Busby Park: 12.0 mi
- Grenada State Waterfowl Management Area: 18.1 mi
- Upper Yalobusha Public Use Area: 19.0 mi
- Sand Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Church Hill: 2.7 mi
- Lolly Hill: 6.8 mi
- Sandy Mountain: 12.0 mi
- Little Mountain: 12.2 mi
- Hopewell: 13.0 mi
- Bankston: 13.4 mi
- Double Springs: 16.1 mi
- Chester: 16.2 mi
- French Camp Historic Village: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rocky Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Mountain | NNW 334° | 196 m | 1.1 mi |
| Noxubee Hills | SSE 152° | 191 m | 18.8 mi |
| Little Mountain | SSE 167° | 180 m | 12.2 mi |
| Lolly Hill | SSE 152° | 163 m | 6.8 mi |
| Church Hill | SSE 151° | 146 m | 2.7 mi |
| Sandy Mountain | NNW 337° | 138 m | 12.0 mi |
| Bald Hill | NW 316° | 92 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:35 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:23 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:16 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eupora 2 E, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357962080
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