Rocky Mountain
Rocky Mountain rises to 712 m in Virginia. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the west-northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49069151, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 712 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 28.6 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 29.6 mi off the Lee's Retreat
Overlooks nearby
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 8 mi
- Thunder Ridge Overlook · 9 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 9 mi
- Arnold Valley Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Mountain: 1.4 mi
- No Business Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Jackson Peak: 2.1 mi
- Fleming Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Dolly Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Terrapin Mtn Race Start/Finish: 5.5 mi
- Troy Arthur Park: 6.5 mi
- Monacan Park: 7.0 mi
- Otter Creek Recreation Area: 7.1 mi
- Peaks View Park: 7.7 mi
- Bedford County: 8.3 mi
- Odd Tree: 9.8 mi
- Even Post: 9.8 mi
- Riverside Pool: 10.2 mi
- Constitution Tree Plaque: 10.4 mi
- Poplar Forest Museum: 9.8 mi
- Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College: 9.9 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Human Rights: 10.9 mi
- Horse Hearse and Caretaker's Museum: 11.0 mi
- Pest House Medical Museum: 11.1 mi
- Olympic Runner: 10.9 mi
- LYH LOVES YOU: 11.3 mi
- Mayor: 11.4 mi
- Piano: 11.7 mi
- Hayes Monument: 11.9 mi
- Rain Garden: 7.8 mi
- HumanKind and Hill City Master Gardener Davis Instructional Garden: 8.5 mi
- Poplar Forest Herb Garden: 9.8 mi
- Randolph College Organic Garden: 9.9 mi
- University of Lynchburg Community Garden: 10.1 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 10.2 mi
- Riverside Park Historic Train Exhibit: 10.2 mi
- Packet Boat Marshall: 10.3 mi
- Horse Drawn Road Grader: 11.1 mi
- Model 1474 Gallion Roller: 11.1 mi
- Marble Spring: 8.4 mi
- Hunting Spring: 8.8 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 9.4 mi
- Big Spring: 14.0 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 20.3 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 10.9 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 12.3 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 15.8 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 20.4 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 23.1 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 10.7 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 12.9 mi
- Lace Falls: 16.0 mi
- Panther Falls: 16.4 mi
- Wheeler Cliff: 22.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 24.7 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 15.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Rocky Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | WNW 288° | 1,287 m | 9.6 mi |
| Thunder Hill | WNW 294° | 1,221 m | 9.5 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | W 264° | 1,215 m | 13.1 mi |
| Onion Mountain | W 280° | 1,157 m | 9.4 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | W 272° | 1,131 m | 10.9 mi |
| The Pinnacle | W 265° | 1,119 m | 12.8 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | W 279° | 1,088 m | 11.6 mi |
| Terrapin Mountain | WNW 297° | 1,062 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:23 | 17:03 |
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 | 45 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lynchburg #2, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356565199
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 12 mi
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