Rockytop
Rockytop rises to 867 m in Virginia. Hightop stands 1,091 m to the east-northeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Lewis Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 2.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49069270, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 867 m
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 19.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 22.0 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rocky Top Overlook · 3 mi
- Rockytop Overlook · 3 mi
- Big Run Overlook · 3 mi
- Ivy Creek Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lewis Peak: 1.0 mi
- Brown Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Lewis Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Austin Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Port Republic Historic District: 5.4 mi
- Town Park: 6.5 mi
- Grand Caverns Regional Park: 6.8 mi
- East Rockingham Recreation Association: 8.6 mi
- Rockingham Park at the Crossroads: 9.1 mi
- Duke Dog Statue: 13.2 mi
- James Madison: 13.3 mi
- James Madison statue: 13.4 mi
- World War Memorial: 13.7 mi
- Guns into Plowshares: 15.3 mi
- Port Republic Battle Monument: 3.0 mi
- Cross Keys Battle Monument: 7.4 mi
- Rip Rap Shelter: 9.3 mi
- Shenandoah Displacement momunment: 9.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Grand Caverns Museum and Entrance: 6.9 mi
- Miller-Kite House Museum: 9.8 mi
- Virginia Quilt Museum: 13.8 mi
- Explore More Discovery Museum: 13.8 mi
- Museum Of American Jewelry Design and Manufacturing: 13.8 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 12.7 mi
- ISAT Patio: 12.9 mi
- Heishman Garden: 15.5 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 16.9 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 19.7 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 3.6 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 3.7 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 4.2 mi
- Cedar Falls: 11.8 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 12.6 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 6.0 mi
- Rockingham springs: 8.0 mi
- Elkton Spring: 9.9 mi
- Bear Lithia Spring: 11.3 mi
- Seawright Springs: 15.0 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 5.5 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 14.2 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 15.1 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 17.0 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 18.1 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 3.8 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 16.0 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 16.4 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 22.3 mi
- Fear Forest: 7.1 mi
- Endless View Farms: 11.6 mi
- Apple Cannon: 11.6 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 21.8 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 22.1 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 19.7 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 20.0 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 23.3 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 24.0 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 13.3 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 13.3 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 18.2 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 17.3 mi
- Canada: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Rockytop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hightop | ENE 70° | 1,091 m | 9.4 mi |
| Big Flat Mountain | SE 141° | 1,033 m | 3.7 mi |
| Trayfoot Mountain | SSW 204° | 1,025 m | 5.0 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | S 177° | 1,010 m | 5.0 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | E 87° | 1,006 m | 5.9 mi |
| Loft Mountain | ESE 114° | 1,002 m | 3.9 mi |
| Lairds Knob | N 355° | 1,000 m | 11.0 mi |
| Little Flat Mountain | SSE 146° | 954 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 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:17 | 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 | 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, 15 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 1473498 — Rockytop, Rockingham County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356565207
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 20 mi
- Charlottesville · 22 mi
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