Russell Rock
Russell Rock rises to 911 m in Virginia. Maintop Mountain stands 1,232 m to the south-southwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Bare Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49070422, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 911 m
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 12.9 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 28.1 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 4 mi
- Fork Mountain Overlook · 4 mi
- The Slacks Overlook · 4 mi
- The Priest Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bare Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Donald Fauber Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Cellar Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Knob of Rocks: 2.8 mi
- Flint Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Schneider Community Park: 4.9 mi
- Ridgeview Park: 11.7 mi
- Augusta County Recreation Center: 11.8 mi
- Rife Park: 12.0 mi
- Montgomery Hall Park: 12.4 mi
- Statler Brothers: 12.6 mi
- Augusta County: 12.6 mi
- Cannon: 13.3 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 16.6 mi
- Mirador: 18.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 2.0 mi
- Hickory Spring: 7.0 mi
- Dripping Rock: 8.1 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 8.4 mi
- Tinkling Spring: 9.9 mi
- American Frontier Culture Museum: 11.4 mi
- Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 11.4 mi
- Plumb House Museum: 12.4 mi
- Waynesboro Heritage Museum: 12.6 mi
- Historic Staunton Foundation: 12.6 mi
- Flower Pots: 12.5 mi
- Watering Can: 12.5 mi
- Staunton: 12.6 mi
- Chodo IX: 12.8 mi
- Peristyle: 21.5 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 8.0 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 12.1 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 13.4 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 17.5 mi
- Apple Cannon: 18.3 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 11.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 15.3 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 15.9 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 16.7 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 20.7 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 2.9 mi
- White Rock Falls: 4.7 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 8.4 mi
- Panther Falls: 21.2 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 5.0 mi
- Trinity Point: 16.8 mi
- Lovers Leap: 20.6 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 12.5 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 12.6 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 16.8 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 13.9 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 20.8 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 20.9 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 16.7 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 12.2 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 20.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Russell Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maintop Mountain | SSW 193° | 1,232 m | 9.7 mi |
| The Priest | S 174° | 1,227 m | 10.2 mi |
| Elk Pond Mountain | SSW 203° | 1,226 m | 11.6 mi |
| Three Ridges | SE 145° | 1,210 m | 9.2 mi |
| Devils Knob | ESE 117° | 1,172 m | 7.7 mi |
| Potatopatch Mountain | ESE 117° | 1,172 m | 7.7 mi |
| Little Priest | S 178° | 1,133 m | 11.4 mi |
| Spy Rock | SSW 193° | 1,128 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montebello Fish Cultural STN, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356574471
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