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Spy Rock

Spy Rock, a peak in Virginia
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Spy Rock rises to 1,128 m in Virginia. Maintop Mountain stands 1,232 m to the north, 0.3 miles off. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.2 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49076992, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1128 m
Getting there

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Coordinates37.82643, -79.12097

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 47
Historic sites: 31
  • Otto Cline Powell monument: 16.9 mi
  • Colonel Claudius Crozet: 17.3 mi
  • Johnathan Daniels: 17.3 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 17.3 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 17.3 mi
Museums: 19
  • Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 12.8 mi
  • Virginia Distillery Museum: 14.4 mi
  • Amherst County Historical Museum: 17.0 mi
  • Virginia Military Institute Museum: 17.4 mi
  • Monacan Ancestral Museum: 17.5 mi
Springs: 13
  • Rock Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Lovingston Springs: 3.2 mi
  • Hog Camp Gap Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Wiggins Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Cow Camp Spring: 7.4 mi
Artworks: 11
Nature reserves: 7
Attractions: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • White Rock Falls: 6.4 mi
  • St. Mary's Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Panther Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Upper Shamokin Falls: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Greenhouse Area: 21.1 mi
  • Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 22.3 mi
  • Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
  • Nelson County Wayside: 16.7 mi
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 10.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Spy Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maintop MountainN 351°1,232 m0.3 mi
Bald KnobSW 223°1,232 m8.2 mi
Pompey PeakSSW 206°1,229 m5.6 mi
The PriestE 98°1,227 m3.2 mi
Elk Pond MountainWSW 248°1,226 m2.6 mi
Mount PleasantSSW 205°1,223 m6.5 mi
Three RidgesENE 74°1,210 m7.8 mi
Cole MountainSW 221°1,197 m6.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5520:0320:43
September equinox07:0518:4119:15
December solstice07:2916:2017:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239505868726963524134

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montebello Fish Cultural STN, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1496248 — Spy Rock, Nelson County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356583864

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