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Striped Rock

Striped Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Striped Rock rises to 1,025 m in Virginia. High Rock stands 1,418 m to the west, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Point Lookout Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49078895, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1025 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.65124, -81.15926

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 21
Waterfalls: 11
  • Chestnut Creek Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Incredible Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Bullhead Creek Cascades: 16.3 mi
  • Upper Widows Creek Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 18.0 mi
Attractions: 8
Museums: 6
  • Alleghany Historical Museum: 10.3 mi
  • Jeff Matthews Museum: 12.7 mi
  • Mountain Farm Life Museum: 22.8 mi
  • Museum of Ashe County History: 23.5 mi
  • Smyth County Museum: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
Artworks: 1
  • John Harmon Gallery: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Virginia Rest Area: 23.9 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Striped Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High RockW 280°1,418 m5.2 mi
Buck MountainW 280°1,417 m5.1 mi
Point Lookout MountainNNW 339°1,380 m1.2 mi
The PinnacleNNW 339°1,380 m1.2 mi
Buck Mountain East PeakWNW 282°1,356 m3.6 mi
High KnobNW 309°1,266 m9.2 mi
Big RidgeWNW 296°1,259 m5.4 mi
Comers RockNNW 334°1,237 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0319:37
June solstice06:0720:0920:47
September equinox07:1318:4919:23
December solstice07:3416:3317:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542516167716964534436

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356582622

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