Striped Rock
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
- 14.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 16.0 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 17.2 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 20.9 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mahogany Rock Overlook · 15 mi
- Bullhead Mountain Overlook · 15 mi
- Devils Garden Overlook · 15 mi
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Point Lookout Mountain: 1.2 mi
- The Pinnacle: 1.2 mi
- Wolf Hill: 2.5 mi
- Bald Hill: 2.8 mi
- McKenney Hill: 3.5 mi
- Comers Rock Recreation Area: 8.5 mi
- Sam Brown Park: 9.5 mi
- Crouse Park: 10.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 10.7 mi
- Long Branch Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- 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
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 12.1 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 15.5 mi
- Brinegar Cabin: 16.1 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 18.0 mi
- Listening Rock: 19.5 mi
- 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
- Raven Cliff: 13.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 14.6 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 15.4 mi
- Devils Garden: 15.9 mi
- Alligator Back: 16.1 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 22.0 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Crooked Creek: 20.2 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 20.3 mi
- Raven Knob Scout Reservation: 20.4 mi
- John Harmon Gallery: 18.8 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 23.9 mi
- Elk Shoals: 24.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Rock | W 280° | 1,418 m | 5.2 mi |
| Buck Mountain | W 280° | 1,417 m | 5.1 mi |
| Point Lookout Mountain | NNW 339° | 1,380 m | 1.2 mi |
| The Pinnacle | NNW 339° | 1,380 m | 1.2 mi |
| Buck Mountain East Peak | WNW 282° | 1,356 m | 3.6 mi |
| High Knob | NW 309° | 1,266 m | 9.2 mi |
| Big Ridge | WNW 296° | 1,259 m | 5.4 mi |
| Comers Rock | NNW 334° | 1,237 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:33 | 17:13 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 53 | 44 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356582622
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