The Haycocks
The Haycocks rises to 955 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Pocket Ridge, a peak 0.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49082428, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 955 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 25.6 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Smart View Overlook · 6 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 6 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 6 mi
- Pine Spur Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pocket Ridge: 0.9 mi
- Rakes Knob: 1.1 mi
- Chimney Rock: 1.6 mi
- Shortts Knob: 2.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Warren G. Lineberry Community Park: 3.9 mi
- Floyd Rec Park: 4.8 mi
- Deep Run Camp Area: 5.2 mi
- Rennet Bag Recreation Area: 8.4 mi
- Mines Branch Recreation Area: 9.0 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 10.5 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 10.8 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 15.0 mi
- Sweet Springs State Natural Area Preserve: 19.3 mi
- Falls Ridge Preserve: 22.0 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 4.1 mi
- Blue Ridge Farm Museum: 13.6 mi
- Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters: 16.3 mi
- Christiansburg Institute Museum: 19.0 mi
- Montgomery Museum of Art and History: 19.2 mi
- Montgomery County War Memorial: 19.2 mi
- Montgomery County Public Safety Monument: 19.2 mi
- Montgomery County Bicentennial: 19.2 mi
- Montgomery County Confederate Monument: 19.2 mi
- African American Memory & Storyboard: 19.2 mi
- White Falls: 6.9 mi
- Camp Creek: 17.1 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 17.1 mi
- One Clear View: 3.9 mi
- Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 19.2 mi
- Cracker Point: 4.0 mi
- Calico Rock: 8.7 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 5.4 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 23.4 mi
- Water Front: 19.2 mi
- Waterfront: 23.0 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 24.1 mi
- Piedmont Vegetable Garden: 24.2 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 6.9 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 21.0 mi
- Ode to Jeff Gordon: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of The Haycocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | WSW 245° | 1,210 m | 13.2 mi |
| Hog Mountain | SW 232° | 1,087 m | 10.1 mi |
| Jones Mountain | SW 234° | 1,081 m | 8.8 mi |
| Rocky Knob | SW 228° | 1,080 m | 6.0 mi |
| Slate Mountain | SW 230° | 1,059 m | 10.9 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | SW 226° | 1,049 m | 7.6 mi |
| Indian Ridge | W 260° | 1,037 m | 12.8 mi |
| Long Mountain | WSW 243° | 1,027 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:06 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:28 | 17:09 |
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 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Floyd 2 NE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583424
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