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The Haycocks

The Haycocks, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates36.87791, -80.26199

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Nature reserves: 7
Museums: 6
Waterfalls: 3
Attractions: 2
  • One Clear View: 3.9 mi
  • Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Water Front: 19.2 mi
  • Waterfront: 23.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Springs: 1
  • Spring Well #25: 11.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
Artworks: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buffalo MountainWSW 245°1,210 m13.2 mi
Hog MountainSW 232°1,087 m10.1 mi
Jones MountainSW 234°1,081 m8.8 mi
Rocky KnobSW 228°1,080 m6.0 mi
Slate MountainSW 230°1,059 m10.9 mi
Grassy KnollSW 226°1,049 m7.6 mi
Indian RidgeW 260°1,037 m12.8 mi
Long MountainWSW 243°1,027 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:33
June solstice06:0320:0620:44
September equinox07:1018:4519:20
December solstice07:3116:2817:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542515967716963524235

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Floyd 2 NE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583424

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