White Rock Mountain
White Rock Mountain rises to 975 m in Virginia. Iron Mountain stands 1,359 m to the south, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is White Rock Cliff, a peak 0.7 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 4.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49089522, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 975 m
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 12.8 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 23.1 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 28.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Big Walker Lookout · 16 mi
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 29 mi
- Alligator Back Overlook · 29 mi
- Mahogany Rock Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- White Rock Cliff: 0.7 mi
- Buchanan Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Glade Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Locust Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia: 3.1 mi
- Comers Rock Recreation Area: 7.6 mi
- Dark Hollow Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Withers Park: 16.0 mi
- Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park: 16.1 mi
- Smyth County Museum: 10.3 mi
- Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 24.1 mi
- Historic Crab Orchard Museum: 24.1 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 11.1 mi
- Straight Branch Falls: 24.7 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 24.7 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 16.9 mi
- Listening Rock: 17.5 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 22.2 mi
- Big Spring: 10.6 mi
- Sharon Springs: 15.6 mi
- Raven Cliff: 15.2 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 15.8 mi
- Peery & St. Clair Building: 22.4 mi
- This Way: 24.5 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 16.1 mi
- Clinch Mountian: 22.2 mi
- Wooly: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of White Rock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Mountain | S 178° | 1,359 m | 5.6 mi |
| Canadays Ridge | S 183° | 1,320 m | 5.3 mi |
| High Knob | SSE 160° | 1,266 m | 7.0 mi |
| Big Ridge | SSE 154° | 1,259 m | 11.0 mi |
| Straight Mountain | SSW 211° | 1,256 m | 7.8 mi |
| Razor Ridge | SSW 194° | 1,250 m | 9.4 mi |
| Glade Mountain | WNW 300° | 1,245 m | 1.7 mi |
| Comers Rock | SE 128° | 1,237 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356582181
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