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White Rocks

White Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

White Rocks rises to 1,100 m in West Virginia. Red Spruce Knob stands 1,434 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Briery Knob, a peak 1.8 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31586067, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1100 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.11762, -80.05451

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 25
Historic sites: 6
  • T. M. Cheeks: 3.6 mi
  • Hillsboro: 8.4 mi
  • Bath County Veterans Memorial: 15.3 mi
  • Cass: 20.6 mi
  • Boiler House: 21.0 mi
Springs: 6
  • Blowing Springs: 9.6 mi
  • Locust Creek Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Grose Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Muddy Spring Run: 16.5 mi
  • Sand Springs: 18.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Allendale Nursery: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Bubble Cave Preserve: 16.4 mi
Beaches: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of White Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red Spruce KnobNNW 340°1,434 m15.4 mi
Red Lick MountainNNW 343°1,428 m14.3 mi
Big Spruce KnobNW 321°1,419 m12.9 mi
Black MountainNW 309°1,403 m12.9 mi
Gay KnobN 356°1,386 m13.8 mi
Barlow TopNW 310°1,384 m12.0 mi
High RockNW 307°1,347 m10.1 mi
Blue KnobWNW 288°1,340 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5819:32
June solstice05:5820:0820:47
September equinox07:0918:4419:19
December solstice07:3416:2317:04

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139495967716963514032
Precip in3.73.14.44.14.84.14.23.73.53.03.23.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buckeye, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356535903

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