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White Rocks

White Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

White Rocks rises to 1,087 m in Virginia. Paddy Knob stands 1,365 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bonner Mountain, a peak 0.2 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49089540, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1087 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.08506, -79.75376

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 24
Springs: 10
  • Muddy Spring Run: 1.5 mi
  • Grose Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Blowing Springs: 7.4 mi
  • Bolar Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Bubbling Springs: 13.0 mi
Historic sites: 8
Museums: 7
Nature reserves: 6
Waterfalls: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Allendale Nursery: 15.4 mi
  • Greenhouse Area: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Chris Lantos Waterfront: 18.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 24.5 mi

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
Paddy KnobN 350°1,365 m12.7 mi
Bald KnobSSW 206°1,293 m12.3 mi
Mad SheepNNW 337°1,287 m11.4 mi
Mad TomNNW 333°1,236 m11.5 mi
Brushy MountainSSW 201°1,170 m7.9 mi
Duncan KnobNNE 26°1,164 m6.1 mi
Northeast PeakENE 67°1,160 m13.7 mi
Wallace PeakENE 69°1,151 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:31
June solstice05:5720:0720:46
September equinox07:0718:4319:18
December solstice07:3216:2217:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441526068717063534234
Precip in3.63.14.34.34.74.34.23.64.13.13.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356587077

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