Wind Rock
Wind Rock rises to 1,246 m in Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,327 m to the south-southwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Minie Ball Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 9.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49090411, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,246 m
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 25.9 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 28.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Minie Ball Hill: 0.5 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Hayes Knob: 1.1 mi
- Salt Pond Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Lone Pine Peak: 1.4 mi
- White Rock Recreation Area: 1.5 mi
- Newport Recreation Area: 7.9 mi
- Potts Creek Wildlife Management Area: 8.8 mi
- Blacksburg Shooting range: 9.1 mi
- Pembroke Boat Ramp: 9.6 mi
- Winfrey’s Rock: 13.3 mi
- VTCC WW1 and April 16th Memorial: 13.8 mi
- April 16th Memorial: 13.9 mi
- The Pylons: 13.9 mi
- Prices Fork Research Center Building - Architecture - Former.: 14.1 mi
- Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Niday Place State Forest: 6.9 mi
- Falls Ridge Preserve: 18.7 mi
- Havens Wildlife Management Area: 20.8 mi
- Andrew Johnston House: 13.3 mi
- St. Luke and Odd Fellows Hall: 13.6 mi
- Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation: 14.1 mi
- Smithfield Plantation: 14.4 mi
- Second Creek Mill: 17.8 mi
- Bear Cliff: 3.7 mi
- Bear Cliffs: 3.8 mi
- Barney's Wall: 5.0 mi
- Barneys Wall: 5.0 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 19.3 mi
- Coal Mining Memorial Coal Carts: 12.7 mi
- Perspective Gallery: 13.9 mi
- Modern Art: 14.1 mi
- Frank Beamer Statue: 14.6 mi
- Ode to Jeff Gordon: 15.5 mi
- Keffer Oak: 9.1 mi
- Eastern Continental Divide: 12.3 mi
- Tingler's Mill: 17.6 mi
- Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 20.6 mi
- Organ Cave: 21.5 mi
- Big Spring: 20.1 mi
- Cove Creek Spring: 20.3 mi
- Old Sweet Springs: 21.4 mi
- Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 21.6 mi
- Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 22.0 mi
- Junta: 18.9 mi
- Egypt: 19.5 mi
- Mercers Saltworks: 20.3 mi
- Warford: 22.8 mi
- Hahn Horticultural Garden: 14.4 mi
- Piedmont Vegetable Garden: 15.6 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 19.0 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 21.9 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 23.3 mi
- Middle Cascades: 23.4 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Wind Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | SSW 193° | 1,327 m | 4.5 mi |
| Butt Mountain | WSW 241° | 1,282 m | 6.4 mi |
| Lookoff Rock | WSW 239° | 1,256 m | 6.4 mi |
| Wrights Peak | N 356° | 1,242 m | 4.3 mi |
| Brushy Top | WSW 251° | 1,236 m | 4.7 mi |
| Lone Pine Peak | ESE 107° | 1,232 m | 1.4 mi |
| Salt Pond Mountain | ESE 106° | 1,231 m | 1.4 mi |
| Doe Mountain | SW 214° | 1,211 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:27 | 17:08 |
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 | 43 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union 3 SSE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1496425 — Wind Rock, Giles County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356583961
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