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Rocky Mountain, Virginia
Prominence: 2272 ft, 692 m
Elevation: 4072 feet, 1241 meters
True Isolation: 26.15 mi, 42.09 km
Elevation Info:
NAVD88 Elevation
: 4072 ft / 1241 m
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)
37° 47' 44'' N, 79° 10' 51'' W
37.795462, -79.180842 (Dec Deg)
660167 E 4184680 N, Zone 17 (UTM)
Country
United States
State/Province
Virginia
County/Second Level Region
Amherst (Highest Point)
Rockbridge (Highest Point)
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Rocky Mountain (Rockbridge County) at SummitPost.org
Rocky Mountain at ListsOfJohn.com
Weather for Rocky Mountain Rockbridge County Virginia at Mountain-Forecast.com
Rocky Mountain at Summits on the Air (Amateur Radio)
CoHP.org Trip Report for Amherst, VA by Fred Lobdell
CoHP.org Trip Report for Amherst, VA by Ryan Bowles
CoHP.org Trip Report for Amherst, VA by Roy Schweiker
CoHP.org Trip Report for Amherst, VA by Don Desrosiers
CoHP.org Trip Report for Amherst, VA by Michael Schwartz
CoHP.org Trip Report for Rockbridge, VA by Bill Schuler
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(Rank #45)
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(Rank #69)
Southeast USA Top 50 by Prominence
(Rank #17)
USA Lower 48 Range5 High Points
(Rank #501)
High Points of Counties in 13 Original States
(Rank #50)
Southern USA Peaks with 1000 feet of Prominence
(Rank #17)
Virginia County/Ind. City High Points
(Rank #16)
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(Rank #77)
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(Rank #4)
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(Rank #71)
Ascent Info
Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users:
90
Show all viewable ascents/attempts
(Total: 86)
Selected Trip Reports:
2008-05-18 by Scott Surgent
2011-05-30 by Scott Parkins
2012-04-21 by Ed Wandall (Unsuccessful)
2013-03-29 by Ed Wandall
2013-05-02 by Richard Oestreicher
2015-02-08 by Mike Stinson
2015-09-20 by Chris Gilsdorf
2017-10-30 by Will Waller
2018-07-08 by Zachary Robbins (GPS Track)
2018-08-30 by Tom Layton
2019-03-24 by Wayne Snyder (GPS Track)
2019-06-19 by Ariel Jacala
2020-11-27 by Powen Ru (GPS Track)
2020-12-13 by Steven Fishback
2021-01-21 by Mark Akers
2021-04-03 by Brandon Girard
2022-05-07 by Craig Barlow
2022-06-24 by Steven Fishback (GPS Track)
2022-08-25 by Jerry Kohn (GPS Track)
2022-10-30 by David Winston (GPS Track)
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Rocky Mountain as seen from the roads in the valley below. (2008-05-18). Photo by
Scott Surgent
.
Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence
Key Col Page
(Detailed prominence information)
Clean Prominence
: 2272 ft/692 m
Optimistic Prominence
: 2292 ft/698 m
Line Parent
:
Elliott Knob
Key Col
: Lofton, VA 1800 ft/549 m
Isolation
Isolation Page
(Detailed isolation information)
Distance: 26.15 mi/42.09 km
Isolation Limit Point
: 37.519159, -79.507488
Nearest Higher Neighbor
in the
PBC database
:
Thunder Ridge Wilderness High Point
(SW)
Ranges
Continent:
North America
Range2:
Appalachian Mountains
Range3:
Blue Ridge Mountains
Range4:
Northern Blue Ridge
Range5:
South Central Virginia Blue Ridge (Highest Point)
Drainage Basins
James
Chesapeake Bay
Atlantic-Eastern USA
Atlantic Ocean
Ownership
Land: George Washington-Jefferson National Forest
Topo Map
Montebello O37079g2 1:24,000
Data Source
1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
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Rocky Mountain
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Other Photos
Rocky Mountain boulders (2020-12-13). Photo by
Steven Fishback
.
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