The Rocks
The Rocks is a mountain in Nelson, Virginia and has an elevation of 3,114 feet. The Rocks is situated nearby to the area USFS Lands Transferred to NPS Parcel 1, as well as near USFS Lands Transferred to NPS Section 1C Parcel 1.Photo: Ben Schumin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Humpback Rock and Humpback Rocks Visitor Center.
Humpback Rock
Peak
Photo: Ben Schumin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Humpback Rocks is a massive greenstone outcropping near the peak of Humpback Mountain in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Augusta County and Nelson County, Virginia, United States, with a summit elevation of 3,080 feet.
Humpback Rocks Visitor Center
Tourism office
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Humpback Rocks Visitor Center is a tourism office.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sherando and Mount Torry Furnace.
Sherando
Village
Sherando is a census-designated place in Augusta County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sherando had a population of 696. It is part of the Staunton–Waynesboro Micropolitan Statistical Area. Sherando is situated 3½ miles northwest of The Rocks.
Mount Torry Furnace
Hamlet
Photo: Pnwheeler43, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Torry Furnace is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ miles west of The Rocks.
Wintergreen
Village
Photo: Mojo Hand, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wintergreen is a census-designated place in Augusta and Nelson counties, Virginia, United States, located near Wintergreen Resort. As of the 2020 census, Wintergreen had a population of 346. Wintergreen is situated 4 miles southwest of The Rocks.
The Rocks
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 3,114 feet
- Description: mountain in Virginia, United States of America
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Nelson, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“The Rocks” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “The Rocks (bukid sa Estados Unidos, Virginia)”
- Cebuano: “The Rocks”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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