Rough Mountain

Rough Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Rough Mountain

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Rough Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.93803, -79.67842. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rough Mountain

• Rough Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Bath · ~4 km · Must-see
• Rich Hole Wilderness · sanctuary · Alleghany · ~10 km · Must-see
• Douthat State Park · sanctuary · Bath · ~16 km · Must-see
• Warm Springs Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~18 km · Must-see
• House Mountain (Rockbridge County, Virginia) · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~20 km · Must-see
• Longdale Recreation Area · park · Greenbrier · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bath Community Senior Center · church · Bath · ~22 km · Must-see
• Clarks Cave · sanctuary · Pocahontas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Goshen Pass · sanctuary · Preston · ~24 km · Must-see
• Goshen Scout Reservation · sanctuary · Rockbridge · ~26 km · Must-see
• Oakland Grove Presbyterian Church · church · Alleghany · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Moomaw · lake · Greenbrier · ~32 km · Must-see
• Thomas Morton Gathright State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Bath · ~32 km · Must-see
• University Chapel · church · Lexington · ~33 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lexington · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Sherwood · lake · Greenbrier · ~37 km · Must-see
• Hoop hole · sanctuary · Greenbrier · ~43 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge Zoo · church · Alleghany · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rough Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Rough Mountain

• Warm Springs Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~18 km · Must-see
• House Mountain (Rockbridge County, Virginia) · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~20 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Mountain · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~45 km · Must-see
• Schoolhouse Hollow · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~46 km · Must-see
• Paddy Knob · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Alleghany Mountain · viewpoint · Alleghany · ~49 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~51 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~51 km · Must-see
• See All · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~51 km · Must-see
• Shenandoah Mountain · viewpoint · Highland · ~53 km · Must-see

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