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Rockfish Gap

575 m1,886 ft

Tonight: 37°FFair · Wind 1–6 mph E

Rockfish Gap is a mountain pass at 575 m in Virginia, United States.

All facts

Saddle: 575 m
Lowest point: 255 m / 425 m

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Pass

Rockfish Gap: the climb from each side

No mapped road or trail crosses the saddle.

Distances are straight lines from the saddle to the lowest ground on each side; the road is longer.

3D map

Rockfish Gap 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Rockfish Gap terrain and contours

25 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 125 mShowing west → east through the centre

Rockfish Gap elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Rockfish Gap weather

Tonight · Fair · 37°F (3°C) · Wind 1–6 mph E

Rockfish Gap forecast for about 552 m.

Tonight37°–1–6 mph E
Sat36°56°–1–5 mph NE
Sun38°60°–3 mph E
Mon43°66°–0–3 mph NW
Tue45°66°–5 mph NE
Wed46°60°3%0–5 mph E
Thu46°66°3%0–5 mph SW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 23:53 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 8 × 8 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 59% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

59.1%

Moderate, 15–30°

39.5%

Steep, 30–45°

1.4%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.0%

Steeper than 30°: 1.4% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view: 635 m low point 216 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 82.3%Grassland 13.1%Built-up 3.7%Cropland 0.6%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 4 km of Rockfish Gap.

Summit list 5

1Copelands Tetons511 m 2.5 km W
2Afton Mountain737 m 2.8 km WSW
3Stony Ridge727 m 3.3 km WSW
4Round Top331 m 3.7 km ESE
5Elk Mountain780 m 3.7 km SW

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 1,080 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Long-tailed Salamander160
Spotted Lanternfly68
Common jewelweed63
Common soapwort44
American Toad36
American pokeweed35

Where it sits

Where Rockfish Gap sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Smith Mountain Lake125 km SSW

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JPGRockfish Gap satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-07-31.

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain: U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-07-31)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
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