  Although there are some experimental hints for the higher excited $\rho$
mesons, our knowledge of their properties is much poor theoretically. Based on
our recent work about excited $\rho$ mesons [Phys.Rev.D104(2021)034013], we
present the mass spectra and decay properties of the higher excited $\rho$
mesons with the modified Godfrey-Isgur quark model and the $^3P_0$ strong decay
model, and compare our predictions with the experimental hints, which should be
helpful to search for these higher excited $\rho$ mesons.
