- Elevation, modelled
- 676 m
- Tallest summit within 8.1 miles
- Rocky Knob1,433 m · 8.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway3.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:50local time
- Coordinates
- 35.5951, -82.5548
Flat Iron Statue is a artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled 676 m. Rocky Knob stands 1,433 m to the northeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Ironland, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.5 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Flat Iron Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Knob | NE 49° | 1,433 m | 8.0 mi |
| High Swan | NE 51° | 1,300 m | 7.4 mi |
| Rice Knob | NE 41° | 1,219 m | 5.6 mi |
| Rock Knob | ENE 61° | 1,199 m | 8.1 mi |
| Big Cedar Mountain | ESE 115° | 1,159 m | 6.3 mi |
| Peach Knob | NE 47° | 1,150 m | 4.6 mi |
| Elk Mountain | NE 40° | 1,122 m | 6.1 mi |
| Butler Mountain | SE 132° | 1,086 m | 6.5 mi |
- 3.5 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 7.5 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 9.8 mi off the Drovers Road
- 13.1 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Pritchard Park: 0.0 mi
- Pack Square: 0.3 mi
- Triangle Park: 0.3 mi
- Hummingbird Park: 0.4 mi
- Stephens-Lee Center: 0.5 mi
Peaks
- Beaucatcher Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Piney Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Sunset Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Richmond Hill: 2.3 mi
Waterfalls
- Lake Louise Falls: 6.5 mi
- Reems Creek Falls: 7.0 mi
- Cascades Falls: 13.1 mi
- Douglas Falls: 13.4 mi
- Little Bearwallow Falls: 15.0 mi
Historic sites: 31
- Anne Penland: 0.1 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 0.2 mi
- Thomas Wolfe Memorial: 0.3 mi
- The Bunkum Stone: 0.3 mi
- Jeter C. Pritchard Historical Marker: 0.6 mi
Gardens: 27
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 0.1 mi
- Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 1.9 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 2.3 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Italian Garden: 3.8 mi
Museums: 18
- Asheville Museum of Science: 0.1 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 0.1 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 0.2 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 0.2 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 0.3 mi
Attractions: 15
- Ironland: 0.0 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 1.5 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 3.2 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 3.3 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 11.3 mi
Artworks: 15
- Deco Gecko: 0.0 mi
- Passage: 0.1 mi
- Wake: 0.5 mi
- rooster: 0.9 mi
- The Ties That Bind Asheville: 1.0 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 7.8 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 15.3 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 19.3 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 19.5 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 20.7 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 2.6 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 14.4 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 15.3 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 16.8 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 20.2 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
Springs: 5
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 13.9 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 17.6 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 17.8 mi
- Crystal Spring: 19.8 mi
- Lenox Spring: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 11.7 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 11.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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