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Eagle Rocks

Eagle Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

Eagle Rocks is a cliff in North Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 1,762 m. Mount Guyot stands 2,019 m to the northeast, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Cliff, a cliff 0.3 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 6.2 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1762 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.66010, -83.29571

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Ramsey Cascades: 3.4 mi
  • Enloe Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Lower Enloe Creek Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Big Rock Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Bluet Falls: 4.2 mi
Attractions
  • Arch Rock: 8.1 mi
  • Hellbender: 12.1 mi
  • Birdventure: 12.1 mi
  • Rail Runner: 12.3 mi
  • Speedwerkz Exotic Car Experience: 12.6 mi
Parks: 57
  • Mills Park: 10.1 mi
  • Acquoni Road Family Park: 11.8 mi
  • ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ ᎤᎾᏓᎪᎾᏙᏗᏱ;Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds: 12.2 mi
  • ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎤᏂᏲᏏᏙᎸ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏗᏍᎬ;Cherokee Veterans Park: 12.3 mi
  • Oconaluftee Park: 12.4 mi
Museums: 20
Historic sites: 18
Cliffs: 13
Artworks: 12
Picnic sites: 10
Gardens: 6
  • Vista Gardens: 12.2 mi
  • Bamboo Forest: 12.5 mi
  • Sylva Community Garden: 20.1 mi
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 20.2 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 22.7 mi
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Covered bridges: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Eagle Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GuyotNE 34°2,019.13 m3.8 mi
Mount le Conte - High TopW 267°2,009.55 m7.9 mi
Mount Le ConteW 267°2,004 m7.9 mi
Cliff TopW 267°1,996.55 m8.4 mi
Myrtle PointW 267°1,991.56 m7.7 mi
Mount ChapmanNE 37°1,960.2 m2.3 mi
Old BlackNNE 31°1,938.61 m4.4 mi
Mount KephartWSW 249°1,895.27 m5.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1219:45
June solstice06:1920:1520:53
September equinox07:2218:5819:32
December solstice07:4016:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262733414855585753453529
Precip in7.25.86.77.57.38.78.77.56.75.26.46.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Leconte, 8 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356773567

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