Horseshoe Rock
Horseshoe Rock is a cliff in North Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 1,208 m. Mount Hardy stands 1,866 m to the north-northeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolf Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 2.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1208 m
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 4.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 8.1 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 8.8 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Wolf Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Charley Knob: 1.4 mi
- Sassafras Knob: 1.6 mi
- Bald Rock: 2.1 mi
- Bryson Knob: 2.2 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 0.7 mi
- Cavern Falls: 0.8 mi
- Lower Cavern Falls: 0.8 mi
- Banded Rock Falls: 1.0 mi
- Tributary Three Falls: 1.2 mi
- Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 2.1 mi
- Canada Community Park: 3.7 mi
- Roy Taylor Forest: 4.8 mi
- Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 6.9 mi
- Champion Park: 10.4 mi
- River Cliffs: 4.2 mi
- Bald Cliff: 8.3 mi
- Onion Cliff: 9.1 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 9.7 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 10.4 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 5.6 mi
- Camp John Rock: 10.4 mi
- Catamount Statue: 13.3 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 17.2 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 17.3 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 4.9 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 9.1 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 12.2 mi
- M1: 13.2 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 13.3 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 13.0 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 13.1 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 13.1 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 17.3 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 18.0 mi
- Chalice: 12.9 mi
- Ear: 12.9 mi
- American Eclipse: 13.0 mi
- Wi: 13.0 mi
- Sylva Mural: 17.1 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 11.3 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 11.6 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 11.9 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 17.7 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 18.1 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 12.8 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 13.2 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 17.3 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 19.9 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 20.0 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 17.0 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 5.7 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 18.9 mi
- Cool Spring: 12.2 mi
- Moody Spring: 21.5 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 15.2 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 15.6 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 20.3 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Horseshoe Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hardy | NNE 27° | 1,866 m | 4.9 mi |
| Rough Butt Bald | N 2° | 1,807 m | 5.2 mi |
| Wolf Bald | NNE 22° | 1,770 m | 4.7 mi |
| Spot Knob | N 2° | 1,764 m | 6.0 mi |
| Devils Courthouse | NE 43° | 1,744 m | 5.9 mi |
| Herrin Knob | NNE 32° | 1,741 m | 4.6 mi |
| Rich Mountain Bald | NNW 336° | 1,699 m | 4.1 mi |
| Gage Bald | N 355° | 1,698 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357802163
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