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Jump Off Rock

Jump Off Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Jump Off Rock is a cliff in North Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 914 m. The Pinnacle stands 1,148 m to the south, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Jump Off Rock Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway passes 3.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
914 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.31370, -82.52736

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jump Off Rock Park: 0.1 mi
  • Rhododendron Lake Nature Park: 2.3 mi
  • Laurel Green Park: 2.5 mi
  • UNCA Kellogg Center: 2.5 mi
  • Etowah School Road Stream Access: 3.3 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Turley Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Lake Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Shoal Creek Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Rock Creek Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Wintergreen Falls: 8.6 mi
Historic sites: 47
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 3.7 mi
  • Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 8.6 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 9.0 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 10.6 mi
  • Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 10.8 mi
Gardens: 26
  • Pollinator Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Native Azalea Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 13.4 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 13.4 mi
  • Forest Meadow: 13.4 mi
Museums: 18
Artworks: 18
  • Statue of Diana: 15.7 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 18.2 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 18.3 mi
  • JMK236 Studio: 18.3 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 18.3 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 1.5 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 3.8 mi
  • Southern X793: 4.0 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 7.6 mi
  • WNC Agricultural Center: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 14
Nature reserves: 11
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • Crystal Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 12.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 15.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Jump Off Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The PinnacleS 187°1,148 m5.9 mi
Stone MountainSSW 202°1,098 m6.8 mi
Snaggy MountainS 175°1,027 m5.9 mi
Rich MountainS 171°1,002 m6.2 mi
Forge MountainWNW 303°999 m6.4 mi
Jeter MountainSW 218°998 m4.5 mi
Ann MountainSSE 160°990 m5.6 mi
Hammond MountainSSE 160°963 m6.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:42
June solstice06:1620:1120:49
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3616:4317:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374147566471747367574740
Precip in5.34.34.94.84.44.95.85.75.04.14.65.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hendersonville 1 NE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1071405677

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