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Roan High Bluff

Roan High Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Roan High Bluff is a cliff in North Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 1,908 m. Roan High Knob stands 1,916 m to the east-northeast, 1.5 miles off. Mission Crossing passes 11 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1908 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.09317, -82.14540

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Fall Creek Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Red Fork Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Coon Den Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Dennis Cove Waterfall: 11.3 mi
  • Jones Falls: 11.9 mi
Parks
Historic sites: 25
  • Max Morrell Memorial Tree: 9.2 mi
  • Avery County Veterans Memorial: 12.2 mi
  • Law Enforcement Memorial: 12.2 mi
  • Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 14.9 mi
  • Yancey County Veterans Memorial: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 23
Museums: 16
  • Avery County Musuem: 12.3 mi
  • Unicoi County Heritage Museum: 14.5 mi
  • Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 14.5 mi
  • NC Mineral and Gem Festival: 14.7 mi
  • McElroy House: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 12
Artworks: 10
  • SPMS Billboard: 12.8 mi
  • The Market on Oak: 12.9 mi
  • Art & Frame Store: 13.0 mi
  • Mosaic Mural: 13.0 mi
  • Rock Bridge: 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Gardens: 5
  • Mitchell Giving Gardens: 13.1 mi
  • Mountain Gardens: 18.0 mi
  • Terrace garden: 18.0 mi
  • ETSU Community Garden: 18.7 mi
  • Camp Celo Gardens: 18.8 mi
Springs: 5
  • Hampton Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 18.4 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 22.6 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 22.6 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Beaches: 2
  • Riverside Park Beach Access: 13.1 mi
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 14.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Brown Mountain View: 19.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Roan High Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Roan High KnobENE 59°1,916 m1.5 mi
Cloudland MountainNE 45°1,883 m1.2 mi
Grassy Ridge BaldE 83°1,879 m3.7 mi
Round BaldENE 67°1,770 m2.5 mi
Jane BaldENE 73°1,770 m3.0 mi
Hump MountainENE 66°1,688 m8.1 mi
Beartown MountainNNE 14°1,674 m1.8 mi
Little Yellow MountainESE 114°1,674 m4.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:41
June solstice06:1320:1120:50
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3616:3917:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333743515966696862544337
Precip in4.33.84.74.74.84.85.35.04.03.33.64.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roan MTN 3SW, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357803431

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