Sunset Rock
Sunset Rock is a cliff in North Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 1,252 m. Shortoff Mountain stands 1,521 m to the north, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Ravenel Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 0.7 miles off.
Popular viewing and picnicing spot.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1252 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 0.7 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 7.7 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 9.4 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 3 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 10 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 10 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ravenel Park: 0.1 mi
- Kelsey-Hutchinson Park: 0.7 mi
- Rhododendron Park: 1.0 mi
- Highlands Recreation Park: 1.0 mi
- Dixon Park: 1.4 mi
- Little Fodderstack Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Fodderstack Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Satulah Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Bearpen Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Little Bearpen Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Satulah Falls: 1.3 mi
- Pinkerton Pool Falls: 1.5 mi
- Lower Satulah Falls: 1.5 mi
- Little Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
- Walkingstick Falls: 1.7 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 1.9 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 3.6 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 4.2 mi
- Western Cliffs: 4.4 mi
- The Catstairs: 4.8 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Chattooga Town: 9.5 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 13.6 mi
- Oconee Station: 15.3 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 16.8 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 0.4 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 14.3 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 14.4 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 15.1 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 18.0 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 12.5 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 14.9 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 18.1 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 18.9 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 20.7 mi
- Ear: 17.7 mi
- Chalice: 18.3 mi
- Wi: 18.3 mi
- American Eclipse: 18.3 mi
- Moai Statue: 22.7 mi
- Franklin Garden: 14.4 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 18.7 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 19.2 mi
- Common Gardening: 22.2 mi
- Common Gardening: 22.2 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 0.7 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 9.8 mi
- Moody Spring: 8.9 mi
- Big Spring: 16.5 mi
- Cool Spring: 17.5 mi
- Wine Spring: 24.1 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 12.9 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 16.3 mi
- North Beach: 21.2 mi
- South Beach: 22.0 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 12.5 mi
- South: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Sunset Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shortoff Mountain | N 5° | 1,521 m | 4.2 mi |
| Whiteside Mountain | NE 50° | 1,489 m | 3.6 mi |
| Goat Knob | N 5° | 1,418 m | 4.9 mi |
| Cole Mountain | N 352° | 1,417 m | 4.4 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNW 340° | 1,396 m | 4.9 mi |
| Panther Mountain | NNW 336° | 1,396 m | 5.2 mi |
| Fork Mountain | W 271° | 1,381 m | 4.4 mi |
| Satulah Mountain | SSW 201° | 1,377 m | 0.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 52 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 8.0 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 8.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Highlands, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357803809
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