Wildcat Rock
Wildcat Rock is a cliff in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1,119 m. Catherine Knob stands 1,223 m to the northwest, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Caudill Cabin, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.3 miles off.
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 5.1 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 22.7 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
- 23.9 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Alligator Back Overlook · 1 mi
- Air Bellows Overlook · 3 mi
- Basin Cove Overlook · 3 mi
- Devils Garden Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fodder Stack: 0.5 mi
- Bluff Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Brooks Knob: 1.1 mi
- Sheep Rock: 1.4 mi
- The Peak: 2.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 5.8 mi
- Crouse Park: 6.2 mi
- Sam Brown Park: 6.7 mi
- Traphill Historic District: 10.2 mi
- Family Central: 14.5 mi
- Incredible Falls: 4.9 mi
- Upper Widows Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
- Bullhead Creek Cascades: 5.3 mi
- Widows Falls: 6.3 mi
- Bullhead Creek Falls: 6.6 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 0.3 mi
- Brinegar Cabin: 1.8 mi
- US 21 overlook: 11.5 mi
- Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum: 18.5 mi
- Jesse Brown Cabin: 20.6 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 6.1 mi
- Forestry Center: 15.8 mi
- Museum of Ashe County History: 16.4 mi
- Mountain Farm Life Museum: 16.6 mi
- Wilkes Heritage Museum: 19.4 mi
- Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Cascades Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Winston-Salem Foundation Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Crouse's Chimney: 17.7 mi
- Vaughn-Woltz Order of the Arrow Campfire Arena Time Capsule: 18.5 mi
- 100 Strong: 21.3 mi
- Gold Star Families Memorial Monument: 21.5 mi
- Alligator Back: 0.9 mi
- Devils Garden: 4.0 mi
- Zeke's Peak: 17.2 mi
- John Harmon Gallery: 9.9 mi
- Transitional Peace: 21.0 mi
- Elk Shoals: 15.0 mi
- Barefoot Beach: 22.6 mi
- Rebecca Maynard Labyrinth: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Wildcat Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Knob | NW 320° | 1,223 m | 3.3 mi |
| Fender Mountain | N 359° | 1,212 m | 4.2 mi |
| Cheek Mountain | NNW 336° | 1,196 m | 3.3 mi |
| Betsy Peak | WNW 296° | 1,186 m | 3.9 mi |
| Green Mountain | E 88° | 1,185 m | 3.3 mi |
| The Peak | W 263° | 1,176 m | 10.4 mi |
| Bullhead Mountain | ENE 78° | 1,171 m | 6.1 mi |
| Peach Bottom Mountain | NW 315° | 1,157 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:34 | 17:14 |
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 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sparta 3.5 SSW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/658228907
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