Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center
Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 354 m. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the southwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 11.4 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 11.8 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 21.1 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 21.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 20 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 22 mi
- Bear Den Overlook (MP 323.0) · 22 mi
- Hefner Gap Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pine Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Keller Knob: 1.5 mi
- Yellow Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Little Cedar Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Ironmonger Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Drexel Heritage Park: 3.2 mi
- Shuey Park: 3.5 mi
- Martha's Park: 3.9 mi
- Collett Street Recreation Center: 4.0 mi
- McCombs Park: 4.1 mi
- Upper Shoal Creek Falls: 6.1 mi
- Shoal Creek Falls: 6.2 mi
- Little River Falls: 6.3 mi
- Big Bear Falls: 6.3 mi
- High Shoals Falls: 7.0 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 12.8 mi
- Four Trumpets: 17.1 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 17.1 mi
- Hurricane Bubba: 17.3 mi
- Across the Grain: 17.4 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 3.7 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 3.8 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 4.0 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 7.5 mi
- Hudson Depot Museum: 15.0 mi
- Something Rotten: 12.8 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 12.9 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 12.9 mi
- Wild Percussion: 13.0 mi
- Hide & Seek: 13.0 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 4.0 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 4.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 12.8 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 18.5 mi
- Old Hickory Tavern: 19.2 mi
- Observation Deck: 15.4 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 19.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 19.4 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 19.8 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 4.2 mi
- Hibriten Mountain: 18.3 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 24.3 mi
- Fox Den: 9.1 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 9.4 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
- Raven Cliff: 19.6 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 24.0 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 24.9 mi
- Swimming beach: 11.9 mi
- Boat beach: 12.0 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 15.8 mi
- Gully Pipe: 16.0 mi
- Community Gardens: 16.7 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 17.4 mi
- Mortimer: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | SW 219° | 918 m | 6.8 mi |
| Hickory Knob | SW 214° | 907 m | 6.0 mi |
| Propst Mountain | SW 220° | 905 m | 6.6 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | SW 217° | 901 m | 6.2 mi |
| Walker Top | SW 216° | 886 m | 3.9 mi |
| Benn Knob | S 173° | 882 m | 8.6 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | SSW 198° | 874 m | 5.7 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | SSW 194° | 870 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/33111853
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 20 mi
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