Bald Rock
Bald Rock rises to 990 m in North Carolina. The Pinnacle stands 1,148 m to the north-northeast, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Rock, a cliff 0.3 miles away. Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31423646, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 990 m
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 6.9 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 10.5 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 10.5 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 7 mi
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 8 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 12 mi
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Slab Falls: 0.8 mi
- Wintergreen Falls: 1.9 mi
- Ghosted Falls: 2.2 mi
- Wildfire Falls: 2.2 mi
- Polka Dot Falls: 2.3 mi
- DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 3.6 mi
- Pleasant Ridge Park: 7.3 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 8.1 mi
- Etowah School Road Stream Access: 8.3 mi
- Les Mullinax Park: 8.4 mi
- Turkey Knob: 1.4 mi
- Grassy Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Forked Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Standingstone Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Grassy Top Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Trestle ruins: 6.0 mi
- Jennings Mill: 6.1 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 6.1 mi
- Lake Wattacoo: 6.4 mi
- Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 7.1 mi
- Springtime in TR: 16.3 mi
- Honey: 16.8 mi
- Softball statue: 18.9 mi
- Doughboy: 19.1 mi
- Maria: 19.2 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 10.4 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 10.8 mi
- Asia Garden: 18.6 mi
- Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 18.8 mi
- Trail Roundabout: 18.9 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 10.7 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 11.1 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 11.3 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 12.6 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 12.6 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 3.0 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 6.3 mi
- M1: 10.4 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 10.6 mi
- Historical Downtown: 11.1 mi
- Long Rock: 0.3 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 3.3 mi
- High Rocks: 6.9 mi
- Raven Cliff: 7.5 mi
- El Lieutenant: 7.5 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 11.8 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 12.6 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 21.4 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 19.5 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 24.0 mi
- Crystal Spring: 10.0 mi
- Lenox Spring: 10.3 mi
- Cool Spring: 19.3 mi
- Chick Springs: 23.0 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 17.3 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 17.3 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 21.3 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 24.6 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Bald Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacle | NNE 18° | 1,148 m | 3.7 mi |
| Stone Mountain | NNW 348° | 1,098 m | 3.1 mi |
| Slick Rock Mountain | W 270° | 1,086 m | 7.2 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | NE 34° | 1,027 m | 4.3 mi |
| Bradford Mountain | SW 235° | 1,011 m | 6.3 mi |
| Little Rich Mountain | SW 217° | 1,008 m | 3.5 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NE 41° | 1,002 m | 4.3 mi |
| Jeter Mountain | N 351° | 998 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:43 | 17:23 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Caesars Head, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357806374
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 28 mi
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