Bald Rock
Bald Rock rises to 1,279 m in North Carolina. Mount Hardy stands 1,866 m to the north, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Sassafras Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 2.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31615556, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,279 m
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 6.7 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 7.9 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 5.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Double Branch Falls: 1.0 mi
- Banded Rock Falls: 1.2 mi
- Parker Creek Falls: 1.2 mi
- Lower Cavern Falls: 1.3 mi
- Cavern Falls: 1.4 mi
- Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 3.5 mi
- Canada Community Park: 5.7 mi
- Roy Taylor Forest: 6.8 mi
- Champion Park: 8.3 mi
- Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 8.8 mi
- Sassafras Knob: 0.6 mi
- Rockyface Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Bald Knob: 1.6 mi
- The Pinnacle: 1.8 mi
- Bruce Knob: 1.8 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 2.1 mi
- River Cliffs: 6.0 mi
- Bald Cliff: 10.2 mi
- Onion Cliff: 10.7 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 11.1 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 5.6 mi
- Camp John Rock: 9.1 mi
- Catamount Statue: 15.3 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 16.8 mi
- Lyn Lowry Cross: 19.2 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 6.7 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 11.2 mi
- M1: 11.4 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 12.6 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 14.3 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 11.2 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 12.4 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 15.2 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 18.6 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 19.3 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 9.6 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 11.9 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 12.5 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 18.3 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 18.7 mi
- Chalice: 14.9 mi
- Ear: 14.9 mi
- American Eclipse: 15.0 mi
- Sylva Mural: 19.2 mi
- Moai Statue: 19.2 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 11.0 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 15.3 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 19.4 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 20.8 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 21.1 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 16.5 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 5.9 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 17.7 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 24.9 mi
- Cool Spring: 10.6 mi
- Moody Spring: 21.2 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 16.9 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 20.0 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Bald Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hardy | N 5° | 1,866 m | 5.4 mi |
| Wolf Bald | N 360° | 1,770 m | 5.5 mi |
| Devils Courthouse | NNE 23° | 1,744 m | 5.8 mi |
| Herrin Knob | N 8° | 1,741 m | 5.0 mi |
| Rich Mountain Bald | NW 324° | 1,699 m | 6.0 mi |
| Gage Bald | NNW 339° | 1,698 m | 6.1 mi |
| Tanasee Bald | NNE 12° | 1,695 m | 4.7 mi |
| Buck Knob | NNW 327° | 1,691 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1018931 — Bald Rock, Jackson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357806375
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