Peak · North Carolina
Bald Rock
Bald Rock rises to 870 m in North Carolina. Bearwallow Mountain stands 1,281 m to the north-northwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Point Lookout, a peak 0.2 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 0.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31615544, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 870 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.39401, -82.31623
- 0.7 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 4.2 mi off the Drovers Road
- 10.4 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 10.9 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Exclamation Point · 5 mi
- Devil's Head · 5 mi
- Opera Box · 5 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Point Lookout: 0.2 mi
- Point Lookout Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Fork Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Lamb Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Jones Knob: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Edneyville Community Park: 1.6 mi
- Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park: 4.6 mi
- The Gathering Place: 5.0 mi
- Chimney Rock Village River Park: 5.2 mi
- Morse Park: 5.7 mi
Waterfalls
- Wolf Creek Falls: 3.7 mi
- Upper Pool Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
- Bead and Lace Falls: 3.9 mi
- Pool Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
- Oleta Falls: 4.0 mi
Historic sites: 41
- Edneyville High School Monument: 1.4 mi
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 6.9 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 9.8 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 11.2 mi
- Battle of Round Mountain Monument: 11.8 mi
Gardens: 25
- Pollinator Garden: 9.9 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 13.4 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 14.7 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 16.0 mi
- Spring Garden: 16.5 mi
Museums: 20
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 9.0 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 9.7 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 11.0 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 11.2 mi
- House of Flags: 11.9 mi
Artworks: 17
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 14.2 mi
- Globe: 15.9 mi
- Statue of Diana: 16.5 mi
- Orange Bear: 17.0 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 17.9 mi
Attractions: 14
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 4.8 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 8.3 mi
- Southern X793: 9.4 mi
- Historical Downtown: 9.7 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Raven Cliffs: 2.1 mi
- The Pinnacles: 2.5 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 2.6 mi
- Worlds Edge: 3.5 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 11.6 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- Florence Nature Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 7.3 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 8.7 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 12.3 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 18.7 mi
Springs: 5
- Lenox Spring: 10.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 11.5 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 13.5 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 21.4 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 12.1 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 12.2 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 23.8 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 23.9 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 18.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Mountain Springs Lane: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Bald Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bearwallow Mountain | NNW 334° | 1,281 m | 5.2 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | ENE 72° | 1,208 m | 2.8 mi |
| Little Bearwallow Mountain | NNW 341° | 1,208 m | 5.2 mi |
| Shumont Mountain | NE 39° | 1,156 m | 6.6 mi |
| Blue Ridge Pastures | NNW 332° | 1,152 m | 6.5 mi |
| Turkey Knob | NNW 327° | 1,136 m | 4.8 mi |
| Bank Mountain | WNW 299° | 1,128 m | 5.7 mi |
| Bald Top Mountain | WNW 297° | 1,086 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:11 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
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 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Lure 2, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1018932 — Bald Rock, Henderson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357806377
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