Bald Rock Mountain
Bald Rock Mountain rises to 1,276 m in North Carolina. Toxaway Mountain stands 1,452 m to the east, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Dobson Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q31615571, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1276 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 4.5 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 8.6 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 10.3 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Rainbow Falls · 5 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 6 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 7 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dobson Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Little Bald Rock Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Little Hogback Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Fairfield Falls: 0.5 mi
- Twin Falls: 0.6 mi
- Maidenhair Falls: 0.6 mi
- Panthertown Creek Falls: 1.0 mi
- Mount Toxaway Falls: 1.4 mi
- McKinney Meadow: 4.2 mi
- Cashiers Village Green Park: 4.2 mi
- Silver Run Falls: 5.2 mi
- Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 6.3 mi
- Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 7.7 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 3.6 mi
- River Cliffs: 6.6 mi
- Onion Cliff: 7.3 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 8.0 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 8.4 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 12.2 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 13.5 mi
- Catamount Statue: 14.7 mi
- Camp John Rock: 17.0 mi
- Chattooga Town: 17.6 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 6.7 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 12.1 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 16.1 mi
- M1: 18.2 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 20.7 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 10.5 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 14.5 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 17.7 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 18.0 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 19.8 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 10.6 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 11.4 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 11.9 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 16.9 mi
- Ear: 14.2 mi
- Chalice: 14.5 mi
- American Eclipse: 14.6 mi
- Wi: 14.6 mi
- Moai Statue: 19.5 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 15.0 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 17.6 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 19.7 mi
- Franklin Garden: 19.9 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 22.7 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 2.4 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 13.4 mi
- North Beach: 21.8 mi
- South Beach: 23.1 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- South: 23.1 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 24.7 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 20.4 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- Cool Spring: 9.6 mi
- Moody Spring: 13.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.5 miles of Bald Rock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toxaway Mountain | E 97° | 1,452 m | 2.9 mi |
| Cold Mountain | NE 53° | 1,414 m | 3.3 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NW 305° | 1,406 m | 3.3 mi |
| Glassyrock Mountain | WNW 299° | 1,404 m | 4.4 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | SW 215° | 1,401 m | 3.0 mi |
| Little Hogback Mountain | E 85° | 1,392 m | 1.1 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | E 84° | 1,386 m | 1.1 mi |
| Laurel Knob | NW 313° | 1,380 m | 1.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:45 | 17:25 |
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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1008881 — Bald Rock Mountain, Jackson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357800632
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