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Blackrock Mountain

Blackrock Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Blackrock Mountain rises to 1,370 m in North Carolina. Toxaway Mountain stands 1,452 m to the southeast, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Coolidge Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 3.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31617487, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1370 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.17315, -83.02736

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Coolidge Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Granny Burrell Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Frolictown Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Wilderness Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Warden Falls: 1.2 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 3.9 mi
  • Cashiers Village Green Park: 5.9 mi
  • McKinney Meadow: 6.1 mi
  • Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 6.2 mi
  • Canada Community Park: 6.3 mi
Cliffs: 21
Historic sites: 17
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 11.3 mi
  • Catamount Statue: 13.0 mi
  • Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 14.7 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 15.4 mi
  • Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 17.9 mi
Attractions: 11
Museums: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Artworks: 8
  • Ear: 12.5 mi
  • Chalice: 12.8 mi
  • American Eclipse: 12.9 mi
  • Wi: 12.9 mi
  • Moai Statue: 17.7 mi
Gardens: 6
Beaches: 3
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 15.4 mi
  • North Beach: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.4 miles of Blackrock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Toxaway MountainSE 139°1,452 m3.8 mi
Cold MountainESE 102°1,414 m2.4 mi
Bear MountainW 259°1,406 m3.1 mi
Glassyrock MountainW 265°1,404 m4.2 mi
Chimneytop MountainSSW 203°1,401 m5.3 mi
Little Hogback MountainSSE 163°1,392 m2.5 mi
Hogback MountainSSE 163°1,386 m2.5 mi
Laurel KnobSW 231°1,380 m2.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1920:1320:50
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3716:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046546268717065554640
Precip in8.77.17.87.47.07.89.48.99.46.77.78.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357806576

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