Blackrock Mountain
Blackrock Mountain rises to 1,328 m in North Carolina. Yellow Mountain stands 1,562 m to the north-northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Cove Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31617478, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1328 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 2.6 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 6.0 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 7.4 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 5 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 8 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 8 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cove Hill: 0.7 mi
- Granite City: 0.9 mi
- Rich Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Whiteside Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Dixon Park: 0.8 mi
- Whiteside Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Rhododendron Park: 2.0 mi
- Ravenel Park: 2.1 mi
- Kelsey-Hutchinson Park: 2.6 mi
- Walkingstick Falls: 1.5 mi
- Cane Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
- Highlands Falls: 1.7 mi
- Corkscrew Falls: 1.9 mi
- Pinkerton Pool Falls: 2.4 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 1.4 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 1.8 mi
- Sunset Rock: 2.1 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Western Cliffs: 4.7 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Chattooga Town: 10.1 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 13.1 mi
- Oconee Station: 15.1 mi
- Catamount Statue: 17.7 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 2.1 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 15.7 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 15.7 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 17.1 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 17.6 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 13.5 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 14.5 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 17.2 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 20.6 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 20.8 mi
- Ear: 17.2 mi
- Chalice: 17.8 mi
- Wi: 17.8 mi
- American Eclipse: 17.9 mi
- Moai Statue: 22.4 mi
- Franklin Garden: 15.7 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 18.2 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 20.2 mi
- Common Gardening: 21.2 mi
- Common Gardening: 21.3 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 2.7 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 11.5 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 11.0 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 14.6 mi
- North Beach: 20.1 mi
- South Beach: 21.0 mi
- Moody Spring: 8.3 mi
- Cool Spring: 15.4 mi
- Big Spring: 18.6 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 14.2 mi
- South: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Blackrock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Mountain | NNW 338° | 1,562 m | 6.0 mi |
| Shortoff Mountain | NNW 335° | 1,521 m | 4.1 mi |
| Whiteside Mountain | NNE 21° | 1,489 m | 2.0 mi |
| Goat Knob | NNW 339° | 1,418 m | 4.6 mi |
| Cole Mountain | NW 325° | 1,417 m | 4.7 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | NE 56° | 1,401 m | 5.9 mi |
| Round Mountain | NW 317° | 1,396 m | 5.5 mi |
| Panther Mountain | NW 315° | 1,396 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:46 | 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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 52 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 8.0 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 8.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Highlands, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019206 — Blackrock Mountain, Macon County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357806574
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