Peak · North Carolina
Blue Rock Mountain
Blue Rock Mountain rises to 1,160 m in North Carolina. Little Pisgah Mountain stands 1,341 m to the west-southwest, 0.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Rock Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 2.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31617677, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,160 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.50429, -82.32123
- 2.5 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 2.1 mi off the Drovers Road
- 10.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 16.3 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Tom and Glenna Rock Overlook · 1 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob Observation Point · 2 mi
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 3 mi
- Exclamation Point · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Waterfalls
- Tom's Falls: 1.4 mi
- Broad River Falls: 2.7 mi
- Little Bearwallow Falls: 2.7 mi
- Camp Minnehaha Falls: 3.4 mi
- Bead and Lace Falls: 4.0 mi
Parks
- The Gathering Place: 6.0 mi
- Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park: 6.3 mi
- Buffalo Creek Park: 6.4 mi
- Chimney Rock Village River Park: 6.5 mi
- Morse Park: 7.1 mi
Peaks
- Blue Rock Knob: 0.4 mi
- Little Pisgah Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Miller Mountain: 0.8 mi
- High Top: 1.0 mi
- Burntshirt Mountain: 1.7 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 2.3 mi
- Edneyville High School Monument: 7.7 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 11.2 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 11.7 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 12.2 mi
Gardens: 26
- Columbarium Garden: 5.8 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 7.0 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 12.0 mi
- Spring Garden: 13.1 mi
- Azalea Garden: 13.1 mi
Museums: 22
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 7.7 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 11.6 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 11.6 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 14.3 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 14.4 mi
Attractions: 17
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 6.7 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 10.2 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 11.6 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 13.0 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 14.0 mi
Artworks: 15
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 6.6 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 11.7 mi
- Statue of Diana: 13.0 mi
- Wake: 14.3 mi
- Deco Gecko: 14.5 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Florence Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 9.6 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 12.3 mi
- Rocky Knob: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Raven Cliffs: 6.3 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 7.5 mi
- The Pinnacles: 7.7 mi
- Worlds Edge: 8.3 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 9.4 mi
Springs: 5
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 5.9 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 14.0 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 14.2 mi
- Lenox Spring: 15.9 mi
- Crystal Spring: 16.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 12.8 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 12.9 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 19.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 19.4 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 19.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 18.5 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 21.9 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 17.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Mountain Springs Lane: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Blue Rock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pisgah Mountain | WSW 247° | 1,341 m | 0.7 mi |
| Jesses High Top | NNW 339° | 1,326 m | 5.4 mi |
| High Windy | NNW 348° | 1,321 m | 4.6 mi |
| Black Knob | NNW 342° | 1,291 m | 4.1 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | SW 214° | 1,281 m | 3.6 mi |
| High Hickory Knob | NW 320° | 1,231 m | 6.4 mi |
| Blue Rock Knob | ENE 76° | 1,225 m | 0.4 mi |
| Flat Top | NW 321° | 1,215 m | 6.2 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 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:41 | 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 | 33 | 36 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 53 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swannanoa 2 SSE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1009497 — Blue Rock Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357800872
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