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Brock Mountain

Brock Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Brock Mountain rises to 719 m in North Carolina. Rich Mountain stands 1,195 m to the west-northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Ivy Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway passes 7.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31618032, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
719 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.33900, -82.59568

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Etowah Park: 2.0 mi
  • Etowah School Road Stream Access: 3.0 mi
  • UNCA Kellogg Center: 3.4 mi
  • Mills River Park: 4.1 mi
  • Jump Off Rock Park: 4.3 mi
Waterfalls
  • Turley Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Sitton Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Sutton Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Johnny Tiller Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Silver Ribbon Falls: 6.6 mi
Historic sites: 44
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 7.8 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 8.8 mi
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 9.4 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 10.1 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 11.7 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Pollinator Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Native Azalea Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Bonsai Garden: 10.9 mi
Museums: 19
Cliffs: 16
Attractions: 16
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 5.3 mi
  • Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 6.8 mi
  • WNC Agricultural Center: 7.1 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 7.8 mi
  • Southern X793: 7.9 mi
Artworks: 16
  • Statue of Diana: 14.1 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 16.4 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 16.5 mi
  • JMK236 Studio: 16.5 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 16.5 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 23.7 mi
  • Cool Spring: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 10.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 11.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Brock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rich MountainWNW 290°1,195 m6.3 mi
Black MountainNW 311°1,185 m6.8 mi
Horse KnobW 260°1,146 m7.2 mi
Laurel MountainWNW 283°1,123 m5.8 mi
Queen Creek MountainNW 308°1,102 m5.4 mi
Poundingstone MountainWNW 283°1,051 m5.4 mi
Double KnobNNW 347°1,031 m7.0 mi
Sharpy MountainW 263°1,013 m4.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:42
June solstice06:1720:1220:49
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3616:4317:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384147556370737267574740
Precip in5.95.05.35.35.15.55.76.25.44.95.05.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pisgah Forest 3 NE, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019312 — Brock Mountain, Henderson County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357806719

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