Cedar Rock Mountain
Cedar Rock Mountain rises to 1,236 m in North Carolina. Black Balsam Knob stands 1,890 m to the northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31620128, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,236 m
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 3.0 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 7.6 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 4.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 4 mi
- Looking Glass Rock Overlook · 5 mi
- East Fork Overlook · 5 mi
- Log Hollow Overlook (MP 416.6) · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Silvermont Mansion Park: 4.5 mi
- Franklin Park: 4.5 mi
- City of Brevard Sports Complex: 5.3 mi
- Cradle of Forestry in America: 6.6 mi
- Champion Park: 7.9 mi
- Stone Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Kagle Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Burl Mountain: 1.5 mi
- John Rock: 1.5 mi
- Grogan Creek Falls: 1.1 mi
- Kuykendall Falls: 1.1 mi
- Saxifrage Falls: 1.4 mi
- Upper Cedar Rock Falls: 1.4 mi
- Cedar Rock Falls: 1.4 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 19.5 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 19.7 mi
- Bonsai Garden: 19.8 mi
- Native Azalea Garden: 19.8 mi
- Castle Rock: 6.7 mi
- Dunns Rock: 6.9 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 9.5 mi
- El Lieutenant: 13.2 mi
- River Cliffs: 13.7 mi
- Camp John Rock: 2.0 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 6.7 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 11.2 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 14.5 mi
- Ferin Fire Tower: 15.7 mi
- M1: 4.2 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 6.6 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 14.3 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 14.4 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 16.4 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 3.9 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 6.6 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 17.0 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 17.9 mi
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 19.2 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 9.9 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 11.9 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 17.1 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 20.9 mi
- Berm Park: 19.1 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 21.2 mi
- Chalice: 21.6 mi
- American Eclipse: 21.7 mi
- Ear: 21.8 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 11.1 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 19.7 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 19.8 mi
- Cool Spring: 13.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 17.8 mi
- Lenox Spring: 19.0 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 13.5 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 18.4 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 20.8 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 14.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Cedar Rock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Balsam Knob | NW 320° | 1,890 m | 6.4 mi |
| Tennent Mountain | NW 325° | 1,846 m | 6.7 mi |
| Silvermine Bald | NW 308° | 1,822 m | 5.9 mi |
| Chestnut Bald | NW 305° | 1,821 m | 6.0 mi |
| Little Sam Knob | NW 309° | 1,783 m | 7.0 mi |
| Devils Courthouse | WNW 301° | 1,744 m | 6.2 mi |
| Fork River Bald | NW 319° | 1,683 m | 5.2 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | WNW 287° | 1,546 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
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 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357801162
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 26 mi
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