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Flat Rock

Flat Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Flat Rock rises to 1,248 m in North Carolina. Calloway Peak stands 1,804 m to the northeast, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Bald, a peak 0.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31623931, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1248 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.05096, -81.86094

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Point Park: 1.9 mi
  • Norris Clifton Park: 3.2 mi
  • Crossnore Town Park: 4.0 mi
  • Avery County Recreation Complex: 4.3 mi
  • Avery Square: 4.4 mi
Waterfalls
  • Upper Little Lost Cove Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Little Lost Cove Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Andrews Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
  • North Harper Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Chestnut Cove Branch Falls: 3.5 mi
Artworks: 37
  • The Gardener: 11.7 mi
  • Jessie: 11.7 mi
  • The Rock: 14.9 mi
  • Mosaic Mural: 14.9 mi
  • The Market on Oak: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 33
  • Stack Rock: 3.5 mi
  • Linn Cove Viaduct: 4.0 mi
  • Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 5.7 mi
  • Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 8.8 mi
  • Linville Caverns: 10.1 mi
Museums: 18
Cliffs: 17
Historic sites: 13
  • Avery County Veterans Memorial: 4.4 mi
  • Law Enforcement Memorial: 4.4 mi
  • Mortimer memorial: 7.4 mi
  • Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 11.3 mi
  • Earth Day 2011: 15.2 mi
Gardens: 13
  • Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 15.0 mi
  • Mitchell Giving Gardens: 15.0 mi
  • Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 15.1 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 15.1 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 15.1 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 8
Springs: 5
  • Shanty Springs: 4.8 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 15.0 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 15.3 mi
  • Hampton Spring: 23.7 mi
Beaches: 4
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Flat Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Calloway PeakNE 34°1,804 m5.1 mi
Sugar MountainN 351°1,585 m5.2 mi
Hanging RockNNE 16°1,582 m7.4 mi
Flattop MountainN 359°1,502 m4.4 mi
Peak MountainNNE 15°1,473 m5.7 mi
Pilot KnobNE 51°1,466 m5.4 mi
Big Haw MountainWNW 288°1,425 m5.8 mi
Grandmother MountainNE 51°1,408 m1.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:39
June solstice06:1220:1020:48
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3516:3817:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138475561656459494034
Precip in5.03.95.45.96.06.46.25.86.55.04.24.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grandfather MTN, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807341

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