Hickory Flats
Hickory Flats rises to 1,075 m in North Carolina. Rich Mountain Bald stands 1,699 m to the north-northeast, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Paradise Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 5.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31627128, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1075 m
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 7.9 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 6.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 9.1 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Paradise Falls: 0.9 mi
- Sols Creek Falls: 1.3 mi
- Grandmas Kitchen Falls: 1.5 mi
- Flat Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
- Bonas Defeat Falls: 1.7 mi
- Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 1.2 mi
- Canada Community Park: 2.0 mi
- Roy Taylor Forest: 4.3 mi
- Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 4.4 mi
- Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 8.5 mi
- Boardtree Knob: 1.6 mi
- Goat Knob: 1.8 mi
- Bonas Defeat: 1.8 mi
- Beetree Knob: 2.0 mi
- Tritt Knob: 2.2 mi
- River Cliffs: 1.7 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 2.5 mi
- Onion Cliff: 6.6 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 7.2 mi
- Bald Cliff: 7.6 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 7.6 mi
- Catamount Statue: 11.1 mi
- Camp John Rock: 12.9 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 15.4 mi
- Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule: 15.4 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 2.4 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 7.1 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 10.7 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 15.6 mi
- M1: 15.7 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 10.9 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 15.0 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 15.4 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 15.5 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 16.2 mi
- Ear: 10.7 mi
- Chalice: 10.7 mi
- American Eclipse: 10.8 mi
- Wi: 10.9 mi
- Moai Statue: 15.2 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 11.1 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 15.3 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 15.4 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 20.4 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 20.6 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 13.1 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 13.2 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 13.9 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 15.8 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 16.2 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 19.0 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 14.7 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 23.1 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 4.8 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 19.2 mi
- Cool Spring: 13.2 mi
- Moody Spring: 20.6 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 22.2 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Hickory Flats. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Mountain Bald | NNE 12° | 1,699 m | 4.1 mi |
| Gage Bald | NNE 23° | 1,698 m | 5.3 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NNE 23° | 1,698 m | 5.3 mi |
| Buck Knob | NNE 14° | 1,691 m | 4.4 mi |
| Charley Bald | NNE 18° | 1,682 m | 4.6 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NNE 15° | 1,486 m | 3.3 mi |
| Bald Knob | E 83° | 1,453 m | 5.0 mi |
| Rockyface Mountain | E 86° | 1,427 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
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 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020703 — Hickory Flats, Jackson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807626
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