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High Rock

High Rock, seen from above at true elevation

High Rock rises to 1,059 m in North Carolina. Big Knob stands 1,282 m to the north-northeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Watershed Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 2.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31627591, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1059 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.86761, -82.68930

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Barnard Park: 4.2 mi
  • Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 7.5 mi
  • Mars Hill Recreation Park: 8.0 mi
  • Upper Laurel Community Center Park: 8.7 mi
  • Walnut Island River Park: 9.5 mi
Historic sites: 32
  • Declaration of Independence: 4.8 mi
  • US Constitution: 4.8 mi
  • Bill of Rights: 4.8 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 4.9 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 5.6 mi
Waterfalls: 32
  • Needles Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Spring Creek Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Hickey Fork Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Trillium Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Kelly Falls: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 19
Cliffs: 16
Museums: 15
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 8.3 mi
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 14.0 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 20.2 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 20.2 mi
  • Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 20.3 mi
Gardens: 10
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 18.5 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 20.2 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 20.5 mi
  • Shiloh Community Garden: 23.9 mi
  • Italian Garden: 23.9 mi
Attractions: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 10.9 mi
  • Overlook Access: 11.7 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 12.3 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Springs: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 22.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of High Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big KnobNNE 20°1,282 m8.0 mi
Hack KnobNNE 29°1,242 m7.3 mi
Richland MountainNNE 32°1,225 m6.8 mi
Big KnobE 80°1,206 m7.6 mi
Frozen KnobENE 73°1,201 m5.6 mi
Reed MountainENE 59°1,200 m8.1 mi
Richland MountainNNE 29°1,189 m6.0 mi
Snakeden MountainNE 36°1,183 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1520:1320:51
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3816:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845546269737267554538
Precip in3.32.83.83.73.84.24.43.83.42.32.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1012046 — High Rock, Madison County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357802087

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