John Rock
John Rock rises to 978 m in North Carolina. Black Balsam Knob stands 1,890 m to the northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Rock Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway passes 1.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31629191, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 978 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 1.5 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 3.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 9.1 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 2 mi
- Looking Glass Rock Overlook · 4 mi
- Log Hollow Overlook (MP 416.6) · 4 mi
- East Fork Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Silvermont Mansion Park: 4.8 mi
- Franklin Park: 4.8 mi
- City of Brevard Sports Complex: 4.9 mi
- Cradle of Forestry in America: 5.1 mi
- Champion Park: 9.3 mi
- Cedar Rock Falls: 0.5 mi
- Upper Cedar Rock Falls: 0.5 mi
- Lower Rockhouse Creek Falls: 0.9 mi
- Grogan Creek Falls: 1.1 mi
- Slick Rock Falls: 1.2 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 1.1 mi
- Cedar Rock Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Looking Glass Rock: 1.8 mi
- Burl Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Stony Knob: 2.0 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 18.0 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 18.2 mi
- Bonsai Garden: 18.3 mi
- Native Azalea Garden: 18.3 mi
- Camp John Rock: 0.5 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 6.7 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 9.7 mi
- Ferin Fire Tower: 14.2 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 15.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 7.5 mi
- Dunns Rock: 7.7 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 10.3 mi
- El Lieutenant: 14.1 mi
- Long Rock: 14.4 mi
- M1: 4.6 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 5.1 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 15.0 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 15.1 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 16.2 mi
- Berm Park: 17.7 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 20.2 mi
- Chalice: 22.0 mi
- American Eclipse: 22.1 mi
- Ear: 22.2 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 4.2 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 5.1 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 16.8 mi
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 17.9 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 18.2 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 8.9 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 11.0 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 17.5 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 20.1 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 9.6 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- Cool Spring: 14.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 17.0 mi
- Lenox Spring: 18.3 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 14.7 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 16.9 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 22.3 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 13.3 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of John Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Balsam Knob | NW 307° | 1,890 m | 5.9 mi |
| Tennent Mountain | NW 313° | 1,846 m | 6.0 mi |
| Grassy Cove Top | NW 320° | 1,844 m | 6.4 mi |
| Sam Knob | WNW 302° | 1,844 m | 6.9 mi |
| Silvermine Bald | WNW 293° | 1,822 m | 5.6 mi |
| Chestnut Bald | WNW 290° | 1,821 m | 5.9 mi |
| Flower Knob | NW 324° | 1,795 m | 7.0 mi |
| Little Sam Knob | WNW 297° | 1,783 m | 6.7 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807838
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- Asheville · 25 mi
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