Lick Rock
Lick Rock rises to 1,393 m in Tennessee. Big Bald stands 1,674 m to the east, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Divide Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 3.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31630336, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1393 m
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 9.3 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 12.3 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 17.5 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 13 mi
- Walker Knob Overlook (MP 359.8) · 22 mi
- Glassmine Falls Overlook (MP 361.2) · 22 mi
- Craggy Gardens · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Divide Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Knob: 1.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Hack Knob: 1.6 mi
- Upper Laurel Community Center Park: 5.9 mi
- Old Forge Recreation Area: 8.7 mi
- Andrew Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 10.7 mi
- Mars Hill Recreation Park: 11.4 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 11.5 mi
- Trillium Falls: 1.6 mi
- Hickey Fork Falls: 6.2 mi
- Squibb Creek Falls: 7.5 mi
- Pete's Branch Falls: 7.7 mi
- Margarette Falls: 8.1 mi
- Moye Rest: 2.9 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 8.1 mi
- US Constitution: 13.2 mi
- Bill of Rights: 13.2 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 13.2 mi
- Baxter Cliff: 5.8 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 6.2 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 6.5 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 6.5 mi
- Bayless Bluff: 12.9 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 11.0 mi
- David Crockett Museum: 16.0 mi
- Doak House Museum: 16.1 mi
- McElroy House: 17.7 mi
- The Lloyd Bailey Annex: 17.7 mi
- Overlook Access: 13.4 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 14.9 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 15.4 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 24.2 mi
- Rock Bridge: 17.8 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 17.8 mi
- Friends: 17.8 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 17.8 mi
- Stream: 17.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 9.8 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 18.5 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 24.6 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 11.4 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 15.7 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 18.0 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 13.2 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 21.8 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 24.1 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 23.9 mi
- Terrace garden: 23.9 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Lick Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bald | E 84° | 1,674 m | 6.6 mi |
| Big Stamp | E 82° | 1,639 m | 6.7 mi |
| Upper Haw Knob | ESE 104° | 1,492 m | 6.4 mi |
| Green Ridge Knob | N 351° | 1,480 m | 4.6 mi |
| Camp Creek Bald | WNW 297° | 1,480 m | 6.7 mi |
| Gravel Knob | N 349° | 1,478 m | 5.8 mi |
| Big Butt | NNW 347° | 1,467 m | 6.1 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | WNW 300° | 1,438 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356816637
Day trips start here
- Johnson City · 27 mi
- Asheville · 28 mi
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