Play Rock Hill
Play Rock Hill rises to 719 m in North Carolina. The Pinnacle stands 1,148 m to the west-southwest, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Sentell Knob, a peak 0.2 miles away. Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31636133, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 719 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 7.5 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 11.5 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 12.1 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 2 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 14 mi
- Bad Fork Valley Overlook (MP 399.7) · 16 mi
- Chestnut Cove Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sentell Knob: 0.2 mi
- Potato Hill: 0.6 mi
- Ann Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Teneriffe Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Hammond Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Lake Falls: 0.9 mi
- Rock Creek Falls: 3.8 mi
- Turley Falls: 4.9 mi
- Bell Park Falls: 5.6 mi
- Powerhouse Falls: 5.8 mi
- Rhododendron Lake Nature Park: 3.8 mi
- Lennox Park: 3.9 mi
- The Park at Flat Rock: 3.9 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 4.0 mi
- Four Seasons Rotary Park: 4.1 mi
- Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 4.1 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 4.4 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 6.1 mi
- Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 6.3 mi
- Trestle ruins: 11.6 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 3.9 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 14.3 mi
- Native Azalea Garden: 17.8 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 17.9 mi
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 17.9 mi
- Orange Bear: 19.0 mi
- Maria: 19.4 mi
- Statue of Diana: 19.9 mi
- Springtime in TR: 20.4 mi
- Honey: 20.9 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 4.6 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 4.7 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 7.2 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 8.1 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 14.0 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 3.9 mi
- Historical Downtown: 4.5 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 4.8 mi
- Southern X793: 4.9 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 12.1 mi
- High Rocks: 2.2 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 4.6 mi
- Long Rock: 6.6 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 9.7 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 11.2 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 5.1 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 10.9 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 15.6 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 15.8 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 18.3 mi
- Lenox Spring: 3.9 mi
- Crystal Spring: 4.0 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 12.0 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 12.1 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 17.4 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 20.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Play Rock Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacle | WSW 238° | 1,148 m | 3.3 mi |
| Stone Mountain | WSW 244° | 1,098 m | 5.1 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | SW 221° | 1,027 m | 2.4 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SSW 209° | 1,002 m | 2.4 mi |
| Jeter Mountain | W 276° | 998 m | 4.9 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | SW 229° | 997 m | 6.2 mi |
| Ann Mountain | S 188° | 990 m | 1.2 mi |
| Bald Rock | SW 217° | 990 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
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 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hendersonville 1 NE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808726
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- Asheville · 23 mi
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