Peak · North Carolina
Raven Rock
Raven Rock rises to 868 m in North Carolina. Little Pisgah Mountain stands 1,341 m to the north-northwest, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Barnwell Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Drovers Road passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31637258, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 868 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.45456, -82.31289
- 0.5 mi off the Drovers Road
- 1.2 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 12.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 13.7 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 2 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob Observation Point · 2 mi
- Tom and Glenna Rock Overlook · 3 mi
- Exclamation Point · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Barnwell Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Grant Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Mitchell Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Allen Hill Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Little Fork Mountain: 1.9 mi
Waterfalls
- Bead and Lace Falls: 1.5 mi
- Camp Minnehaha Falls: 1.7 mi
- Little Bearwallow Falls: 1.8 mi
- Tom's Falls: 2.2 mi
- Broad River Falls: 2.9 mi
Parks
- The Gathering Place: 3.7 mi
- Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park: 3.8 mi
- Chimney Rock Village River Park: 4.2 mi
- Edneyville Community Park: 4.9 mi
- Morse Park: 4.9 mi
Historic sites: 39
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 3.4 mi
- Edneyville High School Monument: 4.5 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 10.9 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 12.8 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 14.1 mi
Gardens: 25
- Columbarium Garden: 9.3 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 10.5 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 13.3 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 13.7 mi
- Spring Garden: 14.5 mi
Museums: 23
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 11.2 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 12.4 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 12.6 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 12.9 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 14.0 mi
Attractions: 17
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 4.3 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 8.3 mi
- Southern X793: 12.3 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 12.5 mi
- Historical Downtown: 12.7 mi
Artworks: 16
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 10.1 mi
- Statue of Diana: 14.5 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 14.5 mi
- Wake: 16.4 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Raven Cliffs: 2.9 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 4.2 mi
- The Pinnacles: 4.4 mi
- Worlds Edge: 5.2 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 10.2 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Florence Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 7.4 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 11.0 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 11.9 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 15.7 mi
Springs: 5
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 9.3 mi
- Lenox Spring: 13.4 mi
- Crystal Spring: 14.1 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 17.3 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 17.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 12.3 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 12.3 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 20.9 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 21.0 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 21.8 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 24.9 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 17.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Mountain Springs Lane: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Raven Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pisgah Mountain | NNW 341° | 1,341 m | 3.4 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | W 280° | 1,281 m | 2.5 mi |
| Blue Rock Knob | N 359° | 1,225 m | 3.5 mi |
| Little Bearwallow Mountain | WNW 291° | 1,208 m | 2.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SE 143° | 1,208 m | 4.1 mi |
| Blue Rock Mountain | N 352° | 1,160 m | 3.5 mi |
| Shumont Mountain | ENE 77° | 1,156 m | 4.0 mi |
| Blue Ridge Pastures | WNW 296° | 1,152 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:11 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Lure 2, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022166 — Raven Rock, Henderson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357808851
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