Robertson Mountain
Robertson Mountain rises to 1,022 m in North Carolina. Waterrock Knob stands 1,904 m to the north-northeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Piney Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 6.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31638369, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,022 m
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 11.7 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 12.2 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 13.1 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Moses Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
- Catamount Falls: 4.8 mi
- Lower Buff Creek Falls: 4.8 mi
- Upper Buff Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
- Fisher Falls: 5.0 mi
- Bryson Park: 2.9 mi
- Bridge Park: 3.2 mi
- Charles E. Poteet Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
- Webster River Access Point: 3.3 mi
- Piney Knob: 0.9 mi
- Carver Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Rocky Face: 1.5 mi
- Buck Knob: 1.7 mi
- Pump Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Catamount Gap: 2.8 mi
- Bald Cliff: 7.3 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 7.8 mi
- Onion Cliff: 10.5 mi
- River Cliffs: 11.4 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule: 3.3 mi
- Jackson County Armed Forces Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Charters of Freedom Monument: 3.4 mi
- Catamount Statue: 3.5 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 3.6 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 5.9 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 11.9 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 12.0 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 12.3 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 2.3 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 5.2 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 5.3 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 9.3 mi
- Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 10.5 mi
- Sylva Mural: 3.0 mi
- Moai Statue: 3.1 mi
- American Eclipse: 3.3 mi
- Chalice: 3.3 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 3.3 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 11.8 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 14.9 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 16.2 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 15.3 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 17.2 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 20.6 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 21.1 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 22.2 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 16.6 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 23.9 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 8.4 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 9.4 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 21.1 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 24.9 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 15.9 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 15.9 mi
- Judson: 22.1 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Robertson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterrock Knob | NNE 15° | 1,904 m | 7.5 mi |
| Browning Knob | NNE 17° | 1,888 m | 7.6 mi |
| Yellow Face | N 11° | 1,833 m | 6.5 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | N 358° | 1,751 m | 6.0 mi |
| Lost Knob | E 82° | 1,660 m | 7.3 mi |
| Snaggy Bald | E 84° | 1,646 m | 6.0 mi |
| Doubletop Mountain | ENE 75° | 1,634 m | 4.3 mi |
| Pinnacle Bald | NNW 344° | 1,623 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:45 | 17:25 |
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 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cullowhee, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808983
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