Rockey Face Mountain
Rockey Face Mountain rises to 484 m in North Carolina. Pinnacle Mountain stands 762 m to the west, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolf Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 6.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31638434, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 484 m
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 15.4 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 17.2 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 19.3 mi off the Drovers Road
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Rock · 18 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 18 mi
- Opera Box · 18 mi
- Devil's Head · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Volleyball: 5.3 mi
- Activity Field: 5.3 mi
- Amphitheater: 5.4 mi
- Archery Range: 5.4 mi
- Campfire: 5.5 mi
- Somey Creek Falls: 8.1 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 9.4 mi
- Standing Rock Falls: 11.8 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 12.6 mi
- Shoal Creek Falls: 13.0 mi
- Wolf Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Cedar Knob: 0.7 mi
- Conoway Knob: 1.5 mi
- Vein Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Camel Knob: 2.4 mi
- Bechtler House: 10.6 mi
- KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 10.9 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 11.2 mi
- Historic Carson House: 12.8 mi
- Bostic Lincoln Center: 13.2 mi
- Caboose: 13.2 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 14.1 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 14.5 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 16.2 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 16.2 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 11.3 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 13.4 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 14.1 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 14.6 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 21.3 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 15.2 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 19.2 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 21.6 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 21.8 mi
- Rocky Knob: 22.0 mi
- Worlds Edge: 19.0 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 19.7 mi
- The Pinnacles: 19.9 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 20.3 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 21.8 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 20.3 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 21.3 mi
- Gully Pipe: 21.4 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 21.7 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 21.7 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 8.7 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 8.7 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 8.7 mi
- Globe: 17.7 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 19.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 22.1 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 22.0 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 22.0 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 24.3 mi
- Boat beach: 16.1 mi
- Swimming beach: 16.1 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 23.9 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Rockey Face Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle Mountain | W 276° | 762 m | 4.8 mi |
| Rich Mountain | W 278° | 755 m | 4.5 mi |
| Harris Mountain | W 266° | 751 m | 4.7 mi |
| Redcove Lump | WNW 299° | 727 m | 8.1 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | WNW 284° | 716 m | 3.8 mi |
| Jones Mountain | NW 311° | 708 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mike Mountain | W 274° | 699 m | 3.1 mi |
| Yellowtop Mountain | ESE 109° | 685 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:40 | 17:19 |
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 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marion, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 993534 — Rockey Face Mountain, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357783856
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