Rockhouse Mountain
Rockhouse Mountain rises to 634 m in North Carolina. Pinnacle Mountain stands 762 m to the southwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Rust Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 3.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31638447, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 634 m
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 13.0 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 16.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 16.7 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Singecat Ridge Overlook (MP 345.3) · 17 mi
- Laurel Knob Overlook (MP 349.2) · 17 mi
- Curtis Creek Overlook (348.8) · 17 mi
- Hewat Overlook (MP 347.9) · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Glenwood Park: 1.5 mi
- Creekwise Park: 5.2 mi
- West Marion Community Park: 6.7 mi
- Mcdowell Recreation Center: 7.2 mi
- Greenlee Park: 8.6 mi
- Somey Creek Falls: 8.2 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 9.2 mi
- Shoal Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
- Upper Shoal Creek Falls: 11.6 mi
- Standing Rock Falls: 12.2 mi
- Rust Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Marks Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Huntsville Mountains: 2.0 mi
- Vein Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Pogue Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 7.0 mi
- Historic Carson House: 8.9 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 12.6 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 12.8 mi
- Bechtler House: 15.0 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 12.0 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 12.0 mi
- Something Rotten: 12.1 mi
- Hide & Seek: 12.1 mi
- Wild Percussion: 12.1 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 7.1 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 9.4 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 12.1 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 12.7 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 18.6 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 15.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 21.2 mi
- Globe: 21.8 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 23.4 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 23.4 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 17.3 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 17.5 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 18.9 mi
- Rocky Knob: 19.7 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 22.3 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 20.6 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 21.1 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 21.2 mi
- Terrace garden: 22.5 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 22.6 mi
- Gully Pipe: 17.1 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 17.5 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 18.8 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 19.3 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 19.5 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 19.8 mi
- Worlds Edge: 21.2 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 21.6 mi
- The Pinnacles: 21.9 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 22.0 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 4.8 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 4.8 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 4.8 mi
- Boat beach: 12.1 mi
- Swimming beach: 12.1 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 23.3 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 20.3 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Rockhouse Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle Mountain | SW 230° | 762 m | 5.9 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SW 228° | 755 m | 5.6 mi |
| Harris Mountain | SW 223° | 751 m | 6.4 mi |
| Redcove Lump | W 266° | 727 m | 6.8 mi |
| Sandy Knob | WSW 257° | 724 m | 8.2 mi |
| Shoal Mountain | E 100° | 724 m | 8.6 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | SW 225° | 716 m | 4.8 mi |
| Jones Mountain | WNW 282° | 708 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:10 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022332 — Rockhouse Mountain, McDowell County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357809006
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