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Rockstack

Rockstack, seen from above at true elevation

Rockstack rises to 1,335 m in North Carolina. Huckleberry Knob stands 1,696 m to the south-southeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnut Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 3.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31429059, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1335 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.39771, -84.01380

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 51
  • Wildcat Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Sand Creek Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Wolf Laurel Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Violet Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Upper Cold Branch Falls: 3.6 mi
Parks: 42
Historic sites: 12
Attractions: 12
Cliffs: 11
Museums: 8
  • Junaluska Museum: 12.7 mi
  • Graham County Historical Association: 12.7 mi
  • Charles Hall Museum: 16.1 mi
  • Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 16.9 mi
  • Greenback Heritage Museum: 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Look Rock Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
  • Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 19.7 mi
  • Cades Cove Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
  • Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
  • Tremont Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Cheeyo Park: 23.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam Houston Statue: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Rockstack. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Huckleberry KnobSSE 168°1,696 m5.4 mi
Haw KnobS 187°1,662 m6.1 mi
Hooper BaldS 170°1,650 m6.4 mi
Big JunctionS 184°1,638 m6.7 mi
Little Huckleberry KnobSSE 165°1,636 m4.8 mi
Laurel TopS 184°1,615 m7.0 mi
Little Haw KnobSSW 192°1,562 m5.9 mi
Grassy TopS 189°1,514 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1419:48
June solstice06:2220:1720:55
September equinox07:2519:0119:35
December solstice07:4216:4817:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384249576471747368584841
Precip in5.44.85.44.74.95.55.04.13.62.94.25.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tapoco, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356888201

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