Rockstack
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
- 1,335 m
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 5.3 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 16.0 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 20.4 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stratton Ridge · 4 mi
- Whig Cove · 5 mi
- Haw Knob · 6 mi
- Santeetlah Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chestnut Knob: 0.6 mi
- Big Fodderstack: 1.3 mi
- Bob Bald: 2.0 mi
- Stratton Bald: 2.0 mi
- Brush Mountain: 2.3 mi
- 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
- Swan Cabin: 2.8 mi
- Fall Branch Scenic Area: 4.3 mi
- Double Camp Recreation Area: 4.5 mi
- Tellico Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
- Indian Boundary Recreation Area: 5.4 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 12.3 mi
- Chota Monument: 12.7 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 12.7 mi
- Tellico Plains Veterans Memorial: 16.0 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 5.4 mi
- Tree of Shame: 7.1 mi
- Greenback Castle: 17.6 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 22.5 mi
- All Nations Cross: 22.8 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 10.1 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Morton Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 16.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 21.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- Calderwood: 7.1 mi
- Proctor: 17.0 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 23.9 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Rockstack. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huckleberry Knob | SSE 168° | 1,696 m | 5.4 mi |
| Haw Knob | S 187° | 1,662 m | 6.1 mi |
| Hooper Bald | S 170° | 1,650 m | 6.4 mi |
| Big Junction | S 184° | 1,638 m | 6.7 mi |
| Little Huckleberry Knob | SSE 165° | 1,636 m | 4.8 mi |
| Laurel Top | S 184° | 1,615 m | 7.0 mi |
| Little Haw Knob | SSW 192° | 1,562 m | 5.9 mi |
| Grassy Top | S 189° | 1,514 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:48 | 17:28 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tapoco, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356888201
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