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Rocky Face

Rocky Face, seen from above at true elevation

Rocky Face rises to 1,086 m in North Carolina. Blackrock Mountain stands 1,751 m to the north, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Knob, a peak 1.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 7.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1022340)

Wikidata Q31638540, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1086 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.33788, -83.16181

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • East Laporte River Park: 2.9 mi
  • Bocce courts: 3.4 mi
  • Cullowhee Rec Center: 3.5 mi
  • Webster River Access Point: 3.6 mi
  • Bryson Park: 4.2 mi
Waterfalls
  • Moses Creek Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Catamount Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Upper Abbs Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Lower Abbs Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Chastine Creek Falls: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 20
Historic sites: 16
Museums: 15
Attractions: 12
  • Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 2.2 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 3.9 mi
  • The Fugitive Train Wreck: 6.1 mi
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 9.5 mi
  • Soco Falls Overlook: 10.7 mi
Artworks: 10
  • Chalice: 2.1 mi
  • American Eclipse: 2.1 mi
  • Wi: 2.1 mi
  • Ear: 2.7 mi
  • Sylva Mural: 4.2 mi
Gardens: 8
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 5
  • Heintooga Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
  • Deep Creek Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
  • Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 17.7 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 14.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 17.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Cool Spring: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Rocky Face. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blackrock MountainN 354°1,751 m7.4 mi
Lost KnobENE 70°1,660 m7.1 mi
Snaggy BaldENE 69°1,646 m5.8 mi
Doubletop MountainNE 54°1,634 m4.4 mi
Pinnacle BaldNNW 343°1,623 m7.3 mi
Coward BaldENE 77°1,576 m5.3 mi
Perry TopNNW 332°1,540 m6.8 mi
Beef Market TopNE 45°1,521 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:1920:1420:51
September equinox07:2118:5819:31
December solstice07:3816:4517:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374147566471747368574640
Precip in4.94.64.64.74.35.15.04.34.33.24.05.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cullowhee, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022340 — Rocky Face, Jackson County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357809019

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