Rocky Face
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.
The story
Mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1022340).
Wikidata Q31638540, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,086 m
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 12.7 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 12.9 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 13.6 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Buck Knob: 1.3 mi
- Robertson Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Hooper Knob: 1.7 mi
- Parker Knob: 2.2 mi
- Piney Knob: 2.5 mi
- Catamount Gap: 2.0 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 6.3 mi
- Bald Cliff: 6.6 mi
- Onion Cliff: 9.0 mi
- River Cliffs: 9.9 mi
- Catamount Statue: 2.4 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule: 4.5 mi
- Jackson County Armed Forces Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Charters of Freedom Monument: 4.6 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 2.5 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 5.8 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 13.1 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 13.4 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 13.7 mi
- 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
- Chalice: 2.1 mi
- American Eclipse: 2.1 mi
- Ear: 2.7 mi
- Sylva Mural: 4.2 mi
- Moai Statue: 4.2 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 13.2 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 14.8 mi
- Franklin Garden: 16.4 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 15.1 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 16.8 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 19.2 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 19.7 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 20.8 mi
- 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
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 9.1 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 10.1 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 20.3 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 14.4 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 17.0 mi
- Judson: 22.9 mi
- Cool Spring: 24.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Mountain | N 354° | 1,751 m | 7.4 mi |
| Lost Knob | ENE 70° | 1,660 m | 7.1 mi |
| Snaggy Bald | ENE 69° | 1,646 m | 5.8 mi |
| Doubletop Mountain | NE 54° | 1,634 m | 4.4 mi |
| Pinnacle Bald | NNW 343° | 1,623 m | 7.3 mi |
| Coward Bald | ENE 77° | 1,576 m | 5.3 mi |
| Perry Top | NNW 332° | 1,540 m | 6.8 mi |
| Beef Market Top | NE 45° | 1,521 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:14 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:45 | 17:25 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cullowhee, 2 mi away.
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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