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Rocky Face Mountain

Rocky Face Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Rocky Face Mountain rises to 1,417 m in Tennessee. Mount Guyot stands 2,019 m to the southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunup Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 14 miles off.

The story

Mountain in the United States of America.

Wikidata Q31685990, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,417.19 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.74632, -83.18330

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Mouse Creek Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Hen Wallow Falls: 3.2 mi
  • West Prong Mouse Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Gunter Fork Cascades: 3.5 mi
  • Gunter Fork Falls: 3.5 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 59
  • Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 14.0 mi
  • Forbidden Caverns: 14.2 mi
  • Arch Rock: 16.1 mi
  • Soco Falls Overlook: 17.5 mi
  • Hellbender: 18.1 mi
Parks: 42
Museums: 17
Cliffs: 13
Historic sites: 13
Picnic sites: 12
Springs: 6
Artworks: 6
  • Bear: 18.1 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 19.1 mi
  • Selu Statue: 20.3 mi
  • Fish: 21.1 mi
  • Veterans Statue: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
Gardens: 4
  • Vista Gardens: 18.2 mi
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 19.0 mi
  • Bamboo Forest: 19.9 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 21.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Covered bridges: 2
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Rocky Face Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GuyotSW2,019 m5.0 mi
Mount ChapmanSW1,960 m6.4 mi
Old BlackWSW1,939 m4.6 mi
Luftee KnobSSW1,894 m4.1 mi
Mount YonaguskaSW1,883 m5.1 mi
Marks KnobSW1,878 m5.9 mi
Big Cataloochee MountainS1,875 m5.2 mi
Mount HardisonSW1,875 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:1820:1520:53
September equinox07:2118:5819:31
December solstice07:4016:4417:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394350586672767569594942
Precip in4.23.94.74.44.66.46.54.64.02.73.44.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville 2, 5 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357811222

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