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Rocky Mountain

Rocky Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Rocky Mountain rises to 899 m in North Carolina. Little Panthertail Mountain stands 1,160 m to the west-northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodruff Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 0.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1022370)

Wikidata Q31425796, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
899 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.12900, -82.84430

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Champion Park: 1.5 mi
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 9.5 mi
  • Franklin Park: 9.7 mi
  • Table Rock State Park Historic District: 10.0 mi
  • Bootleg Access Area: 10.8 mi
Waterfalls
  • Claypole Branch Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Diamond Creek Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Eastatoe Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Plaid Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Second Falls: 2.4 mi
Historic sites: 23
  • Camp John Rock: 11.2 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 12.5 mi
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 12.6 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 15.2 mi
  • Jennings Mill: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 21
Museums: 9
Attractions: 9
  • M1: 9.5 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 12.3 mi
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 13.8 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 15.8 mi
  • The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 18.7 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 6
  • Brevard Community Garden: 9.0 mi
  • Rose Garden: 18.6 mi
  • English Garden: 18.6 mi
  • Common Gardening: 22.0 mi
  • Common Gardening: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 20.2 mi
  • South: 22.1 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
Springs: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 11.7 mi
  • North Beach: 20.5 mi
  • South Beach: 22.1 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Ear: 22.6 mi
  • Chalice: 22.7 mi
  • American Eclipse: 22.8 mi
  • Wi: 22.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Rocky Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Panthertail MountainWNW 287°1,160 m6.4 mi
Three Forks MountainN 6°1,136 m6.3 mi
Daves RockN 1°1,098 m6.6 mi
Sassafras MountainSE 139°1,087 m5.8 mi
Puncheon Camp MountainW 263°1,083 m6.2 mi
Bracken MountainNNW 328°1,082 m6.6 mi
Tarkiln MountainN 10°1,068 m6.9 mi
Rocky MountainWNW 285°1,063 m3.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1820:1220:50
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3716:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046546268717065554640
Precip in8.77.17.87.47.07.89.48.99.46.77.78.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809057

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