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Rocky Mountain

Rocky Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Rocky Mountain rises to 942 m in North Carolina. Rich Mountain stands 1,119 m to the northeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is East Fork Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 5.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31425798, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
942 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.11817, -82.73902

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • East Fork Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Reece Place Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Graveley Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Jane Cantrell Falls: 2.4 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Champion Park: 5.2 mi
  • Table Rock State Park Historic District: 5.8 mi
  • Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 7.3 mi
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 7.7 mi
  • Franklin Park: 7.9 mi
Historic sites: 31
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 6.6 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 9.2 mi
  • Jennings Mill: 11.3 mi
  • Trestle ruins: 11.3 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 17
Attractions: 15
  • Devil's Kitchen: 6.3 mi
  • M1: 7.8 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 13.8 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 16.1 mi
  • The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 16.4 mi
Museums: 11
Gardens: 11
  • Brevard Community Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Rose Garden: 16.2 mi
  • English Garden: 16.2 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 20.8 mi
  • Trail Roundabout: 21.5 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Artworks: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 20.3 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
  • South: 23.3 mi
Springs: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Sandstone Beach: 14.2 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 15.9 mi
  • North Beach: 21.7 mi
  • South Beach: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Rocky Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rich MountainNE 39°1,119 m5.2 mi
Sassafras MountainSSW 211°1,087 m4.3 mi
Slick Rock MountainNE 35°1,086 m5.0 mi
Hickorynut MountainSSW 198°1,063 m4.9 mi
Middle MountainENE 66°1,044 m2.8 mi
Pinnacle MountainS 181°1,041 m5.8 mi
Indian Camp MountainSW 233°1,027 m3.8 mi
Coldbranch MountainESE 112°1,016 m3.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0919:43
June solstice06:1820:1220:49
September equinox07:2018:5619:29
December solstice07:3616:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556268716964554740
Precip in6.04.85.25.96.16.97.07.06.65.65.97.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Caesars Head, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 993608 — Rocky Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357783928

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