Rockyface Mountain
Rockyface Mountain rises to 1,427 m in North Carolina. Mount Hardy stands 1,866 m to the north, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31425809, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,427 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 7.8 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 3.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 9.0 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Upper Rockyface Falls: 0.7 mi
- Lower Rockyface Falls: 0.8 mi
- Upper Bald Knob Falls: 0.8 mi
- Johnnies Creek Falls: 0.8 mi
- Lower Bald Knob Falls: 0.9 mi
- Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 4.1 mi
- Canada Community Park: 5.7 mi
- Roy Taylor Forest: 6.3 mi
- Champion Park: 8.8 mi
- Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 9.1 mi
- Bald Knob: 0.4 mi
- Bruce Knob: 0.7 mi
- Sassafras Knob: 0.9 mi
- Bald Rock: 1.2 mi
- Camp Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 2.2 mi
- River Cliffs: 6.4 mi
- Bald Cliff: 9.6 mi
- Onion Cliff: 11.3 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 11.9 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 4.4 mi
- Camp John Rock: 8.3 mi
- Catamount Statue: 15.3 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 15.6 mi
- Lyn Lowry Cross: 18.5 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 7.1 mi
- M1: 11.0 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 11.1 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 11.5 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 13.9 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 10.8 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 11.3 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 15.2 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 19.4 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 19.7 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 10.7 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 11.4 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 19.4 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 19.7 mi
- Chalice: 14.9 mi
- Ear: 15.0 mi
- American Eclipse: 15.0 mi
- Sylva Mural: 19.0 mi
- Moai Statue: 19.0 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 10.6 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 15.2 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 19.2 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 19.7 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 20.1 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 15.4 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 7.0 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 18.8 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 23.8 mi
- Cool Spring: 11.6 mi
- Moody Spring: 22.4 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 16.1 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 16.3 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 18.9 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Rockyface Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hardy | N 0° | 1,866 m | 4.3 mi |
| Silvermine Bald | NNE 29° | 1,822 m | 5.3 mi |
| Chestnut Bald | NNE 26° | 1,821 m | 5.0 mi |
| Rough Butt Bald | NNW 338° | 1,807 m | 5.5 mi |
| Green Knob | N 3° | 1,796 m | 6.2 mi |
| Little Sam Knob | NNE 18° | 1,783 m | 5.8 mi |
| Wolf Bald | N 354° | 1,770 m | 4.3 mi |
| Spot Knob | NNW 341° | 1,764 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
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 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357809067
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