Peak · North Carolina
Sheep Rock
Sheep Rock rises to 1,006 m in North Carolina. Mount Pisgah stands 1,744 m to the southwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Browns Knob, a peak 0.2 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31640364, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1006 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.48455, -82.67707
- 1.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 8.2 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 9.8 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 14.9 mi off the French Broad Overview
Overlooks nearby
- Beaver Dam Overlook Parking · 2 mi
- Beaver Dam Gap Overlook (MP 401.7) · 2 mi
- View Stony Bald · 2 mi
- Bad Fork Valley Overlook (MP 399.7) · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Browns Knob: 0.2 mi
- Billy Cove Knob: 0.7 mi
- Buzzard Knob: 0.9 mi
- Hickory Top: 1.0 mi
- Stradley Mountain: 1.0 mi
Parks
- Powhatan Recreation Area: 2.8 mi
- Beaverdam Wildlife Restoration Area: 3.0 mi
- Hominy Valley Park: 3.1 mi
- North Carolina Arboretum: 4.0 mi
- Bent Creek River Park: 4.9 mi
Waterfalls
- Bee Branch Falls: 4.9 mi
- Slate Rock Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
- Johnny Tiller Falls: 6.6 mi
- Bradley Creek Falls: 7.2 mi
- Lower Thompson Ridge Falls: 7.5 mi
Historic sites: 34
- Ferin Fire Tower: 1.7 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 6.3 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 10.0 mi
- The Bunkum Stone: 10.3 mi
- Anne Penland: 10.3 mi
Gardens: 28
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 3.6 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 3.9 mi
- Holly Garden: 3.9 mi
- Bonsai Garden: 3.9 mi
- Stream Garden: 4.0 mi
Attractions: 17
- Antler Hill Village: 7.2 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 7.6 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 7.9 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 9.1 mi
- Ironland: 10.3 mi
Artworks: 16
- Berm Park: 7.7 mi
- Statue of Diana: 8.2 mi
- E. W. Pearson: 8.6 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 8.8 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 8.9 mi
Museums: 16
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 9.7 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 10.3 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 10.3 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 10.4 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 10.7 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 14.5 mi
- High Rocks: 17.0 mi
- Raven Cliff: 18.5 mi
- Castle Rock: 20.7 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 8.4 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 9.7 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 12.3 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 12.7 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 14.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 6.6 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 9.2 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 9.3 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 22.1 mi
Springs: 4
- Crystal Spring: 15.8 mi
- Lenox Spring: 16.9 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 22.0 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 24.5 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Mountain Springs Lane: 3.5 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 21.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 2.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Sheep Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pisgah | SW 228° | 1,744 m | 6.0 mi |
| Little Pisgah Mountain | SW 222° | 1,611 m | 5.7 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | SW 216° | 1,611 m | 6.6 mi |
| Candler Knob | SW 220° | 1,381 m | 4.8 mi |
| Stony Bald | SW 220° | 1,363 m | 4.2 mi |
| Johnson Knob | SSW 203° | 1,337 m | 5.7 mi |
| Thompson Knob | WNW 293° | 1,269 m | 6.2 mi |
| Laurel Mountain | SSW 199° | 1,246 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville 8 SSW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357809204
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