Sheep Rock
Sheep Rock rises to 1,082 m in North Carolina. Catherine Knob stands 1,223 m to the west-northwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is The Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31640351, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,082 m
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 6.4 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 24.0 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 24.1 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 1 mi
- Air Bellows Overlook · 2 mi
- Alligator Back Overlook · 2 mi
- Devils Garden Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Peak: 1.1 mi
- Fodder Stack: 1.1 mi
- Bluff Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Brooks Knob: 2.3 mi
- Green Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 4.5 mi
- Crouse Park: 4.9 mi
- Sam Brown Park: 5.5 mi
- Traphill Historic District: 9.9 mi
- Blue Ridge Parkway: 13.3 mi
- Incredible Falls: 4.0 mi
- Bullhead Creek Cascades: 4.4 mi
- Upper Widows Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
- Widows Falls: 5.7 mi
- Bullhead Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 1.4 mi
- Brinegar Cabin: 1.7 mi
- US 21 overlook: 10.9 mi
- Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum: 17.3 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 19.2 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 4.8 mi
- Forestry Center: 17.0 mi
- Museum of Ashe County History: 17.6 mi
- Mountain Farm Life Museum: 17.7 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 19.5 mi
- Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Winston-Salem Foundation Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Cascades Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 1.4 mi
- Alligator Back: 2.3 mi
- Devils Garden: 3.1 mi
- Zeke's Peak: 16.0 mi
- Crouse's Chimney: 16.5 mi
- Vaughn-Woltz Order of the Arrow Campfire Arena Time Capsule: 17.3 mi
- 100 Strong: 20.9 mi
- Gold Star Families Memorial Monument: 21.1 mi
- John Harmon Gallery: 9.0 mi
- Transitional Peace: 20.7 mi
- Elk Shoals: 16.3 mi
- Barefoot Beach: 22.3 mi
- Rebecca Maynard Labyrinth: 21.8 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Sheep Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Knob | WNW 297° | 1,223 m | 3.6 mi |
| Fender Mountain | NNW 341° | 1,212 m | 3.5 mi |
| Cheek Mountain | NW 312° | 1,196 m | 3.3 mi |
| Betsy Peak | W 280° | 1,186 m | 4.7 mi |
| Green Mountain | ESE 109° | 1,185 m | 2.3 mi |
| Bullhead Mountain | E 86° | 1,171 m | 4.9 mi |
| Peach Bottom Mountain | WNW 294° | 1,157 m | 4.0 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | SW 228° | 1,136 m | 2.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:33 | 17:14 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sparta 3.5 SSW, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022577 — Sheep Rock, Alleghany County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357809205
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