Slick Rock
Slick Rock rises to 1,010 m in North Carolina. Whiteside Mountain stands 1,489 m to the north, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnut Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 3.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31640858, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,010 m
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 3.3 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 5.3 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 7.2 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 7 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 12 mi
- Rough Butt Bald Overlook (MP 425.4) · 22 mi
- Wolf Mountain Overlook (MP 424.8) · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cane Creek Falls: 0.9 mi
- Stick Falls: 0.9 mi
- Walkingstick Falls: 1.0 mi
- Lower Stick Falls: 1.0 mi
- Slick Stick Falls: 1.1 mi
- Dixon Park: 2.3 mi
- Ravenel Park: 2.6 mi
- Whiteside Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Rhododendron Park: 3.2 mi
- Kelsey-Hutchinson Park: 3.3 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Rich Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Bull Pen Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Granite City: 1.4 mi
- Glade Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 1.7 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 2.4 mi
- Sunset Rock: 2.6 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 3.2 mi
- Western Cliffs: 6.5 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Chattooga Town: 8.1 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 11.2 mi
- Oconee Station: 13.1 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 17.6 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 2.9 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 16.1 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 17.0 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 17.0 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 18.6 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 13.7 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 15.3 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 18.6 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 19.2 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 21.3 mi
- Ear: 19.2 mi
- Chalice: 19.8 mi
- American Eclipse: 19.9 mi
- Moai Statue: 24.4 mi
- Sylva Mural: 24.4 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 2.7 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 10.1 mi
- Franklin Garden: 17.0 mi
- Common Gardening: 19.6 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 20.3 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 21.8 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 24.6 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 12.4 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 13.8 mi
- North Beach: 18.6 mi
- South Beach: 19.4 mi
- Moody Spring: 6.5 mi
- Cool Spring: 15.7 mi
- Big Spring: 18.8 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 15.1 mi
- South: 19.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Slick Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteside Mountain | N 9° | 1,489 m | 3.9 mi |
| Satulah Mountain | WNW 287° | 1,377 m | 2.6 mi |
| Terrapin Mountain | ENE 60° | 1,357 m | 3.7 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | N 356° | 1,328 m | 2.0 mi |
| Big Dog Mountain | WNW 294° | 1,316 m | 5.8 mi |
| Bearpen Mountain | NW 321° | 1,306 m | 3.2 mi |
| Little Fodderstack Mountain | WNW 299° | 1,296 m | 2.1 mi |
| Fodderstack Mountain | WNW 294° | 1,295 m | 2.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
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 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 52 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 8.0 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 8.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Highlands, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022657 — Slick Rock, Macon County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357809258
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