View Rock
View Rock rises to 1,115 m in North Carolina. Whiteside Mountain stands 1,489 m to the southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Riley Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Waterfall Byway runs past it.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31643239, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,115 m
How to reach it
- On the Waterfall Byway
- 5.6 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 8.1 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 8.8 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 7 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 8 mi
- Rough Butt Bald Overlook (MP 425.4) · 14 mi
- Wolf Mountain Overlook (MP 424.8) · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fairfield Falls: 1.8 mi
- Twin Falls: 1.8 mi
- Maidenhair Falls: 1.9 mi
- Glassyrock Creek Falls: 2.2 mi
- Wilderness Falls: 2.9 mi
- Cashiers Village Green Park: 2.0 mi
- McKinney Meadow: 2.2 mi
- Silver Run Falls: 4.5 mi
- Whiteside Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 6.1 mi
- Riley Mountain: 0.0 mi
- Little Sheep Cliff: 1.1 mi
- Cowrock Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Dryland Laurel: 1.9 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 1.4 mi
- Onion Cliff: 6.3 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 6.8 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 6.9 mi
- River Cliffs: 7.3 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Catamount Statue: 13.9 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 15.2 mi
- Chattooga Town: 16.3 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 17.3 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 8.4 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 13.7 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 16.5 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 17.6 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 17.7 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 9.4 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 18.3 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 7.1 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 11.9 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 15.9 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 19.7 mi
- M1: 20.5 mi
- Ear: 13.4 mi
- Chalice: 13.8 mi
- American Eclipse: 13.9 mi
- Moai Statue: 18.7 mi
- Sylva Mural: 18.8 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 14.2 mi
- Franklin Garden: 17.7 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 18.9 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 20.0 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 20.7 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 4.2 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 14.3 mi
- North Beach: 22.2 mi
- South Beach: 23.5 mi
- Cool Spring: 11.6 mi
- Moody Spring: 12.9 mi
- Big Spring: 23.4 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 18.0 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 21.7 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 22.4 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- South: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of View Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteside Mountain | SW 226° | 1,489 m | 5.0 mi |
| Toxaway Mountain | E 89° | 1,452 m | 5.1 mi |
| Cold Mountain | ENE 64° | 1,414 m | 5.5 mi |
| Bear Mountain | N 350° | 1,406 m | 2.4 mi |
| Glassyrock Mountain | NNW 329° | 1,404 m | 3.0 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | SSE 164° | 1,401 m | 2.1 mi |
| Little Hogback Mountain | E 81° | 1,392 m | 3.4 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | E 81° | 1,386 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 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 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1023080 — View Rock, Jackson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357809512
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