Waterrock Knob
Waterrock Knob rises to 1,904 m in North Carolina. Browning Knob stands 1,888 m to the east-southeast, 0.3 miles off. The nearest named place is 1983 Plane Crash, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.
The story
Waterrock Knob is a mountain peak in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the highest peak in the Plott Balsams and is the 16th-highest mountain in the Eastern United States. The mountain is a popular destination with tourists and amateur hikers, as it is easily accessible from the Blue Ridge Parkway. A visitors' center is located near its summit and a hiking trail leads to its top. The hiking trail and visitors' center are staffed and maintained by the National Park Service, part of the United States Department of the Interior.
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Wikidata Q7974395, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,904 m
How to reach it
- On the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 9.5 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 12.0 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 12.5 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Alyssa Falls: 1.5 mi
- Lyn Lowry Falls: 1.5 mi
- Campbell Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
- Plott Hound Falls: 1.6 mi
- Woodfin Cascades: 2.0 mi
- Browning Knob: 0.3 mi
- Yellow Face: 1.2 mi
- Mount Lyn Lowry: 1.5 mi
- Campbell Lick: 1.8 mi
- Oldfield Top: 2.3 mi
- Pinnacle Park: 3.6 mi
- Entrance to Blueridge Parkway at Balsam Gap: 3.9 mi
- Maggie Valley Playground: 4.4 mi
- Elevated Creek Park: 4.6 mi
- Bryson Park: 7.3 mi
- 1983 Plane Crash: 0.3 mi
- Lyn Lowry Cross: 1.6 mi
- Ghost Town Village: 4.7 mi
- Masonic Monument: 5.3 mi
- Dills Cove Falls: 7.8 mi
- Bald Cliff: 9.9 mi
- Catamount Gap: 10.3 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 14.9 mi
- Cliff: 16.0 mi
- Eagle Rocks: 16.2 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 4.8 mi
- Mountain Farm Museum: 10.0 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 10.2 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 10.5 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 11.1 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 2.7 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 7.4 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 8.0 mi
- Historical Downtown: 8.6 mi
- Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 9.1 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 16.9 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 21.6 mi
- Sylva Mural: 7.8 mi
- Moai Statue: 7.9 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 8.0 mi
- Selu Statue: 9.4 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 10.4 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 10.2 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 10.2 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 10.4 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 12.6 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 4.2 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 4.8 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 17.3 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 24.6 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 13.6 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 16.0 mi
- Greenbrier: 23.0 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 23.8 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 16.6 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 18.8 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 22.7 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 22.8 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 8.7 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 22.6 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 21.6 mi
- Judson: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Waterrock Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Browning Knob | ESE 102° | 1,888 m | 0.3 mi |
| Mount Lyn Lowry | E 91° | 1,873 m | 1.5 mi |
| Plott Balsam | ENE 68° | 1,856 m | 3.0 mi |
| Yellow Face | SW 219° | 1,833 m | 1.2 mi |
| Oldfield Top | ENE 76° | 1,770 m | 2.3 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | WSW 238° | 1,751 m | 2.5 mi |
| Steestachee Bald | ESE 123° | 1,736 m | 6.2 mi |
| Little Bald Knob | N 10° | 1,724 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 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 | 35 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesville 1 E, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 996851 — Waterrock Knob, Haywood County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357788673
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