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White Rock Mountain

White Rock Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

White Rock Mountain rises to 949 m in North Carolina. Mount Pisgah stands 1,744 m to the south, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31643879, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
949 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.48205, -82.75985

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Chestnut Mountain Park: 3.9 mi
  • Bridge Park: 4.5 mi
  • Berm Park: 4.5 mi
  • Canton Memorial Park: 5.6 mi
  • Sorrells Street Park: 5.7 mi
Waterfalls
  • Bee Branch Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Upper Thompson Ridge Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Bradley Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Lower Thompson Ridge Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Slate Rock Creek Falls: 7.2 mi
Historic sites: 35
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 4.7 mi
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 5.1 mi
  • the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 9.2 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 13.8 mi
  • Anne Penland: 14.0 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Holly Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Bonsai Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Stream Garden: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 19
Artworks: 15
  • Berm Park: 4.2 mi
  • E. W. Pearson: 12.1 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 12.4 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 12.6 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 12.6 mi
Museums: 14
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 5.7 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry: 9.1 mi
  • Shook Museum: 9.6 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 13.9 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 10
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Pisgah Picnic: 4.8 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 3
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 1.8 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 16.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 7.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of White Rock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PisgahS 177°1,744 m3.9 mi
Fryingpan MountainS 188°1,621 m6.2 mi
Little Pisgah MountainSSE 169°1,611 m4.2 mi
Little Bald MountainS 171°1,611 m5.2 mi
Big BaldS 181°1,588 m5.8 mi
Beech KnobS 191°1,547 m6.7 mi
Twelve O'Clock TopWSW 251°1,464 m2.4 mi
Fork MountainS 189°1,452 m4.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1320:50
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3716:4317:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046556369737266564639
Precip in3.63.04.04.03.84.24.24.24.42.93.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Candler 1 W, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809561

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