- Elevation, modelled
- 1,069 m
- Tallest summit within 8.7 miles
- Mount Guyot2,019.13 m · 6.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Newfound Gap Road Byway4.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:53local time
- Coordinates
- 35.6080, -83.2594
Big Rock Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled 1,069 m. Mount Guyot stands 2,019 m to the north, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Pothole Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 4.7 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Big Rock Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Guyot | N 1° | 2,019.13 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mount Chapman | N 353° | 1,960.2 m | 5.5 mi |
| Old Black | N 2° | 1,938.61 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Kephart | WNW 282° | 1,895.27 m | 7.5 mi |
| Luftee Knob | NNE 23° | 1,894.26 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Yonaguska | N 6° | 1,883.44 m | 6.0 mi |
| Marks Knob | N 7° | 1,878.29 m | 5.0 mi |
| Big Cataloochee Mountain | NE 47° | 1,875.19 m | 6.4 mi |
- 4.7 mi off the Newfound Gap Road BywayNational
- 5.6 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 12.9 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 17.2 mi off the Appalachian Medley
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Pothole Falls: 0.1 mi
- Lower Enloe Creek Falls: 0.1 mi
- Bluet Falls: 0.2 mi
- Enloe Creek Falls: 0.2 mi
- Raven Falls: 0.8 mi
- Becks Bald: 2.2 mi
- Hyatt Bald: 2.2 mi
- Potato Hill Bald: 3.0 mi
- Ledge Bald: 4.0 mi
- Chiltoes Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 9.4 mi
- Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 9.6 mi
- Harrah's Cherokee Convention Center: 9.9 mi
- Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 9.9 mi
- Arch Rock: 10.3 mi
- Acquoni Road Family Park: 8.7 mi
- ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ ᎤᎾᏓᎪᎾᏙᏗᏱ;Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds: 9.2 mi
- ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎤᏂᏲᏏᏙᎸ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏗᏍᎬ;Cherokee Veterans Park: 9.3 mi
- Oconaluftee Park: 9.3 mi
- Maggie Valley Playground: 11.2 mi
- Masonic Monument: 7.1 mi
- Nimrod Jarett Smith: 9.3 mi
- Ghost Town Village: 10.4 mi
- Fort Harry: 12.3 mi
- 1983 Plane Crash: 12.3 mi
- Selu Statue: 9.9 mi
- Bear: 15.6 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 16.3 mi
- Sylva Mural: 16.3 mi
- Moai Statue: 16.3 mi
- Cliff: 4.0 mi
- Eagle Rocks: 4.1 mi
- The Jumpoff: 7.5 mi
- Cat Stairs: 9.8 mi
- Alum Cave: 10.7 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 9.7 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Chimneys Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 9.4 mi
- Vista Gardens: 15.4 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 16.9 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 19.5 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 10.2 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 10.9 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 17.2 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 20.1 mi
- Burnett Spring: 23.2 mi
- Greenbrier: 10.9 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 13.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oconaluftee, 7 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
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