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Sunset Time Today:7:42:19 PM
Daylength Today:12h 25m 4s
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Apr 1, 2026 7:22:32 AM 7:54:20 PM 12h 31m 47s
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Jun 1, 2026 6:21:51 AM 8:42:41 PM 14h 20m 49s
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Aug 1, 2026 6:42:38 AM 8:38:48 PM 13h 56m 9s
Sep 1, 2026 7:06:21 AM 8:03:37 PM 12h 57m 15s
Sep 16, 2026 7:17:14 AM 7:42:19 PM 12h 25m 4s
Sep 17, 2026 7:17:57 AM 7:40:51 PM 12h 22m 53s
Oct 1, 2026 7:28:14 AM 7:20:29 PM 11h 52m 14s
Nov 1, 2026 7:54:30 AM 6:41:25 PM 10h 46m 54s
Dec 1, 2026 7:23:37 AM 5:22:57 PM 9h 59m 19s

Sunrise & Sunset Photos

Outdoor Photographer Magazine Cover and Feature! by Dave Allen Photography, My image "Highlands Sunrise" made the cover of Outdoor Photographer Magazine this month as
Outdoor Photographer Magazine Cover and Feature! by Dave Allen Photography
Whiteside Mountain Seeing White by Mark VanDyke Photography, Snow on the Sheer Cliffs of Whiteside Mountain
Jackson County, Western North Carolina
Accessed via U
Whiteside Mountain Seeing White by Mark VanDyke Photography
Outdoor Photographer Magazine Front Page Again! by Dave Allen Photography, Got a few spare minutes during our lunch break at the "Spring in Charleston" photography w
Outdoor Photographer Magazine Front Page Again! by Dave Allen Photography
Highlands North Carolina Whitesides Mountain Sunrise Landscape NC by Dave Allen Photography, Highlands Sunrise -  Whitesides Mountain Landscape in Highlands North Carolina

<b>Update 7/12/12:</
Highlands North Carolina Whitesides Mountain Sunrise Landscape NC by Dave Allen Photography
Evenglow by Jeff NC, View SSW from Chinquapin Mountain toward Rabun Bald

Pentax K-1
SMC Pentax-A 1:2.8 24mm
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Evenglow by Jeff NC
Whiteside Mountain Aerial View of Autumn Colors in Western North Carolina by David Oppenheimer, Whiteside Mountain aerial view of autumn colors between Highlands and Cashiers, North Carolina - thi
Whiteside Mountain Aerial View of Autumn Colors in Western North Carolina by David Oppenheimer
Highlands summer sunrise (2) by Jeff NC, A rather gaudier sunrise the next day. View ENE from Big Bear Pen Mountain, toward Whiteside and Chi
Highlands summer sunrise (2) by Jeff NC
Captured! by snapdragginphoto, Cloudless, sun filled, blue-sky days… they were in abundance this year in the mountains of North Car
Captured! by snapdragginphoto
Shadow of the Bear by Frank Kehren, Shadow of the Bear, Whiteside Mountain, Nantahala National Forest, Cashiers, North Carolina

Twice a
Shadow of the Bear by Frank Kehren
Sunset Rock - Highlands, NC by Todd Hurley Photography, <i>D800, 1/13 sec, 24mm, f/14, ISO 100, -1EV, Singh-Ray ND3 Reverse Grad filter</i> 

Sunset Rock is
Sunset Rock - Highlands, NC by Todd Hurley Photography
Sunrise Point. Highlands, NC by Mario & Debbie, valley scenic landscape nature sky roads mountains sapphirevalley northcarolina highlands parks sunr
Sunrise Point. Highlands, NC by Mario & Debbie
Is Cloud City out there somewhere? by MTBradley, sunset us starwars nc highlands colorful wnc sunsetrock
Is Cloud City out there somewhere? by MTBradley
It’s always worth the walk up to Sunset Rock. by MTBradley, sunset clouds us nc highlands unitedstates nubes crepusculo wnc sunsetrock
It’s always worth the walk up to Sunset Rock. by MTBradley
Snow on Whiteside Mountain by Jeff NC, Kidding again. When I saw this negative I knew it would be much more interesting as a negative, whic
Snow on Whiteside Mountain by Jeff NC
Autumn sunrise by Jeff NC, Another headlamp hike to a sunrise location scouted on an earlier trip, first light seen from Devil'
Autumn sunrise by Jeff NC
First light, Whiteside Mountain by Jeff NC, From this perspective it's hard to tell just how big this cliff is, around 700' (over 200m) and almo
First light, Whiteside Mountain by Jeff NC
Unlived-in House, Southwestern North Carolina by ibkc, Pentax K-01 / smc PENTAX-DA 40mm XS
trees sunset abandoned farmhouse outdoors pentax decay northcaro
Unlived-in House, Southwestern North Carolina by ibkc
Fool's errand by Jeff NC, Sunrise from Fool's Rock, Whitesides Mountain. So called because you would be foolhardy to stand her
Fool's errand by Jeff NC
Sunset, October 27, 2012, from Satulah Mountain, Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust, Macon County, North Carolina 2 by Alan Cressler, Satulah Mountain is owned by the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust. There is very nice loop trail from t
Sunset, October 27, 2012, from Satulah Mountain, Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust, Macon County, North Carolina 2 by Alan Cressler
Whiteside Mountain, Bearpen Mountain, and Nantahala Game Lands in Jackson County, North Carolina by David Oppenheimer, Whiteside Mountain, Bearpen Mountain, and Nantahala Game Lands in Jackson County, North Carolina aer
Whiteside Mountain, Bearpen Mountain, and Nantahala Game Lands in Jackson County, North Carolina by David Oppenheimer
Whiteside Mountain Aerial View of Autum Colors in Western North Carolina by David Oppenheimer, Whiteside Mountain aerial view of autumn colors between Highlands and Cashiers, North Carolina - © 2
Whiteside Mountain Aerial View of Autum Colors in Western North Carolina by David Oppenheimer
Falls color by Jeff NC, Color is still sparse in the Cullasaja Gorge, but the wheelchair-accessible view of Dry Falls is nic
Falls color by Jeff NC
Sunset from Shortoff Mountain by smkymtns, On my way back over Shortoff Mountain (SOTA W4C/WM-033), I stopped to enjoy the sunset and work a fe
Sunset from Shortoff Mountain by smkymtns
Rhodes Big View sunrise between Highlands and Cashiers, NC by Paul Fretts, whitesidemountainhighlands nccashiers ncsunrisesunset
Rhodes Big View sunrise between Highlands and Cashiers, NC by Paul Fretts
Shen Hao has a look at Whiteside by Jeff NC, Just happened to be out for a stroll one morning ... wearing a headlamp ... carrying a 6x17 rig. Stu
Shen Hao has a look at Whiteside by Jeff NC
Morning on Main Street by Jeff NC, Franklin, NC. Based on my month here, morning fog is so common as to be unremarkable, but I never ti
Morning on Main Street by Jeff NC
Sunset, October 27, 2012, from Satulah Mountain, Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust, Macon County, North Carolina 1 by Alan Cressler, Satulah Mountain is owned by the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust. There is very nice loop trail from t
Sunset, October 27, 2012, from Satulah Mountain, Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust, Macon County, North Carolina 1 by Alan Cressler
Sunrise Rock by DavidWells254, <a href="http://davidwells254.wordpress.com/365-photography/" rel="nofollow">Project: 365 Photograph
Sunrise Rock by DavidWells254
Whiteside Mountain, NC by Paul Fretts, Sunrise
Whiteside Mountain, NC by Paul Fretts
The Pouting Boxer by Johnny Markus, My boxer Lily was not happy that we stopped to watch the sunset on sunset rock in Highlands, NC.cute
The Pouting Boxer by Johnny Markus
Highlands, NC by Paul Fretts, Sunset from Whiteside Mountain.
Highlands, NC by Paul Fretts
Topiary garden by Jeff NC, Evening clouds and kudzu, Franklin, NC

Pentax K-1
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Iridient Developer
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Topiary garden by Jeff NC
Almost sunset, mountain view, Franklin, North Carolina by Paul McClure DC, franklin maconcounty northcarolina feb2025 sky cloud sunset scenery tree
Almost sunset, mountain view, Franklin, North Carolina by Paul McClure DC
Fall Sunset from Whiteside Mtn. NC by Paul Fretts, sunset landscape highlands northcarolina whiteside whitesidemountain northcarolinasunset
Fall Sunset from Whiteside Mtn. NC by Paul Fretts
Up At SunSet by Thunder Pig, buildings franklinnc
Up At SunSet by Thunder Pig
Finally, Rest From Hiking by Darrell Duke, This time of day always reminds me that these old legs, knees, hips, O'hell the whole body finally g
Finally, Rest From Hiking by Darrell Duke
Sunset Rock by Bradley Nash Burgess, Sunset over Highlands, NC seen from Sunset Rock.

Taken with iPhone using the 360 app, edited in Cam
Sunset Rock by Bradley Nash Burgess
Highlands summer sunrise (3) by Jeff NC, View ENE from Big Bear Pen Mountain, toward Whiteside and Chimney Top mountains. Blend of two exposu
Highlands summer sunrise (3) by Jeff NC
Highlands summer sunrise (1) by Jeff NC, View ENE from Big Bear Pen Mountain, toward Whiteside and Chimney Top mountains. Blend of two exposu
Highlands summer sunrise (1) by Jeff NC
Highlands summer sunrise (4) by Jeff NC, View ENE from Big Bear Pen Mountain, toward Whiteside and Chimney Top mountains. Blend of two exposu
Highlands summer sunrise (4) by Jeff NC
Dry Falls at Dawn by Get The Flick, I was going to hike up Satulah Mountain but I couldn’t find the trail in the pre-dawn darkness so I
Dry Falls at Dawn by Get The Flick
Highlands summer sunrise (5) by Jeff NC, View ENE from Big Bear Pen Mountain, toward Whiteside and Chimney Top mountains. Blend of two exposu
Highlands summer sunrise (5) by Jeff NC
There's Always One by Get The Flick, Sunrise from Rhodes Big View above Highlands, North Carolina.  

Before visiting Highlands, I dug up
There's Always One by Get The Flick
Late day shadow on Horse Cove. by MTBradley, autumn shadow sky moon fall clouds us nc highlands view unitedstates luna cielo nubes vista wnc late
Late day shadow on Horse Cove. by MTBradley
The Golden Hour by moonbird, On the road homesunset mountains georgia blueridgemountains goldenhour northgeorgia
The Golden Hour by moonbird
Veterans' Day, observed. by MTBradley, usa highlands unitedstates flag bandera veteransday wnc sunsetrock
Veterans' Day, observed. by MTBradley
Hazy sunrise. by MTBradley, morning sun sol sunrise highlands colorful hazy appalachianmountains appalachians wnc horsecove sunr
Hazy sunrise. by MTBradley
Hope versus Despair by Julia Carol Photography, As soon as the generals and the politicos
can predict the motions of your mind,
lose it. Leave it as
Hope versus Despair by Julia Carol Photography
Mountain Sunrise by daniel.lilienkamp, Travel Memories 5 of 365.

I woke early one morning during a retreat at The Mountain, a Unitarian Un
Mountain Sunrise by daniel.lilienkamp
Late autumn sunset. by MTBradley, Not bad by Western North Carolina standards.sunset clouds highlands colorful nubes wnc sunsetrock
Late autumn sunset. by MTBradley
Sunset over the mountains, Jimmy and Beth's place, Franklin, North Carolina by Paul McClure DC, northcarolina maconcounty aug2021 franklin sky cloud sunset scenery tree
Sunset over the mountains, Jimmy and Beth's place, Franklin, North Carolina by Paul McClure DC
A Boxer Sunset by Johnny Markus, Lily dog with the sunset behind her. She was not interested in the sunset one bit. ncnorthcarolinahi
A Boxer Sunset by Johnny Markus
Tail of the Dragon 06 by PhotoJoseph, The filter effect on each photo is one of the presets (default or slightly modified) from <a href="h
Tail of the Dragon 06 by PhotoJoseph
I don’t want to talk about my flare. by MTBradley, sunset us nc highlands colorful unitedstates wnc yellowmountain southernappalachians
I don’t want to talk about my flare. by MTBradley
Good morning. by MTBradley, morning winter snow cold mañana sunrise geotagged us nc highlands unitedstates south nieve northcaro
Good morning. by MTBradley
Sun’s pyre across the Nantahala Mountains. by MTBradley, wncforestfires nantahalamountains wildfire sunset landscape franklin nc us unitedstates
Sun’s pyre across the Nantahala Mountains. by MTBradley
At the aptly named Sunset Rock. by MTBradley, sunset mountains geotagged us nc highlands unitedstates vista appalachianmountains appalachians wnc
At the aptly named Sunset Rock. by MTBradley
Highlands, looking New England-y. by MTBradley, autumn color fall leaves hojas us nc highlands unitedstates wnc lateday sunsetrock
Highlands, looking New England-y. by MTBradley
A new day. by MTBradley, morning sun sol clouds sunrise highlands colorful nubes wnc sunriserock
A new day. by MTBradley
Harris Lake 3 by evgsch, bear autumn trees sunset mountains tree fall beautiful rock pen nc highlands big northcarolina highl
Harris Lake 3 by evgsch