Editing Rosman, North Carolina (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Rosman-welcome-sign-nc.jpg|thumb|right|Welcome sign]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

Within the town limits of Rosman and to the south of the town limits, [[U.S. Route 178]] is called Pickens Highway, referring to [[Pickens, South Carolina]]. South of Rosman, the highway continues across mountainous terrain through a series of switchback curves into South Carolina, eventually reaching Pickens.

Rosman sits on the eastern boundary of [[Pisgah National Forest]].

The [[French Broad River]] runs through the town of Rosman. The river's origin, where the North Fork French Broad and the West Fork French Broad converge to form the river proper, lies just west of the town.  A [[U.S. Geological Survey|USGS]] [[stream gauge]] station, number 03439000, is located on the French Broad River in Rosman.

The climate is very wet, with a mean annual rainfall since 1936 of {{convert|79.54|inch|mm|1}}—one of the highest in the US east of the Cascades.<ref>[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]], [https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=gsp NOW Data – NOAA Only Weather Data]</ref> The record annual rainfall of {{convert|129.60|inch|mm|1}} in 1964 is the second heaviest for a calendar year within this region, only {{convert|0.54|inch|mm|1}} behind [[Mount Washington (New Hampshire)|Mount Washington]]’s record from 1969.<ref>[http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/special/maxann.pdf Maximum Annual Precipitation by State]</ref>