Ascendus
Ascendus is an artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 200 m. Kings Pinnacle stands 520 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Southwest Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Crowders Mountain Drive passes 20 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- steel
What to expect
How to reach it
- 20.4 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
- 23.5 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Southwest Park: 0.6 mi
- Wingate Park: 0.9 mi
- Westerly Hills Park: 1.3 mi
- Reid Neighborhood Park: 1.7 mi
- Amay James Park: 1.7 mi
- Sculpture of Queen Charlotte: 1.2 mi
- Queen's Park sign: 3.3 mi
- Westside Unity: 3.3 mi
- Furrow: 3.3 mi
- Furrow: 3.3 mi
- F-4 Phantom II: 2.2 mi
- Gainseville Midland: 4.9 mi
- METALmorphosis: 4.9 mi
- Coal car: 5.5 mi
- Abandoned Charlotte Delivery Service Truck and Car: 5.9 mi
- Morris Field: 1.1 mi
- Air Midwest Flight 5481 Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Camp Greene Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Our Children's Memorial Walkway: 3.8 mi
- Jane Parks McDowell Marker: 4.2 mi
- The James C. Dowd House: 2.4 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 4.2 mi
- Mint Museum Uptown: 4.2 mi
- Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts & Culture: 4.3 mi
- Bechtler Museum Of Modern Art: 4.3 mi
- Berryhill Nature Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Iswa Nature Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Whitehall Nature Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Chantilly Ecological Sanctuary: 6.8 mi
- Thomas M. Winget Nature Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Wilmore Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Courtyard: 3.7 mi
- Sustainability Village Community Garden: 4.3 mi
- Avondale Giving Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Baxter Steet Park Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Capps Hill: 6.0 mi
- Berry Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Spencer Mountain: 12.1 mi
- Barnett Mountain: 13.2 mi
- Jackson Knob: 14.0 mi
- South Point Beach: 6.6 mi
- Sailing Beach: 10.5 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 17.0 mi
- SHOAL: 19.1 mi
- SHOAL: 20.0 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 6.7 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 9.7 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 24.6 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- Little Long Creek Falls: 18.5 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 18.5 mi
- High Shoals: 19.9 mi
- Carowinds Grove: 8.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ascendus. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Pinnacle | W 268° | 520 m | 22.0 mi |
| Crowders Mountain | W 273° | 458 m | 19.9 mi |
| Spencer Mountain | WNW 296° | 375 m | 12.1 mi |
| Henry Knob | WSW 253° | 344 m | 20.7 mi |
| Jackson Knob | W 266° | 328 m | 14.0 mi |
| Reese Mountain | NW 323° | 325 m | 18.0 mi |
| Nanny Mountain | SW 225° | 299 m | 14.3 mi |
| Berry Mountain | W 274° | 281 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:05 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:37 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlotte Douglas AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12329988037
Day trips start here
- Charlotte/Dilworth · 4 mi
- Charlotte/South End · 4 mi
- Charlotte · 5 mi
- Charlotte Metro · 5 mi
- Charlotte/Uptown · 5 mi
- Charlotte/Elizabeth · 6 mi
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