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Ascendus

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Elevation, modelled
200 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Kings Pinnacle520 m · 22.0 mi
Nearest byway
Crowders Mountain Drive20.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:42local time
Coordinates
35.2192, -80.9233
Ascendus from directly overhead

Ascendus is a artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled 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.

Material
steel

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kings PinnacleW 268°520 m22.0 mi
Crowders MountainW 273°458 m19.9 mi
Spencer MountainWNW 296°375 m12.1 mi
Henry KnobWSW 253°344 m20.7 mi
Jackson KnobW 266°328 m14.0 mi
Reese MountainNW 323°325 m18.0 mi
Nanny MountainSW 225°299 m14.3 mi
Berry MountainW 274°281 m9.0 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Peaks: 13
Beaches: 5
Waterfalls: 3
Picnic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0219:36
June solstice06:1020:0520:42
September equinox07:1218:4919:22
December solstice07:2916:3717:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653616977807973625145
Precip in3.53.14.03.83.44.03.74.43.73.23.33.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlotte Douglas AP, 2 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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