Artwork · North Carolina
The Meltdown
The Meltdown is an artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 352 m. Stone Mountain stands 853 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Finish Line, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Upper Yadkin Way passes 4.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1990
- Material
- steel
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates35.91368, -81.53593
- 4.9 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 13.9 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 16.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 17.0 mi off the Little Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Thunder Hill Overlook · 17 mi
- Yadkin Valley Overlook · 17 mi
- Raven Rock Overlook · 17 mi
- Moses Cone Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Triangle Park: 0.3 mi
- Broyhill Park: 0.4 mi
- Lenoir High School: 0.5 mi
- Lenoir Optimist Park: 0.6 mi
- Mulberry Park: 0.7 mi
Peaks
- Hibriten Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Bradford Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Flat Top: 3.3 mi
- Holloway Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Peaked Top: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls
- Adako Falls: 8.5 mi
- Silvervale Falls: 9.9 mi
- McGalliard Falls: 10.4 mi
- Granite Falls: 10.5 mi
- Triple Drop: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 35
- Finish Line: 0.0 mi
- Last of the Spokane: 0.1 mi
- Red Corona: 0.2 mi
- Across the Grain: 0.2 mi
- While I Close My Eyes: 0.3 mi
Attractions: 34
- Caldwell County Fairgrounds: 3.6 mi
- Home of General William Lenoir: 7.5 mi
- House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 10.3 mi
- Lake Hickory Attractions: 11.7 mi
- Mystery House: 18.2 mi
Museums: 27
- Caldwell Historical Museum: 0.2 mi
- Hudson Depot Museum: 5.1 mi
- Granite Falls History: 10.3 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 11.9 mi
- Wilson Creek Visitor Center: 13.0 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Veterans Memorial: 9.3 mi
- Laura Foster Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Mortimer memorial: 13.3 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 14.1 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 14.5 mi
Gardens: 9
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Community Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 20.9 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 21.8 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 22.3 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Hibriten Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 14.2 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 17.2 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 17.5 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 17.6 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Picnic Peninsula: 9.7 mi
- Fox Den: 9.8 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Raven Cliff: 16.0 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 18.0 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 18.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 19.4 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 20.6 mi
Springs: 4
- Bear Wallow Spring: 19.9 mi
- Shanty Springs: 20.8 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 20.8 mi
- Gully Pipe: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Brown Mountain View: 17.2 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- Observation Deck: 18.9 mi
Beaches: 2
- Swimming beach: 22.2 mi
- Boat beach: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mortimer: 13.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of The Meltdown. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Mountain | N 354° | 853 m | 10.3 mi |
| Joe White Mountain | WNW 296° | 849 m | 12.2 mi |
| High Eagle | NNW 348° | 842 m | 9.2 mi |
| Fork Mountain | NNW 348° | 842 m | 9.2 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | N 355° | 806 m | 9.8 mi |
| Gill Knob | NNE 12° | 806 m | 11.0 mi |
| Spring Mountain | N 358° | 799 m | 10.4 mi |
| Licklog Mountain | N 10° | 795 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenoir, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/8224823512
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