- Elevation, modelled
- 201 m
- Tallest summit within 23.0 miles
- Shepherd Mountain356 m · 14.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Pottery Road5.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:39local time
- Coordinates
- 35.6245, -79.7547
Lions is a attraction in North Carolina, at a modelled 201 m. Shepherd Mountain stands 356 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimpanzee, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Pottery Road passes 5.9 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Lions. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Mountain | NW 309° | 356 m | 14.3 mi |
| Caraway Mountain | NW 319° | 350 m | 11.6 mi |
| Grist Mountain | W 274° | 334 m | 22.3 mi |
| Daves Mountain | NNW 329° | 332 m | 8.2 mi |
| Back Creek Mountain | NNW 327° | 331 m | 9.3 mi |
| Steep Rock Mountain | WNW 284° | 314 m | 17.6 mi |
| Oakie Mountain | NNW 338° | 311 m | 7.5 mi |
| King Mountain | WSW 237° | 309 m | 13.4 mi |
- 5.9 mi off the Pottery Road
- 5.9 mi off the Birkhead Wilderness Route
- 6.2 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
- 12.4 mi off the Devil's Stompin' Ground Road
Overlooks nearby
- Jumping Off Rock · 15 mi
- Scenic Lookout · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Purgatory Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Middle Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Harveys Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Cox Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Pond Mountain: 2.8 mi
Attractions: 34
- Chimpanzee: 0.0 mi
- Red River Hogs: 0.0 mi
- Zebra, Ostrich, Giraffe: 0.1 mi
- Acacia Station Giraffe Deck: 0.1 mi
- Lemur Island: 0.1 mi
Museums: 8
- North Carolina Pottery Center: 5.8 mi
- North Carolina Aviation Museum and Hall of Fame: 8.0 mi
- Ramseur Community Museum: 9.4 mi
- The Richard Petty Museum: 18.6 mi
- Patterson Cottage Museum: 18.7 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Enterprise Cotton Mill: 7.9 mi
- Joe Moffitt Memorial: 13.8 mi
- American Veterans Post 240: 20.2 mi
- Mill Stones from Old Meters Mill: 20.2 mi
- Ben Lowder Homesite: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1
- Uwharrie Falls: 24.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:01 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:31 | 17:10 |
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