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METALmorphosis

METALmorphosis from directly overhead

METALmorphosis is an attraction in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. Kings Pinnacle stands 520 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Flash, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Crowders Mountain Drive passes 20 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates35.15081, -80.94804

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Flash: 0.0 mi
  • Levitation: 0.1 mi
  • Thánh Giuse: 1.2 mi
  • Canopy: 1.5 mi
  • Maersk Anchor: 1.9 mi
Parks
  • Berewick Regional Park: 2.4 mi
  • Springfield Park: 2.7 mi
  • Yorkmont Park: 2.7 mi
  • Renaissance Park: 2.8 mi
  • Ramblewood District Park: 2.9 mi
Attractions
Museums: 35
Nature reserves: 29
Gardens: 28
Peaks: 15
Beaches: 5
  • South Point Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Sailing Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 21.8 mi
  • SHOAL: 23.7 mi
  • SHOAL: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Long Creek Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Little Long Creek Falls: 19.9 mi
  • High Shoals: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 2.7 mi
  • South Carolina Welcome Center: 4.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Carowinds Grove: 3.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of METALmorphosis. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kings PinnacleW 281°520 m21.0 mi
Crowders MountainWNW 287°458 m19.4 mi
Spencer MountainNW 317°375 m13.8 mi
Henry KnobW 266°344 m18.5 mi
Jackson KnobWNW 287°328 m13.2 mi
Reese MountainNNW 334°325 m21.3 mi
Nanny MountainWSW 239°299 m10.3 mi
Kings MountainW 268°289 m24.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0219:36
June solstice06:1120:0520:42
September equinox07:1218:4919:22
December solstice07:2916:3717:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/4880354210

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