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Walk Like a Raccoon

Walk Like a Raccoon from directly overhead

Walk Like a Raccoon is an attraction in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 374 m. Gingercake Mountain stands 1,262 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Viewing Blind, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.

Balance beam and sign.

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Coordinates35.75433, -81.89626

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Glen Alpine Downtown Park: 6.6 mi
  • Simpson Field: 6.7 mi
  • Oak Hill Community Park & Forest: 8.0 mi
  • Mcdowell Recreation Center: 8.2 mi
  • Woods Mountain Equestrian Parking Area: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls
  • Stillhouse Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Toms Creek Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Laurel Leap Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Cathedral Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Mossy Ledge Falls: 10.5 mi
Artworks: 21
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 3.5 mi
  • Mosaic Mural: 14.7 mi
  • Art & Frame Store: 14.7 mi
  • The Market on Oak: 14.8 mi
  • SPMS Billboard: 14.9 mi
Museums: 17
Attractions: 15
Historic sites: 11
Cliffs: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • Linville Falls Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 17.6 mi
  • Fox Den: 19.3 mi
  • Picnic Peninsula: 19.6 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 20.7 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Mitchell Giving Gardens: 14.7 mi
  • Camp Celo Gardens: 17.0 mi
  • Terrace garden: 18.9 mi
  • Mountain Gardens: 19.0 mi
  • Community Gardens: 22.1 mi
Springs: 4
Rest areas: 4
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 10.4 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 10.4 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 10.5 mi
  • Brown Mountain View: 13.3 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Walk Like a Raccoon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gingercake MountainN 1°1,262 m12.7 mi
Sitting Bear MountainN 2°1,248 m12.2 mi
Laurel KnobN 355°1,233 m11.3 mi
Hawksbill MountainN 3°1,222 m11.0 mi
Table Rock MountainN 5°1,198 m9.5 mi
Dobson KnobNW 305°1,126 m6.3 mi
Woods MountainW 279°1,108 m10.9 mi
Honeycutt MountainNNW 340°1,100 m10.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:40
June solstice06:1320:1020:48
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3516:3917:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586573767570594941
Precip in4.73.64.34.95.35.55.15.24.84.14.24.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marion, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2387707868

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