Zeke's Peak
Zeke's Peak is a cliff in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 536 m. Green Mountain stands 1,185 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Racoon Mountain, a peak 0.2 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.2 miles off.
Commemorative plaque for former Scouter mounted on top of giant boulder/cliff in woods along White Trail from Crouse's Chimney to Raccoon Mtn, Raven Knob Scout Reservation, Mt. Airy, NC.
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 16.3 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
- 22.3 mi off the New River Valley Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 5 mi
- Stone Mountain Overlook · 11 mi
- Bullhead Mountain Overlook · 12 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Racoon Mountain: 0.2 mi
- Warrior Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Grassy Knob: 1.0 mi
- Raven Knob: 1.6 mi
- Fulcher Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Lowgap Park: 3.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Parkway: 4.5 mi
- Cedar Ridge Youth Foundation: 5.2 mi
- Fishers Peak Historical Site: 6.1 mi
- Fisher River Park: 9.5 mi
- Thunder Road Museum: 9.2 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 12.8 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 14.0 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 14.7 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 14.7 mi
- Stone Mountain Falls: 11.3 mi
- Middle Falls: 11.6 mi
- Lower Falls: 11.9 mi
- Bullhead Creek Falls: 11.9 mi
- Bullhead Creek Cascades: 12.2 mi
- Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum: 1.3 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 6.6 mi
- US 21 overlook: 9.5 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 15.0 mi
- Brinegar Cabin: 15.8 mi
- Raven Knob Scout Reservation: 0.8 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 9.1 mi
- Crooked Creek: 14.6 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 19.8 mi
- Richmond Hill Nature Park: 20.6 mi
- Devils Garden: 13.4 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 17.2 mi
- Alligator Back: 17.9 mi
- Three Bears: 23.6 mi
- Little Amphitheater: 23.6 mi
- Crouse's Chimney: 0.5 mi
- Vaughn-Woltz Order of the Arrow Campfire Arena Time Capsule: 1.4 mi
- 100 Strong: 15.7 mi
- Gold Star Families Memorial Monument: 15.9 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Winston-Salem Foundation Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 18.9 mi
- John Harmon Gallery: 8.5 mi
- Transitional Peace: 15.4 mi
- Rebecca Maynard Labyrinth: 16.2 mi
- Daylily Meadows: 24.9 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 9.2 mi
- Barefoot Beach: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Zeke's Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Mountain | WSW 256° | 1,185 m | 14.0 mi |
| Bullhead Mountain | WSW 258° | 1,171 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mahogany Rock Mountain | WSW 258° | 1,099 m | 12.4 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 291° | 1,099 m | 13.4 mi |
| Doughton Mountain | WNW 287° | 1,098 m | 14.4 mi |
| Fisher Peak | NNE 26° | 1,088 m | 6.1 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NNE 21° | 1,075 m | 7.2 mi |
| Horse Knob | NNE 25° | 1,047 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:32 | 17:12 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Airy 2 W, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9319848493
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 15 mi
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