Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden
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- Elevation, modelled
- 973 m
- Tallest summit within 8.3 miles
- Snake Mountain1,697 m · 8.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- US 421 Scenic Byway2.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:48local time
- Coordinates
- 36.2144, -81.6815
Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden is a garden in North Carolina, at a modelled 973 m. Snake Mountain stands 1,697 m to the north, 8.2 miles off. US 421 Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snake Mountain | N 350° | 1,697 m | 8.2 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NNW 344° | 1,633 m | 7.0 mi |
| Pine Orchard Knob | NNE 14° | 1,490 m | 8.2 mi |
| Harmon Knob | NNW 345° | 1,466 m | 5.2 mi |
| Rittle Knob | N 10° | 1,463 m | 7.5 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NW 317° | 1,455 m | 2.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 346° | 1,407 m | 4.0 mi |
| Grassy Knob | NW 319° | 1,403 m | 3.8 mi |
- 2.4 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
- 4.8 mi off the Little Parkway
- 5.2 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 4.0 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Moses Cone Overlook · 4 mi
- Raven Rock Overlook · 6 mi
- Yadkin Valley Overlook · 6 mi
- Thunder Hill Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sanford Mall: 0.1 mi
- Jimmy Smith Park: 0.3 mi
- Durham Park: 0.3 mi
- Rivers House Park: 0.4 mi
- North Street Park: 0.5 mi
- Howard Knob: 1.2 mi
- Rich Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Deck Hill: 2.4 mi
- Yarnall Knob: 2.6 mi
- Nettle Knob: 3.0 mi
- Hebron Colony Falls: 5.1 mi
- New Year's Creek Cascades: 6.1 mi
- Dutch Creek Falls: 6.2 mi
- Glen Burney Falls: 6.3 mi
- Crab Orchard Falls: 6.3 mi
- Yosef the Mountain Man: 0.1 mi
- Daniel Boone and his Hunting Dogs: 0.1 mi
- Hephaestus: 0.1 mi
- Aspire: 0.1 mi
- Founders Mall: 0.2 mi
- Fun 'N' Wheels: 1.1 mi
- Foggy Mountain Gem Mine: 2.2 mi
- Tweetsie Twister: 3.3 mi
- F-80 Jet Planes: 3.3 mi
- Round-Up: 3.5 mi
- Children's Playhouse: 0.7 mi
- Hickory Ridge Living History Museum: 0.8 mi
- Native American Artifacts: 4.0 mi
- Moses Cone Manor: 4.6 mi
- Blowing Rock 1888 Museum: 5.6 mi
- Earth Day 2011: 0.1 mi
- Watauga County Veterans Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Historic Dam Site: 2.0 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 5.9 mi
- Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 15.4 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Woods Walk: 12.5 mi
- White Pine Cliffs: 3.0 mi
- Hayes Bluff: 5.5 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 11.8 mi
- Linville Bluffs: 12.2 mi
- Flattop Cliffs: 12.6 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 4.9 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 20.8 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 9.6 mi
- Shanty Springs: 10.4 mi
- Mortimer: 16.4 mi
- Elk Shoals: 17.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:36 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 41 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boone 1 SE, 2 mi away.
- White-tailed Deer325 obs
- mile-a-minute weed278 obs
- white clover250 obs
- garlic mustard236 obs
- Christmas fern211 obs
- eastern white pine192 obs
- striped wintergreen185 obs
- ground-ivy177 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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