Castle Mont Rouge
Castle Mont Rouge is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 211 m. Occoneechee Mountain stands 261 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Mountain, a peak 0.1 miles away. North Durham Country Byway passes 1.1 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the North Durham Country Byway
- 13.0 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 17.5 mi off the Scots-Welsh Heritage Byway
- 25.0 mi off the Football Road
Overlooks nearby
- Trading Path View · 15 mi
- Historic Grandstand · 15 mi
- #12 Racecar · 15 mi
- #44 Racecar · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- DeeDee & Jarvis Park: 0.4 mi
- Helena Park: 4.0 mi
- Lake Michie Recreation Area: 5.2 mi
- Wilkins Road Park: 5.2 mi
- Wilkins Road Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Horton Grove: 8.9 mi
- Duke Homestead State Historic Site: 14.1 mi
- Duke Homestead: 14.2 mi
- Explore The Wild: Red Wolves: 14.3 mi
- Explore The Wild: Lemurs: 14.3 mi
- Roberts Chapel Conservation Area: 8.8 mi
- Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment: 9.3 mi
- Upper Brickhouse Rd Waterfowl Impoundment: 10.3 mi
- Picture Branch Nature Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Lower Brickhouse Rd Waterfowl Impoundment: 10.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Abandoned Tobacco Barn and Homestead: 12.2 mi
- Durham Pump Station: 12.6 mi
- Ann Adams Zener Memorial: 14.0 mi
- Unity Monument: 14.9 mi
- Red Mountain: 0.1 mi
- Glenns Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 14.1 mi
- Poplar Ridge: 15.0 mi
- Couch Mountain: 15.8 mi
- Hub Farm: 10.5 mi
- Memorial Garden: 14.7 mi
- Hillsborough Community Garden: 15.3 mi
- Peace Garden: 15.7 mi
- Wild Hearts Garden & Park: 16.3 mi
- Belmont Dragon: 14.7 mi
- Sundial: 15.2 mi
- Globe Sculpture: 15.3 mi
- Pyramid Sculpture: 15.4 mi
- River Park Arch: 15.5 mi
- Boars Nest a Dukes of Hazzard Museum: 2.8 mi
- Stagville State Historic Site: 9.3 mi
- Person County Museum of History: 11.5 mi
- Hugh Mangum Museum of Photography: 11.8 mi
- Duke Homestead Tobacco Museum: 14.1 mi
- Kodak Rock: 14.0 mi
- Coon rock, Jumping rock: 16.8 mi
- Hollow Rock: 18.6 mi
- I-85, Southbound - Granville County: 15.2 mi
- I-85, Northbound - Granville County: 15.3 mi
- Ye Olde Valley Spring: 13.2 mi
- Bobbit's Hole: 13.7 mi
- Cedar Falls: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Castle Mont Rouge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occoneechee Mountain | SW 224° | 261 m | 16.9 mi |
| Glenns Mountain | NNE 24° | 244 m | 1.6 mi |
| Red Mountain | WNW 297° | 243 m | 0.1 mi |
| Pickards Mountain | SW 216° | 237 m | 23.5 mi |
| Brown Elfin Knob | SW 223° | 234 m | 16.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSW 211° | 232 m | 21.4 mi |
| Scarlett Hill | SW 214° | 228 m | 18.0 mi |
| Blackwood Mountain | SSW 209° | 224 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:59 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:25 | 17:05 |
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 | 39 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roxboro 7 ESE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/8146634371
Day trips start here
- Chapel Hill · 22 mi
- Research Triangle · 26 mi
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