Skip to content

Berryhill Rhododendron Bluffs

Marked private. Do not count on getting in.

Berryhill Rhododendron Bluffs from directly overhead

Berryhill Rhododendron Bluffs is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 108 m. Cane Creek Mountains stands 301 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is University Lake, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Football Road passes 0.6 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates35.89768, -79.08125

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The Commons: 0.9 mi
  • Private Dog Park: 0.9 mi
  • Highgrove Park: 1.0 mi
  • Westwood Park: 1.2 mi
  • Henry Baldwin Park: 1.4 mi
Artworks
Attractions: 47
Nature reserves: 42
  • University Lake: 0.7 mi
  • University Lake: 0.8 mi
  • University Lake: 0.9 mi
  • University Lake: 1.0 mi
  • Mccauley Mountain: 1.4 mi
Peaks: 35
  • McCauley Mount: 1.4 mi
  • Iron Mine Hill: 2.3 mi
  • High Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Laurel Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Stony Hill: 3.6 mi
Historic sites: 35
Gardens: 26
Museums: 22
Picnic sites: 11
  • Small Picnic Shelter at Southern Community Park: 1.6 mi
  • Large Picnic Shelter at Southern Community Park: 1.7 mi
  • White Oak Recreation Area: 11.7 mi
  • Youth camp tables, fire pit, wood storage: 18.3 mi
  • Observation Platform: 19.4 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Parker's Creek Beach: 10.9 mi
  • White Oak Beach: 11.4 mi
  • Crosswinds Beach: 11.6 mi
  • Bobbit's Hole: 11.8 mi
  • Haw river beach: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Springs: 1
  • Ye Olde Valley Spring: 12.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cane Creek MountainsW 280°301 m20.1 mi
Bass MountainW 281°275 m17.9 mi
Occoneechee MountainNNW 349°261 m11.6 mi
Pickards MountainNW 316°237 m6.3 mi
Brown Elfin KnobN 351°234 m11.6 mi
Terrells MountainWSW 246°232 m5.3 mi
Bald MountainNNW 342°232 m5.7 mi
Scarlett HillN 355°228 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5519:28
June solstice06:0119:5920:37
September equinox07:0518:4119:15
December solstice07:2416:2717:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404350596875797872605043
Precip in4.03.34.43.73.84.14.84.35.43.83.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chapel Hill 2 W, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/33078219

More nature reserves in North Carolina

Day trips start here

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens