Black Road Preserve
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Black Road Preserve is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. High Rock Mountain stands 359 m to the east, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Gravity Hill - Folklore Destination, a attraction 1.9 miles away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 8.1 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
- 9.6 mi off the Rolling Kansas Byway
- 13.7 mi off the Birkhead Wilderness Route
- 15.3 mi off the Millbridge Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Lookout · 8 mi
- Jumping Off Rock · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- High Rock Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Bald Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Grist Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Wildcat Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Dunn Mountain: 9.1 mi
- Linwood Site (Central Dav. District Pk): 4.1 mi
- Dan Nicholas Park: 5.2 mi
- Dan Nicholas Park: 5.3 mi
- Gold Hill Mines Historic Park: 7.9 mi
- Harrison Park: 8.6 mi
- Foltz Steel Bridge: 5.4 mi
- Mill Stones from Old Meters Mill: 8.6 mi
- American Veterans Post 240: 8.6 mi
- Trading Ford: 10.8 mi
- Patriot’s Flag Concourse: 12.2 mi
- Wrc High Rock Lake Access: 6.0 mi
- Gold Hill Rail-Trail: 8.0 mi
- Gold Hill Rail-Trail: 8.5 mi
- Richfield Park: 8.8 mi
- Linwood Gameland Access Area: 9.3 mi
- NC Transportation Museum: 11.1 mi
- Rowan Museum: 12.3 mi
- Utzman-Chambers House: 12.5 mi
- Hall House Museum: 12.6 mi
- Davidson County Historical Museum: 15.0 mi
- Gravity Hill - Folklore Destination: 1.9 mi
- E. H. Montgomery General Store: 8.1 mi
- Old Davidson County Courthouse: 15.1 mi
- Barnes Creek Falls: 19.9 mi
- Railcar: 21.6 mi
- Puzzle Piece: 14.9 mi
- "Journey" Homeward: 15.0 mi
- Oink-jection, Your Hogner: 15.1 mi
- Sundial: 21.6 mi
- Guardian of the City: 21.6 mi
- Davidson County I-85 Northbount Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Davidson County I-85 Southbound Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- Twin Spring: 18.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 20.0 mi
- Kings Mountain Point Day Use Area: 14.7 mi
- Uwharrie Falls: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Road Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Rock Mountain | E 79° | 359 m | 3.1 mi |
| Shepherd Mountain | ENE 59° | 356 m | 20.3 mi |
| Three Hat Mountain | NE 36° | 352 m | 12.4 mi |
| Caraway Mountain | ENE 64° | 350 m | 23.3 mi |
| Grist Mountain | ENE 66° | 334 m | 6.9 mi |
| Youngs Mountain | WNW 293° | 334 m | 23.4 mi |
| Steep Rock Mountain | ENE 65° | 314 m | 12.7 mi |
| King Mountain | ESE 109° | 309 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:03 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:33 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 50 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salisbury, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/33130288
Day trips start here
- Salisbury · 13 mi
- Mount Pleasant · 17 mi
- Kannapolis · 22 mi
- Concord · 24 mi
- Harrisburg · 29 mi
- Midland · 29 mi
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