Blue Pond Tiger Salamander Natural Area
Blue Pond Tiger Salamander Natural Area is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 129 m. Edwards Mountain stands 203 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballentine School Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Averasboro Battlefield Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- restricted
How to reach it
- 22.9 mi off the Averasboro Battlefield Scenic Byway
- 23.7 mi off the Devil's Stompin' Ground Road
- 24.6 mi off the Blue-Gray Scenic Byway
- 26.0 mi off the Football Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Ballentine School Park: 1.2 mi
- Hilltop Needmore Town Park & Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Fuquay-Varina Elementary Park: 2.0 mi
- Bass Lake Park: 2.1 mi
- Sawyers Mill Park: 2.1 mi
- Suffolk Sheep: 5.4 mi
- Suffolk Sheep: 5.4 mi
- Whirligigs: 5.4 mi
- Suffolk Sheep: 5.4 mi
- Suffolk Sheep: 5.5 mi
- The Giant Chair: 4.8 mi
- Rocket Box Bat House: 6.5 mi
- Chimney Swift Tower: 6.5 mi
- Bond Park Challenge Course: 11.1 mi
- Compost Education Center: 11.1 mi
- Lake Wheeler: 5.5 mi
- Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Lake Benson: 8.3 mi
- Duke Energy: Harris Nuclear Plant: 9.0 mi
- Tarbert Gatehouse Trail: 9.0 mi
- Randleigh Dairy Heritage Museum: 8.2 mi
- Gourd Museum at the Angier Public Library: 8.7 mi
- Angier Museum: 8.7 mi
- The Cub Barn: 9.0 mi
- CAM Raleigh: 12.3 mi
- Rollins Mill: 8.5 mi
- Garner Veterans' Memorial: 8.6 mi
- Nancy: 11.6 mi
- Eagle Project Troop 347 2003: 11.9 mi
- Memorial Belltower: 12.3 mi
- Hunt Rain Garden: 10.9 mi
- Cary Senior Center Community Garden: 11.2 mi
- Sunflower Field: 11.6 mi
- SOL Garden: 11.9 mi
- Sun Sprouts: 12.7 mi
- Red Hill: 20.7 mi
- Spring Hill: 20.7 mi
- Boothe Hill: 21.1 mi
- Burnett Mountain: 21.2 mi
- Edwards Mountain: 21.6 mi
- Lake Johnson Shelter 4: 9.5 mi
- Fountain Terrace: 11.9 mi
- Blount Room: 12.6 mi
- Hargett Room: 12.7 mi
- White Oak Recreation Area: 15.5 mi
- Crosswinds Beach: 14.9 mi
- Ebenezer Church Beach: 15.2 mi
- Poplar Point Beach: 15.4 mi
- White Oak Beach: 15.7 mi
- Seaforth Beach: 16.2 mi
- Jumping Fish Falls: 13.0 mi
- Moosejaw Falls: 19.5 mi
- Raven Rock: 13.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Pond Tiger Salamander Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Mountain | NW 314° | 203 m | 21.6 mi |
| Red Hill | WNW 297° | 183 m | 20.7 mi |
| Boothe Hill | NW 310° | 183 m | 21.1 mi |
| Burnett Mountain | WNW 298° | 183 m | 21.2 mi |
| Lambeth Mountain | WNW 298° | 177 m | 22.3 mi |
| Bennett Mountain | NW 306° | 167 m | 22.7 mi |
| Adam Mountain | NNE 17° | 145 m | 23.2 mi |
| High Hill | NW 317° | 144 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:57 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:27 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 44 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cary, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/33130011
Day trips start here
- Raleigh · 15 mi
- Research Triangle · 17 mi
- Chapel Hill · 26 mi
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