Catawba College Ecological Preserve
Catawba College Ecological Preserve is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 197 m. High Rock Mountain stands 359 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Flag Poles, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Millbridge Scenic Byway passes 3.3 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- unknown
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Millbridge Scenic Byway
- 18.1 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
- 19.4 mi off the Rolling Kansas Byway
- 26.6 mi off the Birkhead Wilderness Route
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Lookout · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Parking: 0.3 mi
- Basketball: 0.4 mi
- vollyball: 0.4 mi
- workout park: 0.4 mi
- Greenway: 0.5 mi
- Flag Poles: 0.2 mi
- Patriot’s Flag Concourse: 1.4 mi
- Soldier Monument: 2.3 mi
- Maine Monument: 2.3 mi
- Trading Ford: 6.1 mi
- Kerr Mill: 10.0 mi
- E. H. Montgomery General Store: 14.6 mi
- Gravity Hill - Folklore Destination: 15.1 mi
- Old Davidson County Courthouse: 15.5 mi
- Tanglewood Festival of Lights: 22.4 mi
- Utzman-Chambers House: 1.7 mi
- Hall House Museum: 1.7 mi
- Rowan Museum: 1.8 mi
- NC Transportation Museum: 2.5 mi
- Textile Heritage Center: 9.5 mi
- Dunn Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Youngs Mountain: 9.9 mi
- High Rock Mountain: 16.1 mi
- Grist Mountain: 18.7 mi
- Wildcat Mountain: 18.7 mi
- Linwood Gameland Access Area: 8.1 mi
- Concord Church Access: 10.1 mi
- Cooleemee Access Area: 10.8 mi
- Wrc High Rock Lake Access: 12.9 mi
- Black Road Preserve: 13.5 mi
- Puzzle Piece: 15.4 mi
- "Journey" Homeward: 15.5 mi
- Oink-jection, Your Hogner: 15.5 mi
- Sundial: 15.7 mi
- Bloom: 20.3 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 17.5 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Davie County, I-40 Eastbound Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Davie County, I-40 Westbound Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- Davidson County I-85 Northbount Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- All-American Rose Selections Garden: 21.8 mi
- Tanglewood Arboretum: 21.9 mi
- Clemmons Community Garden: 23.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Catawba College Ecological Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Rock Mountain | ESE 110° | 359 m | 16.1 mi |
| Three Hat Mountain | ENE 78° | 352 m | 19.8 mi |
| Youngs Mountain | WNW 288° | 334 m | 9.9 mi |
| Grist Mountain | E 100° | 334 m | 18.7 mi |
| Steep Rock Mountain | E 91° | 314 m | 23.6 mi |
| Dunn Mountain | SE 146° | 303 m | 5.5 mi |
| Lick Mountain | E 90° | 298 m | 23.9 mi |
| Prickly Pear Mountain | E 90° | 290 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:04 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:33 | 17:13 |
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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/33112008
Day trips start here
- Salisbury · 2 mi
- Kannapolis · 16 mi
- Mooresville · 20 mi
- Mount Pleasant · 20 mi
- Concord · 21 mi
- Davidson · 25 mi
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