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Catawba Wildflower Glen

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Elevation, modelled
199 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Kings Pinnacle520 m · 20.7 mi
Nearest byway
Crowders Mountain Drive18.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:43local time
Coordinates
35.3312, -80.9785
Catawba Wildflower Glen from directly overhead

Catawba Wildflower Glen is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled 199 m. Kings Pinnacle stands 520 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Shuffletown Prairie Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Crowders Mountain Drive passes 18 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kings PinnacleWSW 246°520 m20.7 mi
Anderson MountainNNW 339°471 m17.4 mi
Crowders MountainWSW 248°458 m18.1 mi
Little MountainNNW 344°409 m18.4 mi
Spencer MountainWSW 253°375 m8.1 mi
Henry KnobSW 230°344 m21.7 mi
Jackson KnobSW 232°328 m13.9 mi
Reese MountainNW 311°325 m10.1 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Peaks: 13
Beaches: 5
Waterfalls: 3
Picnic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0219:36
June solstice06:1020:0520:43
September equinox07:1318:4919:22
December solstice07:3016:3717:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653616977807973625145
Precip in3.53.14.03.83.44.03.74.43.73.23.33.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlotte Douglas AP, 8 mi away.

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