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Cowan's Ford Wildlife Refuge

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Elevation, modelled
225 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Kings Pinnacle520 m · 22.7 mi
Nearest byway
Crowders Mountain Drive20.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:43local time
Coordinates
35.3763, -80.9663
Cowan's Ford Wildlife Refuge from directly overhead

Cowan's Ford Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled 225 m. Kings Pinnacle stands 520 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Rural Hill Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Crowders Mountain Drive passes 20 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cowan's Ford Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kings PinnacleWSW 239°520 m22.7 mi
Anderson MountainNNW 332°471 m14.9 mi
Crowders MountainWSW 240°458 m20.1 mi
Little MountainNNW 338°409 m15.6 mi
Spencer MountainWSW 237°375 m10.0 mi
Henry KnobSW 226°344 m24.3 mi
Jackson KnobSW 225°328 m16.5 mi
Reese MountainWNW 293°325 m9.0 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 solstice07:3016:3617:16

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, 11 mi away.

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