- 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 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Pinnacle | WSW 239° | 520 m | 22.7 mi |
| Anderson Mountain | NNW 332° | 471 m | 14.9 mi |
| Crowders Mountain | WSW 240° | 458 m | 20.1 mi |
| Little Mountain | NNW 338° | 409 m | 15.6 mi |
| Spencer Mountain | WSW 237° | 375 m | 10.0 mi |
| Henry Knob | SW 226° | 344 m | 24.3 mi |
| Jackson Knob | SW 225° | 328 m | 16.5 mi |
| Reese Mountain | WNW 293° | 325 m | 9.0 mi |
- 20.2 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
- 23.4 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
- 23.7 mi off the Millbridge Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Neck Road Access Area: 1.9 mi
- Stone Water Bay Cumminty Park: 1.9 mi
- Latta Place: 2.5 mi
- Cowans Ford Wildlife Refuge: 2.7 mi
- Richard Barry Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
- "Shuffletown Hand": 4.3 mi
- Reflections of Community: 9.9 mi
- Westside Unity: 10.2 mi
- Sculpture of Queen Charlotte: 10.8 mi
- Spirit Waves Foutain: 10.9 mi
- Caboose: 7.4 mi
- F-4 Phantom II: 10.4 mi
- Joust Tournaments: 11.5 mi
- Camel Rides: 11.5 mi
- Sir Reel's Music Pavilion: 11.6 mi
- General Davidson Memorial Historic Site: 3.7 mi
- River Oaks Academy Birthday Rock: 4.8 mi
- McIntyre Skirmish: 7.3 mi
- Alexandriana Historic Site: 8.2 mi
- Camp Greene Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Latta Place: 2.6 mi
- Quest at Latta Nature Preserve: 3.5 mi
- EnergyExplorium: 4.4 mi
- Mount Holly Historical Society Museum: 6.2 mi
- Discovery Place KIDS - Huntersville: 7.3 mi
- Community Garden: 9.0 mi
- Private Garden: 9.6 mi
- Memory Garden: 10.0 mi
- Sustainability Village Community Garden: 11.2 mi
- Courtyard: 12.3 mi
- Rural Hill Nature Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Mountain Island Educational State Forest: 1.5 mi
- Stephen's Road Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Rozzelles Ferry Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Auten Nature Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Capps Hill: 7.9 mi
- Reese Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Spencer Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Berry Mountain: 12.2 mi
- Anderson Mountain: 14.9 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 7.1 mi
- SHOAL: 8.1 mi
- SHOAL: 9.0 mi
- South Point Beach: 15.4 mi
- Sailing Beach: 19.2 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 17.8 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 20.5 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 21.7 mi
- High Shoals: 13.4 mi
- Little Long Creek Falls: 14.6 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 15.8 mi
- Carowinds Grove: 18.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:05 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:36 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlotte Douglas AP, 11 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Huntersville · 7 mi
- Cornelius · 10 mi
- Davidson · 11 mi
- Charlotte · 12 mi
- Charlotte/Uptown · 12 mi
- Charlotte/Dilworth · 13 mi
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