Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina
Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 358 m. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the south-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is McCombs Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway passes 7.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Nature Conservancy
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 13.7 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 17.4 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 19.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 16 mi
- Bear Den Overlook (MP 323.0) · 19 mi
- Hefner Gap Overlook · 19 mi
- Gorge View · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- McCombs Park: 0.1 mi
- East Union Street Park: 0.1 mi
- Cascade Park: 0.3 mi
- Collett Street Recreation Center: 0.3 mi
- Martha's Park: 0.4 mi
- Yellow Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Ironmonger Mountain: 4.7 mi
- High Peak: 4.8 mi
- Pine Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Keller Knob: 5.6 mi
- McGalliard Falls: 6.7 mi
- Upper Shoal Creek Falls: 9.0 mi
- Shoal Creek Falls: 9.1 mi
- Little River Falls: 10.3 mi
- Big Bear Falls: 10.4 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 10.5 mi
- Four Trumpets: 13.7 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 13.8 mi
- Hurricane Bubba: 14.0 mi
- Across the Grain: 14.0 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 0.2 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 0.4 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 0.6 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 7.0 mi
- Hudson Depot Museum: 12.7 mi
- Something Rotten: 11.5 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 11.6 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 11.6 mi
- Wild Percussion: 11.7 mi
- Hide & Seek: 11.7 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 0.3 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 0.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Mortimer memorial: 16.7 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 18.6 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 15.9 mi
- Observation Deck: 16.9 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 20.0 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 20.1 mi
- Fox Den: 7.7 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 8.0 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Woods Walk: 25.0 mi
- Raven Cliff: 15.6 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 20.0 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 20.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 22.2 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 4.2 mi
- Hibriten Mountain: 15.5 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 20.2 mi
- Swimming beach: 10.7 mi
- Boat beach: 10.8 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 24.2 mi
- Community Gardens: 13.4 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 14.0 mi
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 24.3 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 13.1 mi
- Gully Pipe: 13.3 mi
- Mortimer: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | SSW 202° | 918 m | 10.2 mi |
| Hickory Knob | SSW 197° | 907 m | 9.6 mi |
| Propst Mountain | SSW 202° | 905 m | 9.9 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | SSW 199° | 901 m | 9.6 mi |
| Walker Top | SSW 194° | 886 m | 7.5 mi |
| Benn Knob | S 173° | 882 m | 12.8 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | S 188° | 874 m | 9.7 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | S 186° | 870 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13260911909
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 20 mi
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