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Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area

Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area from directly overhead

Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 959 m. Calloway Peak stands 1,804 m to the south-southwest, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Foscoe-Grandfather Community Center and Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Little Parkway passes 2.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Blue Ridge Conservancy
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.14570, -81.79358

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Foscoe-Grandfather Community Center and Park: 0.2 mi
  • The Park at Seven Devils: 0.3 mi
  • Otter Falls Park: 0.8 mi
  • J. Douglass Williams Park: 3.9 mi
  • Tate-Evans Park: 4.3 mi
Waterfalls
  • Otter Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Green Mountain Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Dutch Creek Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Tanawha Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Hebron Colony Falls: 3.3 mi
Peaks
Artworks: 37
  • Jessie: 6.5 mi
  • The Gardener: 6.5 mi
  • The Rock: 7.6 mi
  • Yosef the Mountain Man: 7.8 mi
  • Daniel Boone and his Hunting Dogs: 7.8 mi
Attractions: 28
  • Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 1.4 mi
  • Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 3.0 mi
  • Linn Cove Viaduct: 3.8 mi
  • Stack Rock: 4.1 mi
  • Fun 'N' Wheels: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 18
Museums: 15
Historic sites: 13
  • Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 6.3 mi
  • Earth Day 2011: 7.9 mi
  • Watauga County Veterans Memorial: 7.9 mi
  • Law Enforcement Memorial: 8.4 mi
  • Avery County Veterans Memorial: 8.4 mi
Picnic sites: 11
Gardens: 11
  • Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 7.7 mi
  • Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Appalachian Roots Garden: 8.1 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Springs: 5
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 2.7 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 22.2 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 22.5 mi
  • Hampton Spring: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 21.6 mi
  • Riverside Park Beach Access: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Calloway PeakSSW 202°1,804 m2.5 mi
Beech MountainWNW 299°1,663 m5.6 mi
Pinnacles of the BeechWNW 298°1,652 m5.6 mi
Sugar MountainWSW 252°1,585 m4.8 mi
Hanging RockWNW 288°1,582 m1.8 mi
Flattop MountainWSW 241°1,502 m4.4 mi
Rocky KnobNW 323°1,502 m4.8 mi
Peak MountainWSW 246°1,473 m2.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0519:39
June solstice06:1120:1020:48
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3516:3717:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138475561656459494034
Precip in5.03.95.45.96.06.46.25.86.55.04.24.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grandfather MTN, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1252727864

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