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Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge

Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge from directly overhead

Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 76 m. Morrow Mountain stands 276 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. Grassy Island Crossing passes 1.4 miles off. 129 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates35.10424, -80.02567

Overlooks nearby

129 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 55
Peaks: 38
  • Ingram Mountain: 7.4 mi
  • Clark Mountain: 10.0 mi
  • Morgan Mountain: 10.8 mi
  • Piney Mountain: 12.0 mi
  • Shelter Mountain: 12.4 mi
Museums: 11
  • Ansonville Historical Society Museum: 4.6 mi
  • Town Creek Indian Mound Museum: 7.7 mi
  • Mt Gilead Museum Foundation: 7.7 mi
  • Rankin Museum of American Heritage: 15.0 mi
  • Morrow Mountain Then and Now Museum: 18.7 mi
Historic sites: 7
Rest areas: 1
  • Ellerbe Rest Area: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Uwharrie Falls: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Kings Mountain Point Day Use Area: 24.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Morrow MountainNNW 348°276 m17.6 mi
Jenny Wright MountainNNE 14°271 m22.3 mi
Horse MountainN 8°260 m24.8 mi
Shingle Trap MountainN 358°258 m20.8 mi
Sugarloaf MountainN 351°257 m18.3 mi
Hattaway MountainN 350°254 m18.9 mi
Buck MountainN 4°254 m21.0 mi
Cottonstone MountainNNE 21°253 m22.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5919:32
June solstice06:0720:0120:38
September equinox07:0918:4519:19
December solstice07:2516:3417:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424553627077817973635245
Precip in4.13.23.83.43.34.45.24.84.73.83.63.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wadesboro, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/38619258

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