Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 60 m. Morrow Mountain stands 276 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Ansonville Historical Society Museum, a museum 1.8 miles away. Grassy Island Crossing passes 0.5 miles off. 128 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Grassy Island Crossing
- 8.1 mi off the Pee Dee Valley Drive
- 8.5 mi off the Indian Heritage Trail
- 13.4 mi off the Sandhills Scenic Drive
Overlooks nearby
- Jumping Off Rock · 26 mi
- Scenic Lookout · 28 mi
128 named places within 25 miles
- Norwood Memorial Park: 7.9 mi
- Stanback Park: 8.4 mi
- Little Park: 8.5 mi
- Stanback Park: 8.5 mi
- Norwood Park: 8.8 mi
- Morgan Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Ingram Mountain: 9.8 mi
- Shelter Mountain: 11.9 mi
- Rebel Hill: 12.0 mi
- Clark Mountain: 12.2 mi
- Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge: 1.8 mi
- Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge: 2.0 mi
- Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge: 2.2 mi
- Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge: 2.5 mi
- Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge: 2.6 mi
- Ansonville Historical Society Museum: 1.8 mi
- Mt Gilead Museum Foundation: 8.2 mi
- Town Creek Indian Mound Museum: 9.6 mi
- Oakboro Railroad Museum: 15.9 mi
- Stanly County Museum: 17.9 mi
- Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site: 9.6 mi
- Riverdale and Ingram Plantation: 10.9 mi
- Will Lowder Homesite Monument: 18.5 mi
- Historic Stony Hill Church Site Monument: 18.6 mi
- Ben Lowder Homesite: 18.9 mi
- Ellerbe Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Uwharrie Falls: 20.6 mi
- Kings Mountain Point Day Use Area: 23.5 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morrow Mountain | N 357° | 276 m | 16.6 mi |
| Jenny Wright Mountain | NNE 21° | 271 m | 22.7 mi |
| Horse Mountain | NNE 15° | 260 m | 24.8 mi |
| Shingle Trap Mountain | N 6° | 258 m | 20.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | N 360° | 257 m | 17.6 mi |
| Hattaway Mountain | N 359° | 254 m | 18.1 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNE 12° | 254 m | 20.8 mi |
| Cottonstone Mountain | NNE 28° | 253 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:01 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:34 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 63 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wadesboro, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Midland · 25 mi
- Mount Pleasant · 29 mi
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