Pisgah Covered Bridge And Natural Area
Pisgah Covered Bridge And Natural Area is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 211 m. Shepherd Mountain stands 356 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Spring, a spring 3.4 miles away. Birkhead Wilderness Route passes 1.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Birkhead Wilderness Route
- 4.5 mi off the Flint Hill Ramble
- 6.5 mi off the Pottery Road
- 7.8 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Jumping Off Rock · 5 mi
- Scenic Lookout · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wysner Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Black Mountain: 3.7 mi
- King Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Long Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Little Long Mountain: 4.4 mi
- H. Clay Presnell Memorial Park: 7.0 mi
- Common Park: 9.8 mi
- Lake Reese Recreation Area: 10.6 mi
- Densons Creek: 11.4 mi
- Asheboro Memorial Park: 11.6 mi
- Barnes Creek Falls: 4.8 mi
- Alligators: 9.5 mi
- Turtles and amphibians: 9.5 mi
- Alligators: 9.5 mi
- North America Porcupine: 9.5 mi
- Uwharrie Game Land: 3.4 mi
- Uwharrie Game Land - Birkhead Tract: 4.0 mi
- Uwharrie Game Land: 4.2 mi
- Wrc Lakemont Access Area: 11.8 mi
- Caraway Creek Preserve: 14.0 mi
- North Carolina Pottery Center: 6.6 mi
- North Carolina Aviation Museum and Hall of Fame: 7.5 mi
- Morrow Mountain Then and Now Museum: 15.5 mi
- Firehouse Museum: 15.5 mi
- Badin Museum: 15.5 mi
- Joe Moffitt Memorial: 4.1 mi
- American Veterans Post 240: 13.9 mi
- Mill Stones from Old Meters Mill: 13.9 mi
- Ben Lowder Homesite: 14.5 mi
- Historic Stony Hill Church Site Monument: 15.0 mi
- Solar Pointe Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Hippo Beach Rental Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Lakeside Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Oak Hill Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Kings Mountain Point Day Use Area: 12.2 mi
- Randolph County I-73/I-74 Northbound Rest Area: 6.7 mi
- Davidson County I-85 Southbound Rest Area: 24.7 mi
- Davidson County I-85 Northbount Rest Area: 24.7 mi
- Honey Bee Statue: 9.6 mi
- Rutting Elk: 12.1 mi
- Twin Spring: 3.4 mi
- Uwharrie Falls: 14.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Pisgah Covered Bridge And Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Mountain | NNW 347° | 356 m | 15.1 mi |
| Caraway Mountain | N 1° | 350 m | 14.5 mi |
| Daves Mountain | NNE 16° | 332 m | 13.3 mi |
| Back Creek Mountain | N 11° | 331 m | 13.8 mi |
| Steep Rock Mountain | NW 317° | 314 m | 13.6 mi |
| Oakie Mountain | NNE 22° | 311 m | 13.6 mi |
| King Mountain | WSW 244° | 309 m | 3.8 mi |
| Cedar Rock Mountain | N 2° | 299 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:01 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:32 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheboro 2 W, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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