Richfield Park
Richfield Park is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 193 m. High Rock Mountain stands 359 m to the north-northeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is New London Memorial Park, a park 3.0 miles away. Uwharrie Scenic Road runs past it. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 193 m
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Uwharrie Scenic Road
- 0.7 mi off the Rolling Kansas Byway
- 9.6 mi off the Pee Dee Valley Drive
- 10.2 mi off the Sandhills Scenic Drive
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Lookout · 4 mi
- Jumping Off Rock · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- New London Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
- New London Park: 3.3 mi
- Gold Hill Mines Historic Park: 5.3 mi
- Chuck Morehead Memorial Park: 7.3 mi
- Vista Park: 7.7 mi
- Bald Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Palmer Mountain: 9.1 mi
- High Rock Mountain: 9.8 mi
- Fall Mountain: 11.9 mi
- Hattaway Mountain: 12.3 mi
- Foltz Steel Bridge: 12.1 mi
- Historic Stony Hill Church Site Monument: 12.5 mi
- Will Lowder Homesite Monument: 12.5 mi
- Ben Lowder Homesite: 12.7 mi
- American Veterans Post 240: 13.5 mi
- Gold Hill Rail-Trail: 5.4 mi
- Gold Hill Rail-Trail: 5.5 mi
- Black Road Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Wrc Lakemont Access Area: 9.4 mi
- Chivington Scenic Easement: 11.0 mi
- Stanly County Museum: 9.4 mi
- Badin Museum: 9.7 mi
- Firehouse Museum: 9.7 mi
- Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society: 11.2 mi
- Morrow Mountain Then and Now Museum: 12.8 mi
- Bloom: 18.7 mi
- The Icon: 19.1 mi
- Sundial: 20.6 mi
- Puzzle Piece: 23.8 mi
- "Journey" Homeward: 23.9 mi
- E. H. Montgomery General Store: 5.4 mi
- Gravity Hill - Folklore Destination: 7.3 mi
- Barnes Creek Falls: 17.9 mi
- Pharr Millhouse Historic Site: 22.7 mi
- Old Davidson County Courthouse: 23.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 14.5 mi
- Twin Spring: 17.7 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- Kings Mountain Point Day Use Area: 10.2 mi
- Uwharrie Falls: 10.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Richfield Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Rock Mountain | NNE 17° | 359 m | 9.8 mi |
| Three Hat Mountain | NNE 20° | 352 m | 20.2 mi |
| Grist Mountain | NNE 28° | 334 m | 13.2 mi |
| Steep Rock Mountain | NE 38° | 314 m | 18.2 mi |
| King Mountain | E 81° | 309 m | 17.3 mi |
| Dunn Mountain | NW 318° | 303 m | 13.8 mi |
| Cedar Rock Mountain | ENE 65° | 299 m | 22.8 mi |
| Lick Mountain | NE 38° | 298 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:03 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:33 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albemarle, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/33177241
Day trips start here
- Mount Pleasant · 11 mi
- Salisbury · 18 mi
- Concord · 20 mi
- Kannapolis · 20 mi
- Midland · 22 mi
- Harrisburg · 25 mi
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