Steep Bottom
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Steep Bottom is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 193 m. Cane Creek Mountains stands 301 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Currie Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Scots-Welsh Heritage Byway passes 0.6 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Scots-Welsh Heritage Byway
- 3.8 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 7.5 mi off the Football Road
- 12.6 mi off the North Durham Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- #44 Racecar · 4 mi
- #12 Racecar · 5 mi
- Historic Grandstand · 5 mi
- Trading Path View · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Blackwood Farm Park: 2.1 mi
- Cates Creek Park: 2.8 mi
- Murray Street Park: 3.8 mi
- Twin Creeks Park: 3.8 mi
- Occaneechi Village Replica Site: 4.1 mi
- Fireside Farm & Sawmill: 6.6 mi
- Old Well: 8.0 mi
- Bennett Place: 8.0 mi
- Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower: 8.3 mi
- Buffaloe Lanes Mebane: 9.9 mi
- Duke Forest Edeburn Division: 3.2 mi
- Orange County Parks Operations Base: 3.3 mi
- Keith Arboretum: 4.2 mi
- Panther Branch Natural Area: 6.3 mi
- Adams Tract: 6.8 mi
- Currie Hill: 0.9 mi
- Scarlett Hill: 1.5 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Blackwood Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Occoneechee Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Craig Manor: 3.8 mi
- Old Powerline Mill: 3.9 mi
- Billy Strayhorn: 4.2 mi
- Edmund Fanning: 4.2 mi
- Regulators Hanged: 4.2 mi
- River Park Arch: 4.1 mi
- Bolin Creek Trail: 7.2 mi
- The Hooded Witch: 7.5 mi
- Tatanka: 7.6 mi
- Plaid Cow: 7.6 mi
- Hillsborough Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- HOPE Gardens: 5.1 mi
- Winmore Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Carrboro Community Garden at MLK, Jr. Park: 6.3 mi
- Carrboro Community Garden: 7.5 mi
- Orange County Historical Society: 4.4 mi
- Ackland Art Museum: 7.9 mi
- Morehead Planetarium: 7.9 mi
- Carolina Basketball Museum: 9.0 mi
- Mebane Historical Museum: 10.2 mi
- Bobbit's Hole: 7.7 mi
- Parker's Creek Beach: 19.3 mi
- White Oak Beach: 19.8 mi
- Crosswinds Beach: 19.9 mi
- Haw river beach: 20.2 mi
- Small Picnic Shelter at Southern Community Park: 10.0 mi
- Large Picnic Shelter at Southern Community Park: 10.0 mi
- Observation Platform: 17.8 mi
- Shelter #3: 18.2 mi
- Shelter #2: 18.3 mi
- Coon rock, Jumping rock: 3.5 mi
- Hollow Rock: 6.7 mi
- Kodak Rock: 7.6 mi
- Cedar Falls: 6.2 mi
- Moosejaw Falls: 20.2 mi
- Alamance County Rest Area: 23.6 mi
- Alamance County Rest Area: 23.6 mi
- Ye Olde Valley Spring: 9.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Steep Bottom. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cane Creek Mountains | WSW 255° | 301 m | 18.4 mi |
| Stony Creek Mountain | NW 314° | 286 m | 22.9 mi |
| Bass Mountain | WSW 253° | 275 m | 16.3 mi |
| Occoneechee Mountain | N 356° | 261 m | 3.2 mi |
| Glenns Mountain | NE 35° | 244 m | 20.8 mi |
| Red Mountain | NE 36° | 243 m | 19.2 mi |
| Pickards Mountain | SSW 213° | 237 m | 4.3 mi |
| Brown Elfin Knob | N 3° | 234 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:59 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:27 | 17:07 |
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 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Durham 11 W, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/33049952
Day trips start here
- Chapel Hill · 7 mi
- Research Triangle · 21 mi
- Raleigh · 30 mi
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