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Tater Hill Lake Basin Habitat Preservation

Tater Hill Lake Basin Habitat Preservation from directly overhead

Tater Hill Lake Basin Habitat Preservation is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1,300 m. Snake Mountain stands 1,697 m to the north, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Harmon Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 3.9 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.28143, -81.71378

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Howards Knob County Park: 4.0 mi
  • Junaluska City Park: 4.4 mi
  • North Street Park: 4.5 mi
  • Rivers House Park: 4.6 mi
  • Arborcrest Gardens: 4.7 mi
Waterfalls
  • Crab Orchard Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Dutch Creek Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Hebron Colony Falls: 8.8 mi
  • She Falls Falls: 10.3 mi
Attractions: 27
  • Fun 'N' Wheels: 5.2 mi
  • Foggy Mountain Gem Mine: 7.0 mi
  • Mountain Magic Resort: 8.1 mi
  • Tweetsie Twister: 8.2 mi
  • F-80 Jet Planes: 8.3 mi
Artworks: 17
  • Doc Watson Statue: 4.6 mi
  • Hellbenders: 4.7 mi
  • Doc and Merle Watson: 4.7 mi
  • Time and Honor: 4.7 mi
  • The Magic Mailbox: 4.8 mi
Historic sites: 16
Cliffs: 15
Museums: 15
Picnic sites: 12
Gardens: 8
  • Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 4.8 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Appalachian Roots Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Springs: 5
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 13.1 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Cave Spring: 21.2 mi
  • Brig Spring: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Elk Shoals: 16.7 mi
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Tater Hill Lake Basin Habitat Preservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snake MountainN 6°1,697 m3.5 mi
Rich MountainN 355°1,633 m2.1 mi
Old Field BaldNE 42°1,506 m6.3 mi
Pine Orchard KnobNE 48°1,490 m5.0 mi
Harmon KnobNE 46°1,466 m0.6 mi
Rittle KnobNE 48°1,463 m4.2 mi
Rich MountainS 172°1,455 m3.2 mi
The BaldNW 314°1,420 m7.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1020:1020:48
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3516:3617:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323441495865686761514135
Precip in4.43.64.85.55.55.65.15.65.74.74.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boone 1 SE, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/33011133

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