Uwharrie Game Land
Uwharrie Game Land is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 250 m. Grist Mountain stands 334 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is King Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Birkhead Wilderness Route passes 2.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Birkhead Wilderness Route
- 2.4 mi off the Flint Hill Ramble
- 7.5 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
- 9.6 mi off the Pottery Road
Overlooks nearby
- Jumping Off Rock · 3 mi
- Scenic Lookout · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- King Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Little Long Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Long Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Black Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Wysner Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Uwharrie Wildlife Area: 8.9 mi
- H. Clay Presnell Memorial Park: 10.3 mi
- Densons Creek: 10.7 mi
- Troy Town Park Ii: 10.8 mi
- Lake Reese Recreation Area: 11.4 mi
- Barnes Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
- Alligators: 12.9 mi
- Turtles and amphibians: 12.9 mi
- Alligators: 12.9 mi
- North America Porcupine: 12.9 mi
- Uwharrie Game Land: 1.5 mi
- Pisgah Covered Bridge And Natural Area: 3.4 mi
- Uwharrie Game Land - Birkhead Tract: 6.5 mi
- Wrc Lakemont Access Area: 8.5 mi
- Chivington Scenic Easement: 13.6 mi
- Joe Moffitt Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Ben Lowder Homesite: 11.3 mi
- Historic Stony Hill Church Site Monument: 11.8 mi
- Will Lowder Homesite Monument: 11.9 mi
- American Veterans Post 240: 12.4 mi
- North Carolina Aviation Museum and Hall of Fame: 9.7 mi
- North Carolina Pottery Center: 9.7 mi
- Firehouse Museum: 12.2 mi
- Badin Museum: 12.2 mi
- Morrow Mountain Then and Now Museum: 12.3 mi
- Kings Mountain Point Day Use Area: 8.8 mi
- Solar Pointe Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Hippo Beach Rental Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Lakeside Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Oak Hill Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Randolph County I-73/I-74 Northbound Rest Area: 9.4 mi
- Davidson County I-85 Northbount Rest Area: 24.7 mi
- Davidson County I-85 Southbound Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- Honey Bee Statue: 13.0 mi
- Rutting Elk: 14.9 mi
- Twin Spring: 0.5 mi
- Uwharrie Falls: 11.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Uwharrie Game Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grist Mountain | NW 308° | 334 m | 14.6 mi |
| Steep Rock Mountain | NNW 332° | 314 m | 13.2 mi |
| King Mountain | W 272° | 309 m | 0.5 mi |
| Cedar Rock Mountain | NNE 25° | 299 m | 7.4 mi |
| Lick Mountain | NNW 334° | 298 m | 13.3 mi |
| Prickly Pear Mountain | NNW 331° | 290 m | 13.7 mi |
| Dark Mountain | S 185° | 289 m | 3.1 mi |
| Harveys Mountain | NE 46° | 288 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:01 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:45 | 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, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/568836934
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- Mount Pleasant · 29 mi
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