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Uwharrie Game Land

Uwharrie Game Land from directly overhead

Uwharrie Game Land is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 253 m. Grist Mountain stands 334 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Mountain, a peak 0.2 miles away. Flint Hill Ramble passes 1.0 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates35.49628, -79.94385

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Long Mountain: 0.2 mi
  • Little Long Mountain: 0.6 mi
  • Wysner Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • King Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • Dark Mountain: 1.7 mi
Parks
  • Uwharrie Wildlife Area: 8.1 mi
  • Densons Creek: 9.3 mi
  • Troy Town Park Ii: 9.4 mi
  • H. Clay Presnell Memorial Park: 10.6 mi
  • Badin Public Access & Swimming: 11.2 mi
Attractions: 37
  • Barnes Creek Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Alligators: 13.7 mi
  • North America Porcupine: 13.7 mi
  • Turtles and amphibians: 13.7 mi
  • Alligators: 13.7 mi
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 9
  • Joe Moffitt Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • Ben Lowder Homesite: 10.3 mi
  • Historic Stony Hill Church Site Monument: 10.7 mi
  • Will Lowder Homesite Monument: 10.9 mi
  • American Veterans Post 240: 13.5 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Kings Mountain Point Day Use Area: 8.3 mi
  • Solar Pointe Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
  • Hippo Beach Rental Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
  • Oak Hill Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Honey Bee Statue: 13.8 mi
  • Rutting Elk: 16.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Twin Spring: 2.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Randolph County I-73/I-74 Northbound Rest Area: 9.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Uwharrie Falls: 10.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Uwharrie Game Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grist MountainNW 312°334 m15.6 mi
Steep Rock MountainNNW 334°314 m14.5 mi
King MountainNNW 337°309 m1.6 mi
Cedar Rock MountainNNE 20°299 m8.7 mi
Lick MountainNNW 336°298 m14.7 mi
Prickly Pear MountainNNW 333°290 m15.0 mi
Dark MountainSSW 195°289 m1.7 mi
Harveys MountainNE 41°288 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5819:32
June solstice06:0620:0120:39
September equinox07:0818:4519:18
December solstice07:2616:3217:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404350596774787670604943
Precip in3.93.24.13.93.84.14.23.94.83.53.63.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheboro 2 W, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/568837745

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