Wrc Norwood Access Area
Wrc Norwood Access Area is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 89 m. King Mountain stands 309 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. Pee Dee Valley Drive passes 0.5 miles off. 142 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Pee Dee Valley Drive
- 4.7 mi off the Sandhills Scenic Drive
- 7.1 mi off the Grassy Island Crossing
- 10.6 mi off the Indian Heritage Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Lookout · 18 mi
- Jumping Off Rock · 19 mi
142 named places within 25 miles
- Norwood Park: 1.3 mi
- Norwood Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
- American Legion Post 76 Fair: 6.2 mi
- Stanback Park: 7.0 mi
- Stanback Park: 7.1 mi
- Morgan Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Shelter Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Buzzard Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Stony Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Horse Trough Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Wrc Norwood Access Area: 0.0 mi
- Chivington Scenic Easement: 8.8 mi
- Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge: 9.5 mi
- Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge: 10.3 mi
- Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge: 10.5 mi
- Mt Gilead Museum Foundation: 6.7 mi
- Stanly County Museum: 8.6 mi
- Morrow Mountain Then and Now Museum: 9.0 mi
- Ansonville Historical Society Museum: 9.7 mi
- Firehouse Museum: 11.0 mi
- Will Lowder Homesite Monument: 9.5 mi
- Historic Stony Hill Church Site Monument: 9.6 mi
- Ben Lowder Homesite: 10.0 mi
- Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site: 11.4 mi
- Riverdale and Ingram Plantation: 20.3 mi
- Barnes Creek Falls: 19.2 mi
- E. H. Montgomery General Store: 22.4 mi
- Gravity Hill - Folklore Destination: 24.4 mi
- Twin Spring: 21.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 22.8 mi
- Uwharrie Falls: 11.4 mi
- Kings Mountain Point Day Use Area: 14.4 mi
- Ellerbe Rest Area: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wrc Norwood Access Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Mountain | NNE 26° | 309 m | 20.8 mi |
| Dark Mountain | NNE 31° | 289 m | 18.2 mi |
| Wysner Mountain | NNE 33° | 281 m | 20.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNW 348° | 281 m | 21.2 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNE 23° | 281 m | 22.7 mi |
| Little Long Mountain | NNE 28° | 279 m | 19.9 mi |
| Flint Hill | NNE 34° | 277 m | 18.7 mi |
| Morrow Mountain | N 10° | 276 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:01 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/38619376
Day trips start here
- Mount Pleasant · 21 mi
- Midland · 22 mi
- Concord · 29 mi
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