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Boone's Cave Park

Boone's Cave Park from directly overhead

Boone's Cave Park is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. High Rock Mountain stands 359 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Concord Church Access, a nature reserve 2.8 miles away. Millbridge Scenic Byway passes 9.3 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1909

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates35.79911, -80.46928

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ellis Park: 4.8 mi
  • Zachary House/Recreation Center: 5.0 mi
  • York Hill Yadkin River Access: 6.8 mi
  • Yadkin River Park: 6.8 mi
  • Trading Ford Monument Site: 6.9 mi
Historic sites: 25
  • Trading Ford: 6.9 mi
  • Flag Poles: 7.5 mi
  • Patriot’s Flag Concourse: 8.4 mi
  • Soldier Monument: 9.7 mi
  • Maine Monument: 9.7 mi
Museums: 19
  • Textile Heritage Center: 5.0 mi
  • NC Transportation Museum: 8.0 mi
  • COGNITION Davie: 8.5 mi
  • Utzman-Chambers House: 9.0 mi
  • Rowan Museum: 9.0 mi
Peaks: 12
  • Youngs Mountain: 10.8 mi
  • Dunn Mountain: 12.2 mi
  • Calahaln Mountain: 14.2 mi
  • Three Hat Mountain: 19.1 mi
  • High Rock Mountain: 19.4 mi
Artworks: 11
  • Puzzle Piece: 12.1 mi
  • "Journey" Homeward: 12.2 mi
  • Oink-jection, Your Hogner: 12.2 mi
  • Guardian of the City: 22.5 mi
  • Sundial: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 9
Rest areas: 7
Gardens: 4
Waterfalls: 1
  • Shacktown Falls: 23.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Boone's Cave Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High Rock MountainSE 131°359 m19.4 mi
Three Hat MountainE 100°352 m19.1 mi
Youngs MountainWSW 247°334 m10.8 mi
Grist MountainESE 120°334 m20.7 mi
Steep Rock MountainESE 109°314 m24.4 mi
Dunn MountainSSE 168°303 m12.2 mi
Lick MountainESE 108°298 m24.6 mi
Prickly Pear MountainESE 108°290 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0019:34
June solstice06:0720:0420:42
September equinox07:1118:4719:20
December solstice07:2916:3317:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047566573777669584740
Precip in3.73.34.24.13.64.14.34.64.13.33.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mocksville 5SE, 3 mi away.

  • Virginia saxifrage23 obs
  • bloodroot22 obs
  • round-lobed hepatica20 obs
  • Solomon's plume19 obs
  • azure bluet14 obs
  • Virginia heartleaf14 obs
  • mayapple13 obs
  • rue anemone13 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/33104689

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