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Drexel Heritage Park

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Elevation, modelled
353 m
Tallest summit within 12.9 miles
Icy Knob918 m · 9.1 mi
Nearest byway
Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway8.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:47local time
Coordinates
35.7342, -81.6911
Drexel Heritage Park from directly overhead

Drexel Heritage Park is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 353 m. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the south-southwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is History Museum of Burke County, a museum 0.7 miles away. Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway passes 8.5 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Drexel Heritage Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Icy KnobSSW 203°918 m9.1 mi
Hickory KnobSSW 198°907 m8.5 mi
Propst MountainSSW 203°905 m8.9 mi
Buzzard RoostSSW 200°901 m8.6 mi
Walker TopSSW 194°886 m6.5 mi
Benn KnobS 172°882 m11.8 mi
Rainbow MountainS 187°874 m8.6 mi
Hickorynut MountainS 185°870 m9.0 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 14
Picnic sites: 3
Beaches: 3
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1220:0920:47
September equinox07:1518:5219:25
December solstice07:3416:3817:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586673777569594841
Precip in4.33.74.44.34.14.84.44.84.63.83.84.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 1 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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