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Fires Creek Wildlife Management Area

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Elevation
1,177 m
Tallest summit within 8.8 miles
Signal Bald1,579 m · 4.6 mi
Nearest byway
Nantahala Byway4.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:53local time
Coordinates
35.1329, -83.8052
Fires Creek Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Fires Creek Wildlife Management Area is a park in North Carolina, at a recorded 1,177 m. Signal Bald stands 1,579 m to the east, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Stamp, a peak 0.8 miles away. Nantahala Byway passes 4.4 miles off.

Elevation
1177 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Fires Creek Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Signal BaldE 79°1,579 m4.6 mi
Tusquitee BaldE 82°1,566 m4.5 mi
Matlock BaldE 94°1,528 m3.4 mi
Potrock BaldE 89°1,520 m4.0 mi
Weatherman BaldENE 61°1,512 m3.9 mi
Johnson BaldE 99°1,508 m3.0 mi
Clay KnobENE 73°1,487 m5.4 mi
Teyahalee BaldN 4°1,435 m8.6 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 8
Artworks: 3
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:47
June solstice06:2220:1620:53
September equinox07:2419:0019:34
December solstice07:4016:4917:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384248566471747369584741

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Andrews, 5 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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