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Glen Alpine Downtown Park

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Elevation, modelled
381 m
Tallest summit within 12.3 miles
Dogback Mountain1,078 m · 12.1 mi
Nearest byway
Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway6.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:47local time
Coordinates
35.7276, -81.7831
Glen Alpine Downtown Park from directly overhead

Glen Alpine Downtown Park is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 381 m. Dogback Mountain stands 1,078 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Simpson Field, a park 0.7 miles away. Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway passes 6.3 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Glen Alpine Downtown Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dogback MountainNW 323°1,078 m12.1 mi
The ChimneysNNW 330°1,073 m11.9 mi
Bald KnobWNW 292°1,048 m12.3 mi
Icy KnobSSE 169°918 m8.1 mi
Shortoff MountainNW 321°915 m9.9 mi
Hickory KnobSSE 162°907 m8.1 mi
Propst MountainSSE 168°905 m7.9 mi
Buzzard RoostSSE 164°901 m7.9 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 3
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0519:39
June solstice06:1220:0920:47
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
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, 6 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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