- Elevation, modelled
- 185 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Youngs Mountain334 m · 22.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Uwharrie Scenic Road7.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 35.4107, -80.6756
James L. Dorton Park is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 185 m. Youngs Mountain stands 334 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is West Cabarrus HS Spirit Rock, a historic site 1.7 miles away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 7.5 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of James L. Dorton Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youngs Mountain | N 4° | 334 m | 22.6 mi |
| Reese Mountain | W 273° | 325 m | 24.7 mi |
| Dunn Mountain | NE 43° | 303 m | 20.6 mi |
| Capps Hill | SW 234° | 244 m | 13.5 mi |
| Red Hill | S 176° | 228 m | 23.8 mi |
- 7.5 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
- 13.5 mi off the Millbridge Scenic Byway
- 17.1 mi off the Rolling Kansas Byway
- 27.4 mi off the Sandhills Scenic Drive
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Lookout · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- George W. Liles Greenway: 2.0 mi
- Weddington Road Park: 3.0 mi
- Veterans Park: 3.1 mi
- Big Green: 3.4 mi
- CCYA Ballpark: 3.6 mi
- The Icon: 5.0 mi
- Bloom: 5.3 mi
- Sundial: 6.7 mi
- Bull Statue: 7.4 mi
- Orbis: 7.8 mi
- West Cabarrus HS Spirit Rock: 1.7 mi
- Furr Elementary School Spirit Rock: 2.4 mi
- World War I Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Cabarrus County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 5.4 mi
- Fallen Police Officers Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Morrison Motor Car Museum: 3.6 mi
- Hendick Motorsports Museum and Team Shop: 4.3 mi
- Curb Records & Motorsports: 6.2 mi
- Discovery Place KIDS - Huntersville: 9.4 mi
- Dale Earnhardt Inc: 10.6 mi
- zMAX Dragway: 3.5 mi
- Da Vinci Flying Machine: 5.4 mi
- Dungeon Tour: 5.4 mi
- Climb A Lot Tower: 5.4 mi
- Pirates Assualt Catapult: 5.4 mi
- Clarke Creek Wetlands And Rookery: 3.7 mi
- West Branch Nature Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Clarks Creek Nature Preserve: 8.4 mi
- Ribbonwalk Nature Preserve: 11.5 mi
- Sherman Branch Nature Preserve: 11.9 mi
- Susie Harwood Garden: 7.7 mi
- Van Landingham Glen: 7.8 mi
- Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- Memory Garden: 8.8 mi
- Private Garden: 8.8 mi
- Capps Hill: 13.5 mi
- Dunn Mountain: 20.6 mi
- Youngs Mountain: 22.6 mi
- Red Hill: 23.8 mi
- Reese Mountain: 24.7 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 5.4 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 5.6 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 24.1 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 13.3 mi
- SHOAL: 17.3 mi
- SHOAL: 17.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 10.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:04 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:35 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord, 6 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Concord · 4 mi
- Harrisburg · 6 mi
- Kannapolis · 6 mi
- Charlotte/University City · 9 mi
- Huntersville · 9 mi
- Davidson · 11 mi
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