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Jefferson Park

Jefferson Park from directly overhead

Jefferson Park is a park in North Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 287 m. Benn Knob stands 882 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Palmer Park, a park 0.8 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 5.1 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
287 m

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates35.30226, -81.52735

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Palmer Park: 0.8 mi
  • Raper-Roark Park: 1.2 mi
  • Hanna Park: 1.4 mi
  • Kings Road Park: 1.4 mi
  • Ezra Bridges Park: 1.4 mi
Peaks
Museums: 18
Historic sites: 18
Waterfalls: 13
  • Long Creek Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Little Long Creek Falls: 17.5 mi
  • High Shoals: 19.4 mi
  • Beautimos Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Pot Branch Falls: 20.8 mi
Attractions: 7
Artworks: 3
  • The Other Side Of The River: 12.5 mi
  • Blacksburg: 12.5 mi
  • Russel McConnel Memorial: 21.1 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Jefferson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Benn KnobNNW 338°882 m19.7 mi
Rich MountainNNW 337°818 m20.7 mi
Painter KnobNNW 339°807 m19.3 mi
Black MountainNNW 332°792 m21.3 mi
Dogwood Stamp MountainNNW 343°771 m20.3 mi
Printers KnobNNW 337°698 m19.0 mi
Yellowtop MountainNW 307°685 m21.4 mi
High RockNNW 343°677 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:38
June solstice06:1220:0720:45
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3216:3917:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404350596775787771604942
Precip in4.33.44.74.34.34.54.44.54.03.74.04.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shelby 2 NW, 3 mi away.

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail7 obs
  • greater periwinkle6 obs
  • strawberry bush6 obs
  • leatherleaf mahonia6 obs
  • Chinese privet5 obs
  • American pokeweed4 obs
  • tiger lily4 obs
  • American tuliptree4 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/38619342

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