- Elevation, modelled
- 328 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Moores Knob783 m · 9.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Hanging Rock Scenic Byway4.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:43local time
- Coordinates
- 36.2818, -80.3685
King Recreation Area is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 328 m. Moores Knob stands 783 m to the north-northeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Central Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Hanging Rock Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- City of King
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of King Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moores Knob | NNE 31° | 783 m | 9.4 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | NW 304° | 735 m | 7.1 mi |
| Carter Mountain | N 9° | 709 m | 24.2 mi |
| Cooks Wall Mountain | NE 34° | 707 m | 8.1 mi |
| Sauratown Mountain | N 359° | 683 m | 6.4 mi |
| Hanging Rock | NE 38° | 641 m | 10.1 mi |
| Pikes Mountain | N 3° | 629 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mayo Mountain | N 2° | 622 m | 24.9 mi |
- 4.0 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
- 26.5 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Central Park: 0.9 mi
- The Village Park: 3.0 mi
- Heritage Tobacco Park: 4.1 mi
- Siemens Recreation Area: 4.3 mi
- Pinnacle Lions Park: 5.1 mi
- Sauratown Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Black Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Pilot Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Stony Ridge: 7.1 mi
- Ruben Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Rural Hall Depot Caboose: 4.8 mi
- Rural Hall Train Depot: 4.9 mi
- Horne Creek Historic Farm: 6.6 mi
- Hauser Farmhouse: 6.6 mi
- Wolff-Moser House: 7.3 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Colonel Jack Martin Rock House: 8.5 mi
- RM Collins Memorial: 8.6 mi
- CCC Ruins: 9.4 mi
- CCC Lodge Ruins: 9.4 mi
- Browder Family Cemetery: 8.3 mi
- Balanced Rock: 9.4 mi
- Carolina Ziplines Canopy Tour: 9.9 mi
- Wait Chapel: 11.3 mi
- Reynolda Gardens: 11.8 mi
- Rider Falls: 8.0 mi
- Torys Falls: 9.2 mi
- Upper Casscades: 9.6 mi
- Tise falls: 9.6 mi
- Hidden Falls: 10.1 mi
- Daylily Meadows: 6.7 mi
- The Kristin Hartz Garden: 15.7 mi
- Clemmons Community Garden: 18.1 mi
- Tanglewood Arboretum: 19.3 mi
- All-American Rose Selections Garden: 19.4 mi
- Ararat River Access: 9.6 mi
- Dan River Bends Preserve: 10.7 mi
- Dan River Ford Preserve: 11.6 mi
- Richmond Hill Nature Park: 13.6 mi
- Pitzer Road Public Fishing Area: 14.9 mi
- Balancing Act: 14.4 mi
- George Henry Black: 14.6 mi
- Coffee Pot: 14.9 mi
- Twin Arches: 15.7 mi
- Twin Arches: 15.7 mi
- Little Amphitheater: 7.6 mi
- Three Bears: 7.6 mi
- Cooks Wall: 8.1 mi
- Moores Wall: 9.1 mi
- Indian Face: 9.5 mi
- Fishing Island Picnic Site: 7.3 mi
- Ivy Bluffs Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Magnolia Springs: 8.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:05 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:31 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rural Hall, 5 mi away.
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