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Le Phare Des Alpes

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Elevation, modelled
386 m
Tallest summit within 13.7 miles
Hickory Knob907 m · 13.2 mi
Nearest byway
Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway13.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:46local time
Coordinates
35.7410, -81.5583
Le Phare Des Alpes from directly overhead

Le Phare Des Alpes is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 386 m. Hickory Knob stands 907 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Valdese Recreation Center, a park 0.1 miles away. Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Le Phare Des Alpes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hickory KnobSW 230°907 m13.2 mi
Buzzard RoostSW 231°901 m13.5 mi
Walker TopSW 233°886 m11.3 mi
Benn KnobSSW 205°882 m13.4 mi
Rainbow MountainSW 223°874 m12.5 mi
Hickorynut MountainSW 221°870 m12.6 mi
Krunkleton KnobSW 231°839 m12.4 mi
High PeakSW 225°829 m13.2 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Artworks: 19
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
Springs: 2
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:38
June solstice06:1120:0820:46
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3316:3817:17

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, 7 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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