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Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest

Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest from directly overhead

Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest is a park in North Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 736 m. Tomkins Knob stands 1,245 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Rendezvous Mountain, a peak 0.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
736 m
Getting there

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Coordinates36.22707, -81.29370

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Rendezvous Mountain: 0.1 mi
  • Sharper Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Huffman Mountain: 2.0 mi
  • Deep Ford Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Judd Mountain: 3.5 mi
Parks
  • Staghorn Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Buck Mountain Community Pond: 5.9 mi
  • OutDoor Activity Center (OAC): 5.9 mi
  • Smitheys Creek Public Use Area: 7.1 mi
  • Bandits Roost Park: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls: 27
  • Amadehy Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Betsy's Rock Falls: 7.5 mi
  • The Cascades: 9.1 mi
  • Moravian Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Moravian Falls: 11.3 mi
Artworks: 22
Attractions: 21
Museums: 15
Gardens: 9
Historic sites: 7
Nature reserves: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Cascades Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
  • Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
  • Elk Knob Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
  • Winston-Salem Foundation Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tomkins KnobW 275°1,245 m10.3 mi
The PeakNNW 344°1,176 m13.2 mi
Fire Scale MountainW 272°1,172 m11.0 mi
Nettle KnobNW 306°1,147 m12.9 mi
Little Grandfather MountainNNE 20°1,130 m11.0 mi
Benge KnobWNW 294°1,125 m8.4 mi
Rattlesnake MountainN 349°1,109 m11.1 mi
Henson MountainWNW 289°1,100 m10.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:37
June solstice06:0920:0820:47
September equinox07:1418:5019:24
December solstice07:3316:3517:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384148576673777670594841
Precip in4.43.44.64.84.74.34.35.64.43.93.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Kerr Scott Resv, 8 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Virginia heartleaf23 obs
  • dwarf crested iris19 obs
  • downy rattlesnake plantain17 obs
  • pennywort17 obs
  • Halberd-leaved violet16 obs
  • bloodroot13 obs
  • showy orchis13 obs
  • galax13 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809690

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