- Elevation, modelled
- 135 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Dark Mountain289 m · 23.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Sandhills Scenic Drive4.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 35.3421, -79.5610
Rifle Range is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 135 m. Dark Mountain stands 289 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Gilwell Field, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Sandhills Scenic Drive passes 4.0 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rifle Range. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Mountain | WNW 292° | 289 m | 23.8 mi |
| Harveys Mountain | NNW 328° | 288 m | 24.2 mi |
| Purgatory Mountain | NNW 332° | 286 m | 23.4 mi |
| Wysner Mountain | WNW 297° | 281 m | 22.6 mi |
| Kies Mountain | NW 317° | 280 m | 24.4 mi |
| Little Long Mountain | WNW 297° | 279 m | 24.6 mi |
| Flint Hill | WNW 293° | 277 m | 22.8 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | NNW 343° | 272 m | 23.1 mi |
- 4.0 mi off the Sandhills Scenic Drive
- 1.8 mi off the Pottery Road
- 9.0 mi off the Devil's Stompin' Ground Road
- 20.6 mi off the Indian Heritage Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Jumping Off Rock · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Gilwell Field: 0.0 mi
- COPE Course: 0.5 mi
- Activity Field: 0.6 mi
- Vista: 0.8 mi
- Seven Lakes North park: 4.4 mi
Attractions: 35
- Campfire Arena: 0.9 mi
- Aberdeen & Rockfish R.R. Co.: 16.4 mi
- Zebra, Ostrich, Giraffe: 22.3 mi
- Red River Hogs: 22.3 mi
- Acacia Station Giraffe Deck: 22.3 mi
Peaks: 28
- Pine Mountain: 12.3 mi
- Needhams Mountain: 17.6 mi
- Luther Mountain: 17.9 mi
- Cottonstone Mountain: 18.7 mi
- Buck Mountain: 19.6 mi
Museums: 12
- OA Museum: 0.8 mi
- James Rogers McConnell Air Museum: 7.0 mi
- Carthage Museum: 8.2 mi
- Creation Museum: 15.0 mi
- Union Station Railroad Museum: 16.4 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Camp Reeves: 0.7 mi
- Camp Durant: 0.8 mi
- Walthour-Moss Foundation Reserve: 16.7 mi
- Walthour-Moss Foundation Reserve: 16.7 mi
- Walthour-Moss Foundation Reserve: 17.0 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Enterprise Cotton Mill: 20.8 mi
- Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site: 23.6 mi
- Endor Iron Furnance (Civil War Era): 24.1 mi
- Joe Moffitt Memorial: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Lakeside Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
- Oak Hill Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
- Hippo Beach Rental Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
- Solar Pointe Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Randolph County I-73/I-74 Northbound Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- Ellerbe Rest Area: 20.8 mi
Artworks: 1
- Honey Bee Statue: 22.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 19:59 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:31 | 17:10 |
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