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Rocky Branch Park

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Elevation, modelled
191 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Kings Pinnacle520 m · 15.0 mi
Nearest byway
Crowders Mountain Drive13.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:43local time
Coordinates
35.2460, -81.0509
Rocky Branch Park from directly overhead

Rocky Branch Park is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 191 m. Kings Pinnacle stands 520 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Reid Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Crowders Mountain Drive passes 13 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rocky Branch Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kings PinnacleW 260°520 m15.0 mi
Anderson MountainN 354°471 m22.3 mi
Crowders MountainW 266°458 m12.8 mi
Little MountainN 358°409 m23.6 mi
Spencer MountainNW 314°375 m5.1 mi
Henry KnobWSW 238°344 m14.9 mi
Jackson KnobWSW 248°328 m7.3 mi
Reese MountainNNW 344°325 m13.1 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
Peaks: 17
Beaches: 5
Waterfalls: 3
Picnic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0319:36
June solstice06:1120:0520:43
September equinox07:1318:4919:23
December solstice07:3016:3717:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653626977817974635245
Precip in3.83.33.63.53.54.33.54.53.73.43.03.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gastonia, 5 mi away.

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