- Elevation, modelled
- 129 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Pickards Mountain237 m · 24.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Colonial Heritage Byway15.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:35local time
- Coordinates
- 35.8333, -78.7605
Umstead State Park is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 129 m. Pickards Mountain stands 237 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Trash Compactor, a artwork 0.7 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 16 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- NC Division of Parks & Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Umstead State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickards Mountain | WNW 292° | 237 m | 24.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 297° | 232 m | 22.0 mi |
| Terrells Mountain | W 276° | 232 m | 22.9 mi |
| Scarlett Hill | NW 305° | 228 m | 22.9 mi |
| Blackwood Mountain | WNW 300° | 224 m | 21.0 mi |
| Poplar Ridge | NW 313° | 223 m | 23.8 mi |
| Currie Hill | WNW 303° | 212 m | 22.7 mi |
| Edwards Mountain | W 273° | 203 m | 16.3 mi |
- 15.9 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 18.9 mi off the Football Road
- 19.0 mi off the North Durham Country Byway
- 22.6 mi off the Scots-Welsh Heritage Byway
Overlooks nearby
- #44 Racecar · 24 mi
- #12 Racecar · 24 mi
- Historic Grandstand · 24 mi
- Trading Path View · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Trash Compactor: 0.7 mi
- Triangle Icon: 3.3 mi
- Large Spindle Piece: 3.5 mi
- Rodin Garden: 3.5 mi
- Ogromna: 3.5 mi
Parks
- Veterans Freedom Park: 1.1 mi
- 286 Property: 1.5 mi
- North Cary Park: 1.7 mi
- Inside Wade North Pocket Park: 2.1 mi
- Inside Wade Van Page Park: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves: 57
- Prairie Ridge Ecostation: 2.9 mi
- Crabtree Creek Watershed Project: 4.9 mi
- Reid Wildflower Garden: 4.9 mi
- Tarbert Gatehouse Trail: 5.7 mi
- Tarbert Gatehouse Trail: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 52
- Air Purification: 3.6 mi
- Hi-Tech Fabrication Inc: 3.6 mi
- Ample Storage: 3.7 mi
- Southern Industrial Constructors Inc: 4.2 mi
- Team Power Sports: 4.2 mi
Historic sites: 37
- Camp Craggy: 0.8 mi
- Eagle Project Troop 347 2003: 2.2 mi
- Battle of Morrisville Station: 3.8 mi
- American Eagle Flights 3378 and 3379 Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Nancy: 6.2 mi
Gardens: 34
- Cary Senior Center Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- SOL Garden: 5.6 mi
- Carpenter Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- Hunt Rain Garden: 6.5 mi
- Sunflower Field: 7.0 mi
Museums: 29
- West Building: 3.5 mi
- North Carolina Museum of Art: 3.6 mi
- North Carolina Museum of Art: 3.6 mi
- East Building: 3.6 mi
- CAM Raleigh: 7.5 mi
Peaks: 25
- Adam Mountain: 10.3 mi
- Green Hill: 11.4 mi
- High Hill: 15.8 mi
- Edwards Mountain: 16.3 mi
- Boothe Hill: 16.7 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Youth camp tables, fire pit, wood storage: 2.7 mi
- Lake Johnson Shelter 4: 5.6 mi
- Fountain Terrace: 6.5 mi
- Blount Room: 8.0 mi
- Hargett Room: 8.0 mi
Beaches: 9
- Crosswinds Beach: 14.5 mi
- White Oak Beach: 15.7 mi
- Poplar Point Beach: 16.4 mi
- Seaforth Beach: 17.0 mi
- Parker's Creek Beach: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
- ledge off to drainage area: 14.8 mi
- Hollow Rock: 17.1 mi
- Kodak Rock: 19.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cedar Falls: 17.5 mi
- Moosejaw Falls: 20.4 mi
- Little River Falls: 22.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Ye Olde Valley Spring: 18.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:57 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:26 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raleigh AP, 4 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Research Triangle · 4 mi
- Raleigh · 7 mi
- Chapel Hill · 17 mi
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