- Elevation, modelled
- 263 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Moores Knob783 m · 16.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Hanging Rock Scenic Byway11.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:43local time
- Coordinates
- 36.1709, -80.3397
Walnut Bluffs is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 263 m. Moores Knob stands 783 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Walnut Bottoms, a park 0.3 miles away. Hanging Rock Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Access
- Permitted
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Walnut Bluffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moores Knob | NNE 11° | 783 m | 16.0 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | NNW 327° | 735 m | 13.9 mi |
| Cooks Wall Mountain | NNE 11° | 707 m | 14.7 mi |
| Sauratown Mountain | N 353° | 683 m | 14.2 mi |
| Hanging Rock | NNE 17° | 641 m | 16.2 mi |
| Cole Gap Mountain | NNE 15° | 616 m | 15.4 mi |
| Ruben Mountain | N 6° | 547 m | 15.0 mi |
| Rock House Mountain | W 274° | 505 m | 24.5 mi |
- 11.2 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Walnut Bottoms: 0.3 mi
- Muddy Creek Bluffs: 0.6 mi
- God's Acre Buffer: 0.7 mi
- Muddy Creek Trail Corridor: 0.7 mi
- Old Orchards: 0.9 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Historic Bethabara: 2.5 mi
- Clock Tower: 3.7 mi
- Lewisville Veteran's Monument: 6.9 mi
- Battle Cross Monument: 6.9 mi
- Lewisville Clock: 6.9 mi
Museums: 22
- Wolff-Moser House: 0.5 mi
- Bethabara Visitor Center: 2.6 mi
- Reynolda House: 4.5 mi
- NCMA Winston-Salem (formerly SECCA): 4.5 mi
- Rural Hall Train Depot: 5.5 mi
Peaks: 16
- Baux Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Stony Ridge: 12.4 mi
- Pilot Mountain: 13.9 mi
- Sauratown Mountain: 14.2 mi
- Black Mountain: 14.5 mi
Artworks: 15
- Balancing Act: 7.3 mi
- George Henry Black: 7.5 mi
- Coffee Pot: 7.7 mi
- Twin Arches: 8.6 mi
- Twin Arches: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 10
- Wait Chapel: 4.2 mi
- Reynolda Gardens: 4.4 mi
- Browder Family Cemetery: 10.0 mi
- Tanglewood Festival of Lights: 11.7 mi
- Balanced Rock: 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Shacktown Falls: 14.5 mi
- Rider Falls: 15.8 mi
- Upper Casscades: 16.0 mi
- Tise falls: 16.1 mi
- Torys Falls: 16.1 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Evergreen Farm: 9.1 mi
- Ararat River Access: 13.8 mi
- Richmond Hill Nature Park: 16.6 mi
- Dan River Bends Preserve: 17.8 mi
- Dan River Ford Preserve: 18.6 mi
Gardens: 6
- The Kristin Hartz Garden: 8.0 mi
- Clemmons Community Garden: 10.7 mi
- Tanglewood Arboretum: 12.1 mi
- All-American Rose Selections Garden: 12.2 mi
- Daylily Meadows: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Little Amphitheater: 14.2 mi
- Three Bears: 14.2 mi
- Cooks Wall: 14.7 mi
- Moores Wall: 15.9 mi
- Indian Face: 16.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Fishing Island Picnic Site: 10.6 mi
- Ivy Bluffs Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
- Magnolia Springs: 15.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:31 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pfafftown, 2 mi away.
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