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West Point on the Eno

West Point on the Eno from directly overhead

West Point on the Eno is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 102 m. Occoneechee Mountain stands 261 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Hugh Mangum Museum of Photography, a museum 0.7 miles away. North Durham Country Byway passes 3.7 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Durham Parks & Recreation
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.07047, -78.92150

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Latta Park: 0.8 mi
  • Holt School Road Park: 1.3 mi
  • Whipporwill Park: 1.5 mi
  • Valley Springs Park: 2.4 mi
  • Rock Quarry Park: 3.0 mi
Artworks
  • Belmont Dragon: 3.0 mi
  • Sundial: 3.6 mi
  • Globe Sculpture: 3.6 mi
  • Pyramid Sculpture: 3.7 mi
  • B.N. Duke: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves: 47
Attractions: 46
Historic sites: 36
  • Durham Pump Station: 2.4 mi
  • Ann Adams Zener Memorial: 4.0 mi
  • Unity Monument: 4.1 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 4.3 mi
  • Turtle: 5.0 mi
Peaks: 33
  • Huckleberry Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Couch Mountain: 5.5 mi
  • Piney Mountain: 7.5 mi
  • Poplar Ridge: 8.5 mi
  • Scarlett Hill: 10.1 mi
Gardens: 29
  • Hub Farm: 1.2 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Peace Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Wild Hearts Garden & Park: 4.9 mi
  • Grace Garden: 4.9 mi
Museums: 19
Picnic sites: 7
  • Large Picnic Shelter at Southern Community Park: 15.7 mi
  • Small Picnic Shelter at Southern Community Park: 15.7 mi
  • Youth camp tables, fire pit, wood storage: 16.6 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 20.6 mi
  • White Oak Recreation Area: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Bobbit's Hole: 4.0 mi
  • Crosswinds Beach: 22.9 mi
  • White Oak Beach: 23.4 mi
  • Parker's Creek Beach: 23.6 mi
  • Seaforth Beach: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Ye Olde Valley Spring: 2.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of West Point on the Eno. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Occoneechee MountainW 267°261 m11.2 mi
Glenns MountainN 5°244 m13.2 mi
Red MountainN 2°243 m11.7 mi
Pickards MountainWSW 241°237 m15.2 mi
Brown Elfin KnobW 267°234 m10.8 mi
Bald MountainWSW 238°232 m12.5 mi
Terrells MountainSW 224°232 m19.7 mi
Scarlett HillWSW 252°228 m10.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5419:28
June solstice06:0019:5920:37
September equinox07:0418:4019:14
December solstice07:2316:2617:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149586674787670594942
Precip in4.02.94.53.73.85.24.25.24.73.43.63.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Durham, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • lesser celandine150 obs
  • Common Watersnake68 obs
  • White-tailed Deer59 obs
  • Virginia Springbeauty58 obs
  • Eastern Red-backed Salamander50 obs
  • Fowler's Toad49 obs
  • mountain laurel48 obs
  • Monarch47 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/32924710

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