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Wildcat Trail System

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Elevation, modelled
319 m
Tallest summit within 15.4 miles
Hickory Knob907 m · 15.4 mi
Nearest byway
Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway13.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:46local time
Coordinates
35.7714, -81.5415
Wildcat Trail System from directly overhead

Wildcat Trail System is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 319 m. Hickory Knob stands 907 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic Peninsula, a picnic site 0.4 miles away. Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Wildcat Trail System. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hickory KnobSW 226°907 m15.4 mi
Walker TopSW 228°886 m13.4 mi
Rainbow MountainSW 221°874 m14.7 mi
Hickorynut MountainSW 218°870 m14.8 mi
Krunkleton KnobSW 227°839 m14.5 mi
Rich MountainSSW 209°818 m15.3 mi
Kaylor KnobSW 228°808 m13.0 mi
Bumgarther MountainSW 215°799 m14.7 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0419:38
June solstice06:1120:0820:46
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3316:3717:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586673777569594841
Precip in4.33.74.44.34.14.84.44.84.63.83.84.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 8 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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