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Capps Hill

Capps Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Capps Hill rises to 244 m in North Carolina. Anderson Mountain stands 471 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Firestone Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 19 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31619742, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
244 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.29462, -80.86928

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Firestone Park: 0.6 mi
  • Fred Alexander Park: 1.0 mi
  • McIntyre Historic Site: 1.3 mi
  • Friendship Sportsplex: 1.4 mi
  • Hornets Nest Park: 1.7 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Historic Rosedale: 4.5 mi
  • Graffiti Park: 4.7 mi
  • Coal car: 5.1 mi
  • F-4 Phantom II: 7.1 mi
  • Gainseville Midland: 7.2 mi
Historic sites: 56
Nature reserves: 31
Gardens: 28
Peaks: 11
Beaches: 5
  • Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 11.9 mi
  • South Point Beach: 12.5 mi
  • SHOAL: 14.7 mi
  • SHOAL: 15.6 mi
  • Sailing Beach: 16.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 12.2 mi
  • South Carolina Welcome Center: 15.4 mi
  • I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 18.9 mi
  • I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 19.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Little Long Creek Falls: 20.0 mi
  • High Shoals: 20.0 mi
  • Long Creek Falls: 20.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Carowinds Grove: 13.8 mi
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Anderson MountainNNW 327°471 m22.5 mi
Crowders MountainW 260°458 m23.4 mi
Little MountainNNW 331°409 m23.1 mi
Spencer MountainW 271°375 m13.9 mi
Jackson KnobWSW 250°328 m18.1 mi
Reese MountainNW 304°325 m16.5 mi
Nanny MountainSW 221°299 m20.2 mi
Berry MountainWSW 249°281 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0219:35
June solstice06:1020:0520:42
September equinox07:1218:4819:22
December solstice07:2916:3617:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653616977807973625145
Precip in3.53.14.03.83.44.03.74.43.73.23.33.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlotte Douglas AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357806914

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