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Fox Den

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Elevation, modelled
302 m
Tallest summit within 15.1 miles
Hickory Knob907 m · 14.9 mi
Nearest byway
Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway13.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:46local time
Coordinates
35.7722, -81.5527
Fox Den from directly overhead

Fox Den is a picnic site in North Carolina, at a modelled 302 m. Hickory Knob stands 907 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Valdese Lakeside Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Fox Den. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hickory KnobSW 224°907 m14.9 mi
Walker TopSW 226°886 m12.9 mi
Rainbow MountainSW 218°874 m14.3 mi
Hickorynut MountainSW 216°870 m14.4 mi
Krunkleton KnobSW 225°839 m14.1 mi
High PeakSW 220°829 m15.0 mi
Rich MountainSSW 207°818 m15.1 mi
Kaylor KnobSW 226°808 m12.6 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Beaches: 2
Springs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
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, 7 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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