Climax is an

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on the border of

Guilford Guildford is a town in Surrey, England. It gives its name to the Borough of Guildford, the Diocese of Guildford and the Parliamentary constituency of Guildford. Guildford, Guilford, or Gildford may also refer to: Places Australia * Guildfor ...

and Randolph counties,

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, United States. Its ZIP code is 27233. The center of the community is in Fentress Township in Guilford County, but development with Climax mailing addresses extends south into Providence Township in Randolph County. The community is located along

North Carolina Highway 62 North Carolina Highway 62 (NC 62) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Primarily in the Piedmont Triad, it runs from NC 109 in Thomasville northeast to the Virginia state line in Milton. Route description ...

, west of its junction with the

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freeway.

North Carolina Highway 22 North Carolina Highway 22 (NC 22) is a North Carolina state highway that runs in the central-north region of the state. It runs between Southern Pines and Climax. The route is signed north–south, and is in length. Route description NC 22 ...

leads south from NC 62 in the east part of Climax into Randolph County. Climax is just south of the town of Pleasant Garden. The community is home to the Hobson Cricket Grounds, where teams from the Mid Atlantic Cricket Conference compete. A small general aviation airport (Southeast Greensboro) is located in Climax, and the community was home to one of J.P. Morgan's quail hunting clubs known as the Climax Corporation.

History

A post office called "Climax" has been in operation since 1891. The community was named for being located at a high point along the Atlantic & Yadkin Railway, as well as being situated near the northernmost point of Randolph County.

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Atlantic & Yadkin Railway
Unincorporated communities in Guilford County, North Carolina Unincorporated communities in North Carolina {{GuilfordCountyNC-geo-stub