Calloway Peak

Calloway Peak sits at 5,919 feet along the Blue Ridge Parkway, with the view facing 150 degrees, roughly southeast. The terrain drops 868 feet within 600 meters of the overlook, giving a steep foreground below the vantage point. Several named points lie within about a mile and a half: Bear Wallow Spring to the east at 0.9 miles, Yonahlossee Overlook to the south at 1.0 mile, and Tanawha Falls to the southeast at 1.1 miles. Farther out, Rough Ridge Lookout, Grandmother View, and Linn Cove Viaduct are visible between south-southeast and south, all within 1.3 miles, while Pilot Knob, Boulder Field Overlook, and Wilson Creek Valley Overlook lie to the east-southeast and southeast at distances up to 1.7 miles. Johnson City is 33.4 miles to the west-northwest, Hickory is 36.9 miles southeast, and Bristol is 39.5 miles north-northwest. On the June solstice, sunrise is at 06:11 and sunset at 20:48; on the December solstice, sunrise is at 07:35 and sunset at 17:17. Watauga View precedes this stop along the route, and Wilson Creek Overlook follows it.