View Funnel Top
View Funnel Top sits at 4,925 feet along the Blue Ridge Parkway, facing 150 degrees, with the land dropping 1,042 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. Several waterfalls are visible to the east and south: Upper Thompson Ridge Falls and Lower Thompson Ridge Falls lie 0.9 miles east-southeast, Bradley Creek Falls is 1.4 miles east, Pigeon Branch Falls is 2.6 miles south-southwest, and Billy Branch Falls is 2.9 miles south-southeast. Pilot Rock, a peak at 4,101 feet, is 1.9 miles east, and Funneltop Mountain, at 4,260 feet, is 2.9 miles southeast. Farther south, the 1915 Climax Locomotive is 3.2 miles away, alongside the Cradle of Forestry in America at the same distance. Asheville is 18.2 miles to the northeast; Taylors and Greer are both over 40 miles to the southeast. The lookout is positioned between View Pink Beds and Buck Spring Gap Overlook on the parkway route.
What you’re looking at
Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.
- Upper Thompson Ridge Falls3,870 fteast-southeast · 0.9 mi
- Lower Thompson Ridge Falls3,763 fteast-southeast · 0.9 mi
- Bradley Creek Falls3,858 fteast · 1.4 mi
- Pilot Rock4,101 fteast · 1.9 mi
- Pigeon Branch Falls3,698 ftsouth-southwest · 2.6 mi
- Funneltop Mountain4,260 ftsoutheast · 2.9 mi
- Billy Branch Falls3,279 ftsouth-southeast · 2.9 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive3,348 ftsouth · 3.2 mi
- Cradle of Forestry in America3,287 ftsouth-southwest · 3.2 mi
Light
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:43 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:50 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 19:30 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 17:23 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/New_York). Computed for this exact position.
Where it is
- Asheville18.2 mi northeast
- Taylors42.1 mi southeast
- Greer43.7 mi southeast
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How high is View Funnel Top?
View Funnel Top sits at about 4,925 feet (1,501 m).
What can you see from View Funnel Top?
From View Funnel Top: Upper Thompson Ridge Falls (ESE, 0.9 mi); Lower Thompson Ridge Falls (ESE, 0.9 mi); Bradley Creek Falls (E, 1.4 mi); Pilot Rock (E, 1.9 mi).
What is the nearest town to View Funnel Top?
Asheville, 18 miles NE of View Funnel Top.
What is the next lookout after View Funnel Top?
Buck Spring Gap Overlook is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after View Funnel Top.
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