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High Point Cliff

High Point Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

High Point Cliff is a cliff in North Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 1,392 m. Grassy Ridge Bald stands 1,879 m to the west, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Fork Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 3.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1392 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.11346, -81.95678

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Fork Mountain: 0.6 mi
  • Belview Mountain: 0.9 mi
  • Cliff Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Smoky Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Little Haw Mountain: 2.4 mi
Parks
  • Bobby McLean Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
  • Roby Shomaker Wetlands and Family Recreation Park: 2.4 mi
  • Avery Square: 2.5 mi
  • Avery County Recreation Complex: 2.6 mi
  • Tufts Memorial Park: 4.9 mi
Waterfalls
  • Jones Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Splash Dam Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Mountaineer Falls: 7.5 mi
  • She Falls Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Buckeye Creek Falls: 8.0 mi
Historic sites: 26
  • Law Enforcement Memorial: 2.5 mi
  • Avery County Veterans Memorial: 2.5 mi
  • Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 10.3 mi
  • Mortimer memorial: 14.3 mi
  • Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 26
  • Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 6.4 mi
  • Stack Rock: 7.8 mi
  • Linn Cove Viaduct: 8.1 mi
  • Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 10.7 mi
  • Mountain Magic Resort: 12.9 mi
Artworks: 26
  • SPMS Billboard: 15.0 mi
  • The Market on Oak: 15.0 mi
  • Art & Frame Store: 15.0 mi
  • Mosaic Mural: 15.0 mi
  • The Gardener: 15.6 mi
Cliffs: 19
Museums: 18
Gardens: 11
  • Mitchell Giving Gardens: 15.1 mi
  • Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 16.7 mi
  • Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 16.7 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 16.9 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 16.9 mi
Picnic sites: 10
Nature reserves: 8
Springs: 5
  • Shanty Springs: 7.8 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Hampton Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 19.5 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 19.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Riverside Park Beach Access: 15.1 mi
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of High Point Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grassy Ridge BaldW 262°1,879 m7.0 mi
Jane BaldW 266°1,770 m7.6 mi
Hump MountainWNW 301°1,688 m3.6 mi
Little Yellow MountainWSW 242°1,674 m7.1 mi
Beech MountainNE 41°1,663 m6.5 mi
Little Hump MountainW 281°1,662 m4.1 mi
Hawk MountainWSW 239°1,659 m7.8 mi
Big Yellow MountainW 267°1,658 m3.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:40
June solstice06:1220:1120:49
September equinox07:1618:5319:26
December solstice07:3616:3817:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313440505865686761514235
Precip in4.63.74.94.85.15.15.74.34.63.43.34.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Banner ELK, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357802086

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