- Elevation, modelled
- 267 m
- Tallest summit within 20.5 miles
- Nailors Rock452 m · 18.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Red River Gorge Scenic Byway9.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:00local time
- Coordinates
- 37.5769, -83.7200
Happy Top is a park in Kentucky, at a modelled 267 m. Nailors Rock stands 452 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Forks Historical Museum, a museum 0.8 miles away. Red River Gorge Scenic Byway passes 9.1 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Happy Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nailors Rock | ESE 115° | 452 m | 18.4 mi |
| Grassy Knob | NW 315° | 450 m | 20.0 mi |
| Zion Mountain | W 280° | 448 m | 19.3 mi |
| Happy Top Mountain | W 273° | 443 m | 16.3 mi |
| Peter Mountain | WNW 287° | 442 m | 16.7 mi |
| Preacher Estes Mountain | WNW 282° | 438 m | 17.6 mi |
| Rice Knob | SSE 156° | 435 m | 15.1 mi |
| State Rock | NNW 334° | 433 m | 14.8 mi |
- 9.1 mi off the Red River Gorge Scenic BywayNational
- 31.5 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Natural Bridge · 14 mi
- Battleship Rock · 14 mi
- Angel Windows · 17 mi
- Gray's Arch · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Cliffs
- South Park: 4.4 mi
- The Unload: 4.5 mi
- Accounting Department: 4.5 mi
- Hole New Wall: 4.5 mi
- The Unload: 4.5 mi
Natural arches
- Flat Hollow Arch: 4.5 mi
- Hazel Fairy Arch: 4.7 mi
- Frog Leap Arch: 5.9 mi
- Suzanna Arch: 8.9 mi
- Sunnyside Arch: 11.3 mi
Peaks
- Wolf Pen: 6.7 mi
- Mine Knob: 7.3 mi
- Turkey Knob: 8.2 mi
- Anvil Knob: 9.2 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 33
- Flat Hollow Falls: 4.5 mi
- Alcorn Branch Falls: 10.4 mi
- Upper Right Fork Falls: 11.2 mi
- Nellie's Falls: 11.4 mi
- Wind Cave Cascades: 12.2 mi
Parks: 23
- Beattyville Park: 0.8 mi
- St. Helens Park: 3.0 mi
- Heidelberg Park: 3.2 mi
- Bear Track Park: 4.1 mi
- Pendergrass Murray Recreational Preserve: 5.1 mi
Attractions: 7
- Red River Gorge Zipline: 9.5 mi
- Southeast Mountain Guides: 10.4 mi
- Gorge Underground: 13.0 mi
- Balanced Rock: 13.8 mi
- Wild Things! of Kentucky: 14.7 mi
Museums: 4
- Three Forks Historical Museum: 0.8 mi
- Wolfe County Cooperative Extension Service: 14.5 mi
- Breathitt County Museum: 18.4 mi
- Red River Museum: 22.5 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Cliffview Recreational Preserve: 8.1 mi
- Graining Fork Nature Preserve: 11.2 mi
- Lily Mountain Nature Preserve: 20.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Wolfe County Vietnam War Memorial: 14.4 mi
- Cottage Furnace: 16.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Junior Williamson Rest Area: 15.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Rock Bridge Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Upper Squabble: 22.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:12 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:21 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:40 | 17:21 |
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