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Bald Top

Bald Top, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Top rises to 1,212 m in North Carolina. Luftee Knob stands 1,894 m to the west-northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Canadian Top, a peak 0.3 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 9.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31615611, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1211.57 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.64906, -83.10865

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Upper Mouse Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
  • West Prong Mouse Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Gunter Fork Cascades: 5.8 mi
  • Gunter Fork Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Mouse Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
Parks: 59
Attractions: 32
  • Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 6.2 mi
  • Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 9.5 mi
  • Soco Falls Overlook: 11.3 mi
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 11.9 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 12.9 mi
Historic sites: 18
  • Ghost Town Village: 8.5 mi
  • Masonic Monument: 8.6 mi
  • Lyn Lowry Cross: 12.8 mi
  • 1983 Plane Crash: 12.9 mi
  • the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 14
Museums: 14
Artworks: 11
  • Chief Junaluska: 11.3 mi
  • Selu Statue: 16.6 mi
  • Berm Park: 19.1 mi
  • Sylva Mural: 20.1 mi
  • Moai Statue: 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Springs: 6
Gardens: 6
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 11.2 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Bamboo Forest: 16.6 mi
  • Sylva Community Garden: 20.1 mi
  • Vista Gardens: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Covered bridges: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Bald Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Luftee KnobWNW 297°1,894.26 m6.7 mi
Big Cataloochee MountainWNW 293°1,875.19 m4.1 mi
Thermo KnobWNW 295°1,856.17 m7.2 mi
Balsam CornerWNW 290°1,841.53 m4.4 mi
Big ButtWNW 294°1,838.05 m3.8 mi
Cataloochee BalsamSW 219°1,819 m6.0 mi
Balsam MountainSW 219°1,811.24 m6.0 mi
Chiltoes MountainSW 231°1,796.1 m5.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1820:1420:52
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3916:4417:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845536066696863534438

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cataloochee, 1 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357806379

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