Canadian Top
Canadian Top rises to 1,257 m in North Carolina. Luftee Knob stands 1,894 m to the west-northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Top, a peak 0.3 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 9.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31619641, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1256.87 m
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 9.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 13.2 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 17.3 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lake Junaluska Overlook · 10 mi
- Maggie Valley Overlook · 10 mi
- Mile High Overlook · 10 mi
- Jonathan Creek Overlook (MP 456.2) · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bald Top: 0.3 mi
- Cooks Knob: 0.8 mi
- Noland Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Fork Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Indian Knob: 2.0 mi
- Upper Mouse Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
- West Prong Mouse Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
- Gunter Fork Cascades: 6.1 mi
- Gunter Fork Falls: 6.2 mi
- Mouse Creek Falls: 6.2 mi
- Dog walking: 7.7 mi
- Elevated Creek Park: 9.0 mi
- Maggie Valley Playground: 9.1 mi
- Harmon Den Wildlife Management Area: 9.3 mi
- Lake Junaluska Playground: 11.0 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 6.0 mi
- Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 9.5 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 11.4 mi
- Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 12.0 mi
- Historical Downtown: 12.7 mi
- Ghost Town Village: 8.4 mi
- Masonic Monument: 8.7 mi
- Lyn Lowry Cross: 12.7 mi
- 1983 Plane Crash: 12.9 mi
- the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 9.4 mi
- Shook Museum: 13.1 mi
- Mountain Farm Museum: 14.7 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 16.5 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 16.6 mi
- Sutton Ridge Overlook: 9.5 mi
- Raven Cliff: 9.9 mi
- Cliff: 10.5 mi
- Eagle Rocks: 10.8 mi
- Cat Stairs: 15.3 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 11.0 mi
- Selu Statue: 16.7 mi
- Berm Park: 18.8 mi
- Sylva Mural: 20.1 mi
- Moai Statue: 20.1 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 16.3 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 4.0 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 6.5 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 10.0 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 11.3 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 18.1 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 10.9 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 13.0 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 16.8 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 20.1 mi
- Vista Gardens: 22.9 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 5.1 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 12.2 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 13.7 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 14.2 mi
- Greenbrier: 17.1 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 20.1 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 22.3 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 22.6 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 6.7 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 18.8 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 24.3 mi
- Wasp: 17.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Canadian Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luftee Knob | WNW 296° | 1,894.26 m | 7.0 mi |
| Big Cataloochee Mountain | WNW 292° | 1,875.19 m | 4.4 mi |
| Thermo Knob | WNW 295° | 1,856.17 m | 7.5 mi |
| Balsam Corner | WNW 290° | 1,841.53 m | 4.7 mi |
| Big Butt | WNW 293° | 1,838.05 m | 4.1 mi |
| Cataloochee Balsam | SW 222° | 1,819 m | 6.2 mi |
| Balsam Mountain | SW 222° | 1,811.24 m | 6.2 mi |
| Chiltoes Mountain | SW 234° | 1,796.1 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 44 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cataloochee, under a mile away.
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).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357806900
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