Peak · North Carolina
Cowpen Top
Cowpen Top rises to 1,174 m in North Carolina. Big Cataloochee Mountain stands 1,875 m to the west, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Piney Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 6.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31621671, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,174 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.66816, -83.05653
- 6.4 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 12.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 16.7 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 17.5 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lake Junaluska Overlook · 12 mi
- Maggie Valley Overlook · 12 mi
- Mile High Overlook · 12 mi
- Jonathan Creek Overlook (MP 456.2) · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Piney Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Noland Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Hall Top: 2.3 mi
- Scottish Mount: 2.3 mi
- Bent Knee Knob: 2.4 mi
Waterfalls
- Upper Mouse Creek Falls: 5.4 mi
- West Prong Mouse Creek Falls: 5.6 mi
- Mouse Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
- Little Fall Branch Falls: 7.5 mi
- Gunter Fork Cascades: 7.9 mi
Parks: 54
- Harmon Den Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
- Dog walking: 7.8 mi
- Elevated Creek Park: 10.6 mi
- Maggie Valley Playground: 10.6 mi
- Lake Junaluska Playground: 10.8 mi
Historic sites: 18
- Ghost Town Village: 10.1 mi
- Masonic Monument: 11.2 mi
- the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 12.4 mi
- Lyn Lowry Cross: 14.4 mi
- 1983 Plane Crash: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Raven Cliff: 7.3 mi
- Sutton Ridge Overlook: 10.2 mi
- Cliff: 13.1 mi
- Eagle Rocks: 13.4 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 14.3 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 18.7 mi
Attractions: 10
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 7.1 mi
- Historical Downtown: 12.8 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 13.7 mi
- Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 19.4 mi
- Harrah's Cherokee Convention Center: 19.5 mi
Springs: 6
- Mouse Creek Spring: 4.5 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 6.8 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 8.0 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 8.5 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 15.4 mi
Artworks: 6
- Chief Junaluska: 10.7 mi
- Berm Park: 17.2 mi
- Selu Statue: 19.6 mi
- Sylva Mural: 22.4 mi
- Moai Statue: 22.4 mi
Museums: 6
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 10.7 mi
- Shook Museum: 12.2 mi
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 15.4 mi
- Mountain Farm Museum: 17.6 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 19.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 2.5 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 11.9 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 14.7 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 15.4 mi
Gardens: 4
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 10.6 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 12.2 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 19.6 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 22.4 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Greenbrier: 19.3 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 20.0 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 22.0 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 23.4 mi
Covered bridges: 3
- Covered Bridge Trail: 7.2 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 20.9 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wasp: 14.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Cowpen Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Cataloochee Mountain | W 272° | 1,875 m | 6.7 mi |
| Balsam Corner | W 272° | 1,842 m | 7.0 mi |
| Big Butt | W 272° | 1,838 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Sterling | WNW 302° | 1,781 m | 4.4 mi |
| Balsam High Top | W 267° | 1,743 m | 7.6 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | WSW 240° | 1,721 m | 7.6 mi |
| Hemphill Bald | SSW 200° | 1,694 m | 7.7 mi |
| Crabtree Bald | E 99° | 1,621 m | 8.2 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019823 — Cowpen Top, Haywood County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807093
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