Peak · North Carolina
Flat Top
Flat Top rises to 473 m in North Carolina. Stone Mountain stands 853 m to the north-northeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Peaked Top, a peak 0.5 miles away. Upper Yadkin Way passes 4.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31623979, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 473 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.92402, -81.59371
- 4.2 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 11.3 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 14.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 15.2 mi off the Little Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Thunder Hill Overlook · 15 mi
- Yadkin Valley Overlook · 15 mi
- Raven Rock Overlook · 15 mi
- Pilot Ridge Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Peaked Top: 0.5 mi
- Grassy Knob: 1.1 mi
- Bee Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Holloway Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Nayor Knob: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Caldwell County Open Space: 2.6 mi
- Unity Park: 2.7 mi
- Gamewell Park: 2.9 mi
- Lenoir High School: 2.9 mi
- Gamewell Optimist Park: 3.0 mi
Waterfalls
- Adako Falls: 5.3 mi
- Triple Drop: 7.8 mi
- Razorback: 7.9 mi
- Thunder Hole: 8.0 mi
- Boat Buster: 8.0 mi
Artworks: 35
- Four Trumpets: 2.8 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 3.0 mi
- Golden Throat: 3.1 mi
- While I Close My Eyes: 3.1 mi
- Hurricane Bubba: 3.1 mi
Attractions: 34
- Caldwell County Fairgrounds: 6.4 mi
- House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 7.0 mi
- Home of General William Lenoir: 8.5 mi
- Lake Hickory Attractions: 14.1 mi
- Mystery House: 16.7 mi
Museums: 23
- Caldwell Historical Museum: 3.2 mi
- Hudson Depot Museum: 7.6 mi
- Wilson Creek Visitor Center: 9.7 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 12.7 mi
- Granite Falls History: 13.1 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Mortimer memorial: 10.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 11.4 mi
- Laura Foster Memorial: 11.9 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 13.2 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 13.4 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Hibriten Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 13.2 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 14.4 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 15.2 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Raven Cliff: 12.7 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 14.7 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 15.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 16.2 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 17.6 mi
Gardens: 9
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 2.6 mi
- Community Gardens: 2.7 mi
- Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 19.3 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 20.2 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 20.7 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Picnic Peninsula: 10.7 mi
- Fox Den: 10.7 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
Springs: 4
- Bear Wallow Spring: 17.1 mi
- Shanty Springs: 18.0 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 18.0 mi
- Gully Pipe: 18.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Brown Mountain View: 14.0 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 16.5 mi
- Observation Deck: 21.0 mi
Beaches: 2
- Swimming beach: 19.9 mi
- Boat beach: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mortimer: 10.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Flat Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Mountain | NNE 13° | 853 m | 9.7 mi |
| Joe White Mountain | WNW 301° | 849 m | 9.0 mi |
| Fork Mountain | N 9° | 842 m | 8.4 mi |
| High Eagle | N 9° | 842 m | 8.4 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | NNE 15° | 806 m | 9.3 mi |
| Gill Knob | NNE 29° | 806 m | 11.5 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NNE 16° | 799 m | 10.1 mi |
| High Knob | NW 306° | 795 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenoir, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020282 — Flat Top, Caldwell County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807346
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