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Grassy Cove Top

Grassy Cove Top, seen from above at true elevation

Grassy Cove Top rises to 1,844 m in North Carolina. Richland Balsam stands 1,951 m to the west, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Greasy Cove Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 2.2 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31424660, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1844 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.34844, -82.86402

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Upper Greasy Cove Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Ivestor Ridge Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Boulderfield Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Upper Dark Prong Falls: 1.2 mi
  • GPS Falls: 1.3 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 4.8 mi
  • Roy Taylor Forest: 9.1 mi
  • City of Brevard Sports Complex: 10.8 mi
  • Canada Community Park: 10.8 mi
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 11.2 mi
Historic sites: 28
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 3.9 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 6.0 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 7.9 mi
  • the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 13.1 mi
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 13.2 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Brevard Community Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 14.0 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 17.3 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 17.6 mi
Attractions: 21
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 5.1 mi
  • M1: 10.9 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 12.1 mi
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 13.4 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 14.3 mi
Artworks: 21
  • Berm Park: 13.2 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 13.9 mi
  • Chalice: 17.9 mi
  • American Eclipse: 18.0 mi
  • Wi: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 17
Museums: 16
  • Cradle of Forestry: 4.8 mi
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 10.6 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 12.8 mi
  • Shook Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 16.6 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 5
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 7.7 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
  • Heintooga Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 22.4 mi
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 10.8 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 18.0 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 15.1 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 16.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Grassy Cove Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Richland BalsamW 280°1,951 m7.2 mi
Black Balsam KnobSSW 203°1,890 m1.5 mi
Mount HardySW 229°1,866 m4.8 mi
Reinhart KnobW 271°1,856 m6.4 mi
Tennent MountainSSW 200°1,846 m0.8 mi
Sam KnobSW 233°1,844 m2.2 mi
Shining RockN 4°1,829 m1.4 mi
Silvermine BaldSSW 202°1,822 m2.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1820:1320:50
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3716:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737266564639
Precip in7.05.45.95.85.66.86.37.66.16.15.97.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807485

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