Grassy Top
Grassy Top rises to 1,096 m in North Carolina. Bear Mountain stands 1,406 m to the south-southeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is High Top, a peak 0.4 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 8.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31625765, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,096 m
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 10.7 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 9.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 12.0 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Spot Knob (MP 427.8) · 10 mi
- Caney Fork Overlook · 10 mi
- Rough Butt Bald Overlook (MP 425.4) · 10 mi
- Beartrap Gap Overlook (MP 428.5) · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Grassy Creek Falls: 1.5 mi
- Onion Cliff Falls: 1.9 mi
- Betsy Falls: 2.0 mi
- Breakbone Falls: 3.3 mi
- Big Branch Falls: 3.4 mi
- High Top: 0.4 mi
- Lizzie Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Bell Coney Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Cedar Cliff Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Bear Creek Ridge: 2.2 mi
- Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 1.2 mi
- Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 4.1 mi
- East Laporte River Park: 4.5 mi
- Canada Community Park: 5.0 mi
- Cullowhee Rec Center: 5.3 mi
- Catamount Statue: 6.4 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule: 11.3 mi
- Jackson County Armed Forces Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Charters of Freedom Monument: 11.4 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 1.8 mi
- Onion Cliff: 2.2 mi
- River Cliffs: 3.9 mi
- Catamount Gap: 7.2 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 7.4 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 6.3 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 9.9 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 13.7 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 15.7 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 15.9 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 3.2 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 4.2 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 8.1 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 12.4 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 17.7 mi
- Ear: 5.9 mi
- Chalice: 6.2 mi
- American Eclipse: 6.3 mi
- Moai Statue: 11.2 mi
- Sylva Mural: 11.2 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 6.7 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 11.4 mi
- Franklin Garden: 15.8 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 16.7 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 20.3 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 13.2 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 13.7 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 14.8 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 15.0 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 16.1 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 23.4 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 23.9 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 14.3 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 15.1 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 18.2 mi
- Cool Spring: 17.2 mi
- Moody Spring: 20.4 mi
- Big Spring: 24.3 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 7.4 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 21.7 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Grassy Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | SSE 163° | 1,406 m | 5.5 mi |
| Glassyrock Mountain | S 174° | 1,404 m | 5.0 mi |
| Eagle Knob | W 259° | 1,371 m | 6.1 mi |
| Neddie Knob | ENE 72° | 1,371 m | 6.2 mi |
| Peak Knob | S 182° | 1,356 m | 3.9 mi |
| Double Knob | SSE 155° | 1,351 m | 6.0 mi |
| Dryland Laurel | SSE 160° | 1,334 m | 6.1 mi |
| Bear Knob | SE 135° | 1,328 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:45 | 17:25 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cullowhee, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807510
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