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Grassy Top

Grassy Top, seen from above at true elevation

Grassy Top rises to 1,096 m in North Carolina. Buck Knob stands 1,418 m to the west-southwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is High Top, a peak 0.4 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 8.0 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31625765, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1096 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.24065, -83.11014

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 1.2 mi
  • Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 4.1 mi
  • Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 4.2 mi
  • East Laporte River Park: 4.5 mi
  • Canada Community Park: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls
  • 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
Cliffs: 20
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 15
Attractions: 12
  • 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
Artworks: 9
  • Ear: 5.9 mi
  • Chalice: 6.2 mi
  • American Eclipse: 6.3 mi
  • Wi: 6.3 mi
  • Moai Statue: 11.2 mi
Gardens: 8
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • 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
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Moody Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 24.3 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 21.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 22.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Grassy Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck KnobWSW 244°1,418 m5.9 mi
Bear MountainSSE 163°1,406 m5.5 mi
Glassyrock MountainS 174°1,404 m5.0 mi
Eagle KnobW 259°1,371 m6.1 mi
Neddie KnobENE 72°1,371 m6.2 mi
Peak KnobS 182°1,356 m3.9 mi
Double KnobSSE 155°1,351 m6.0 mi
Dryland LaurelSSE 160°1,334 m6.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1920:1320:51
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3816:4517:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374147566471747368574640
Precip in4.94.64.64.74.35.15.04.34.33.24.05.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cullowhee, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807510

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