Peak · North Carolina
Green Top
Green Top rises to 1,146 m in North Carolina. Mount Pisgah stands 1,744 m to the west-southwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Rich Knob, a peak 0.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31626025, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1146 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.46956, -82.66763
- 0.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 8.4 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 9.4 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 15.2 mi off the Drovers Road
Overlooks nearby
- Beaver Dam Overlook Parking · 1 mi
- Beaver Dam Gap Overlook (MP 401.7) · 1 mi
- Bad Fork Valley Overlook (MP 399.7) · 2 mi
- View Stony Bald · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Rich Knob: 0.3 mi
- Ferrin Knob: 0.7 mi
- Billy Cove Knob: 0.8 mi
- Sheep Rock: 1.2 mi
- Browns Knob: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Powhatan Recreation Area: 2.5 mi
- Beaverdam Wildlife Restoration Area: 3.5 mi
- North Carolina Arboretum: 3.9 mi
- Hominy Valley Park: 4.1 mi
- Bent Creek River Park: 4.7 mi
Waterfalls
- Bee Branch Falls: 4.4 mi
- Slate Rock Creek Falls: 5.5 mi
- Johnny Tiller Falls: 5.7 mi
- Bradley Creek Falls: 6.6 mi
- Lower Thompson Ridge Falls: 7.0 mi
Historic sites: 36
- Ferin Fire Tower: 0.8 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 6.0 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 9.3 mi
- The Bunkum Stone: 10.7 mi
- Anne Penland: 10.8 mi
Gardens: 28
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 3.5 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 3.7 mi
- Holly Garden: 3.8 mi
- Bonsai Garden: 3.8 mi
- Stream Garden: 3.8 mi
Attractions: 16
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 7.0 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 7.6 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 7.8 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 8.2 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 10.2 mi
Artworks: 16
- Statue of Diana: 8.3 mi
- Berm Park: 8.7 mi
- E. W. Pearson: 9.1 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 9.3 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 9.3 mi
Museums: 16
- Cradle of Forestry: 10.3 mi
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 10.6 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 10.8 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 10.8 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 10.3 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 13.4 mi
- High Rocks: 15.9 mi
- Raven Cliff: 19.6 mi
- Castle Rock: 19.8 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 9.2 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 12.7 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 12.9 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 14.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 6.2 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 8.3 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 8.4 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 21.7 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 22.6 mi
Springs: 3
- Crystal Spring: 14.6 mi
- Lenox Spring: 15.8 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 21.9 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Mountain Springs Lane: 3.8 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 22.1 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 2.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Green Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pisgah | WSW 239° | 1,744 m | 5.9 mi |
| Little Pisgah Mountain | SW 234° | 1,611 m | 5.4 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | SW 226° | 1,611 m | 6.2 mi |
| Candler Knob | SW 234° | 1,381 m | 4.5 mi |
| Stony Bald | SW 236° | 1,363 m | 3.9 mi |
| Johnson Knob | SSW 213° | 1,337 m | 5.1 mi |
| Laurel Mountain | SSW 208° | 1,246 m | 5.0 mi |
| Rich Gap Mountain | SSW 204° | 1,230 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville 8 SSW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020549 — Green Top, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807534
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