Peak · North Carolina
Hayes Top
Hayes Top rises to 1,099 m in North Carolina. Big Butt Mountain stands 1,452 m to the west, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Bert Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. French Broad Overview passes 8.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31626727, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1099 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.60094, -82.70624
- 8.3 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 9.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 12.0 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 12.2 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- French Broad River Overlook · 10 mi
- French Broad Overlook · 10 mi
- View Stony Bald · 10 mi
- Beaver Dam Overlook Parking · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bert Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Luther Knob: 1.1 mi
- Piney Mountain: 1.4 mi
- High Top: 2.0 mi
- Miller Mountain: 2.3 mi
Parks
- Buncombe County Sports Park: 5.0 mi
- Hominy Valley Park: 5.4 mi
- Roger Farmer Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
- Malvern Hills Park: 5.7 mi
- Malvern Hills Park: 5.8 mi
Waterfalls
- Reems Creek Falls: 8.4 mi
- Lake Louise Falls: 9.7 mi
- Bee Branch Falls: 12.5 mi
- Slate Rock Creek Falls: 14.4 mi
- Bradley Creek Falls: 14.5 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Giving Tree Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Riverside Cemetery Marker: 8.2 mi
- 1st U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery Marker: 8.4 mi
- Anne Penland: 8.5 mi
- Jeter C. Pritchard Historical Marker: 8.6 mi
Gardens: 26
- Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 6.9 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 8.4 mi
- Holly Garden: 8.9 mi
- Baker Garden: 9.0 mi
- Heritage Garden: 9.0 mi
Artworks: 16
- E. W. Pearson: 7.0 mi
- Berm Park: 7.1 mi
- The Ties That Bind Asheville: 7.7 mi
- rooster: 7.9 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 16
- Antler Hill Village: 7.6 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 7.9 mi
- Ironland: 8.5 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 8.8 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 14.6 mi
Museums: 14
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 8.4 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 8.6 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 8.7 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 8.7 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 8.8 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 8.7 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 13.6 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 13.9 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Raven Cliff: 13.0 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 14.3 mi
- Vann Cliff: 19.1 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 20.0 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 22.3 mi
Springs: 7
- Whiteoak Spring: 17.7 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 20.3 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 22.4 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 22.7 mi
- Crystal Spring: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Pisgah Picnic: 13.3 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 15.6 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 15.7 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 20.1 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 23.0 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Mountain Springs Lane: 9.5 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 19.1 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 9.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wasp: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Hayes Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Butt Mountain | W 267° | 1,452 m | 5.2 mi |
| Rockyface Mountain | WSW 259° | 1,396 m | 4.3 mi |
| Williams Mountain | W 266° | 1,375 m | 5.5 mi |
| Goat Rock | W 269° | 1,354 m | 8.4 mi |
| Buck Cove Mountain | W 262° | 1,346 m | 8.3 mi |
| The Glades | W 278° | 1,321 m | 7.7 mi |
| Grassy Top | SW 233° | 1,271 m | 4.9 mi |
| Thompson Knob | SW 216° | 1,269 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:13 | 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 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Candler 1 W, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020655 — Hayes Top, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807586
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