High Peak
High Peak rises to 633 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Rector Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
mountain in Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31627503, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 633 m
How to reach it
- 12.3 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 15.7 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 18.0 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 23.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 21 mi
- Gorge View · 24 mi
- Erwin's View Outlook · 24 mi
- Chimney View · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rector Knob: 1.1 mi
- Ironmonger Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Mineral Springs Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Yellow Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Pine Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Methodist Park: 2.8 mi
- Trail of Faith: 2.8 mi
- Valdese Recreation Center: 3.0 mi
- Le Phare Des Alpes: 3.1 mi
- McGalliard Falls Park: 3.7 mi
- McGalliard Falls: 3.7 mi
- Little River Falls: 7.9 mi
- Big Bear Falls: 8.4 mi
- High Shoals Falls: 9.0 mi
- Upper High Shoals Falls: 9.0 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 2.9 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 4.3 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 4.7 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 4.7 mi
- Hudson Depot Museum: 10.6 mi
- Four Trumpets: 13.5 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 13.5 mi
- Hurricane Bubba: 13.7 mi
- Stone Bench: 13.7 mi
- Across the Grain: 13.7 mi
- Lake Hickory Attractions: 9.9 mi
- Caldwell County Fairgrounds: 11.8 mi
- Something Rotten: 16.1 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 16.1 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 16.2 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 4.4 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 5.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 8.2 mi
- Old Hickory Tavern: 15.1 mi
- Mortimer memorial: 19.9 mi
- Observation Deck: 12.1 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 20.0 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 23.7 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 23.7 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 23.8 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 4.6 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 4.8 mi
- Hibriten Mountain: 14.1 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 23.8 mi
- Raven Cliff: 19.5 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 23.6 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 24.6 mi
- Fox Den: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 4.9 mi
- Community Gardens: 13.1 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 13.8 mi
- Swimming beach: 15.2 mi
- Boat beach: 15.3 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 17.9 mi
- Gully Pipe: 18.1 mi
- Mortimer: 20.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of High Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | SW 227° | 918 m | 11.2 mi |
| Hickory Knob | SW 225° | 907 m | 10.3 mi |
| Propst Mountain | SW 228° | 905 m | 11.0 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | SW 226° | 901 m | 10.6 mi |
| Walker Top | SW 228° | 886 m | 8.3 mi |
| Benn Knob | SSW 195° | 882 m | 11.3 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | SW 216° | 874 m | 9.7 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | SSW 214° | 870 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:38 | 17:17 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357774824
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- Hickory · 16 mi
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