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High Point

High Point, seen from above at true elevation

High Point rises to 1,115 m in Virginia. Mount Rogers stands 1,744 m to the southeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Sharp Top, a peak 1.2 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49036377, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1115 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.71928, -81.59706

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 20
  • Laurel Creek Park: 12.1 mi
  • Hugh Helton Veterans Memorial Park: 14.4 mi
  • Backbone Rock Recreation Area: 14.8 mi
  • Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia: 16.9 mi
  • Ralph Stout Park: 20.3 mi
Museums: 8
  • Smyth County Museum: 9.0 mi
  • Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 14.4 mi
  • Mountain Farm Life Museum: 20.6 mi
  • Welcome Center and Museum: 20.9 mi
  • Fields Penn 1860 House Museum: 21.1 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Waterfalls: 6
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Straight Branch Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Whitetop Laurel Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Gentry Creek Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Sharpes Falls: 18.1 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • AT2020: 11.8 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 11.8 mi
  • Wheel of Freedom: 12.3 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 15.7 mi
  • Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 20.3 mi
Attractions: 4
Springs: 4
  • Brig Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Cave Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 16.4 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Newman Basket Company: 12.1 mi
  • Wooly: 14.5 mi
  • Heartwood: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
  • Trials Playground: 23.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of High Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RogersSE 145°1,744 m5.0 mi
Wilburn RidgeSE 136°1,689 m6.4 mi
Whitetop MountainS 185°1,684 m5.6 mi
Pine MountainSE 136°1,684 m6.0 mi
Buzzard RockS 191°1,553 m5.9 mi
Little PinnacleSE 141°1,551 m8.2 mi
Grave MountainSE 128°1,540 m2.4 mi
Haw Orchard MountainSE 142°1,526 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0419:38
June solstice06:0920:1120:49
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3616:3417:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744536270737267554437
Precip in3.83.84.34.34.34.45.14.53.53.03.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saltville 1N, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356586752

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