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High Point

High Point, seen from above at true elevation

High Point rises to 1,225 m in Virginia. Mount Rogers stands 1,744 m to the southwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Comer’s Creek Falls, a waterfall 1.5 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 1.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America; geonames ID = 4764036

Wikidata Q49036380, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1225 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.73595, -81.47622

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 12
  • Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia: 11.4 mi
  • Comers Rock Recreation Area: 14.1 mi
  • Laurel Creek Park: 18.7 mi
  • Hugh Helton Veterans Memorial Park: 18.9 mi
  • Ashe County Park: 20.7 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Straight Branch Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Whitetop Laurel Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Gentry Creek Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Sharpes Falls: 19.6 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Springs: 5
Museums: 4
  • Smyth County Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 18.8 mi
  • Mountain Farm Life Museum: 20.6 mi
  • Museum of Ashe County History: 21.7 mi
Attractions: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • AT2020: 18.2 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 18.2 mi
  • Wheel of Freedom: 18.9 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Newman Basket Company: 18.7 mi
  • Wooly: 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 22.9 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 RogersSW 216°1,744 m6.5 mi
Wilburn RidgeSSW 202°1,689 m6.2 mi
Pine MountainSSW 204°1,684 m6.0 mi
Whitetop MountainSW 227°1,684 m9.8 mi
Little PinnacleSSW 192°1,551 m7.7 mi
Grave MountainWSW 241°1,540 m5.4 mi
Haw Orchard MountainSSW 194°1,526 m7.6 mi
Stone MountainS 180°1,503 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0419:38
June solstice06:0820:1020:49
September equinox07:1418:5019:25
December solstice07:3616:3417:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542516167716964534436

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1499556 — High Point, Smyth County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356586754

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