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High Point

High Point, seen from above at true elevation

High Point rises to 945 m in North Carolina. Big Butt Mountain stands 1,452 m to the west, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Deaver View Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. French Broad Overview passes 7.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31627553, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
945 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.58678, -82.64791

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Roger Farmer Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
  • Malvern Hills Park: 2.3 mi
  • Malvern Hills Park: 2.4 mi
  • Buncombe County Sports Park: 2.4 mi
  • Westside Community Park: 2.8 mi
Waterfalls
  • Reems Creek Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Lake Louise Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Bee Branch Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Slate Rock Creek Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Johnny Tiller Falls: 13.8 mi
Historic sites: 33
Gardens: 27
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Italian Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Shrub Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Walled Garden: 6.3 mi
Museums: 17
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 5.2 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 5.3 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 5.4 mi
  • Asheville Art Museum: 5.5 mi
  • Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 5.5 mi
Artworks: 16
Attractions: 15
Nature reserves: 12
Cliffs: 10
Springs: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 13.4 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 9.8 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 22.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 7.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of High Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Butt MountainW 275°1,452 m8.5 mi
Rockyface MountainW 271°1,396 m7.5 mi
Grassy TopWSW 254°1,271 m7.5 mi
Holland MountainWSW 255°1,264 m7.5 mi
Jones MountainW 276°1,237 m6.6 mi
Billie TopWSW 259°1,233 m6.8 mi
Young Pisgah MountainSSW 199°1,197 m8.5 mi
The PinnacleW 265°1,186 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1620:1220:50
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3716:4217:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047566471747368574639
Precip in3.83.13.94.03.94.44.64.34.33.23.43.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Enka, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020754 — High Point, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357807682

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