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High Top

High Top, seen from above at true elevation

High Top rises to 1,111 m in West Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,308 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Bolar Mountain, a peak 3.2 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America; GeoNames ID = 4808709

Wikidata Q31717164, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1111 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.06835, -79.96071

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 24
Springs: 7
  • Blowing Springs: 3.9 mi
  • Grose Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Muddy Spring Run: 11.7 mi
  • Sand Springs: 13.3 mi
  • Locust Creek Spring: 16.2 mi
Historic sites: 7
Waterfalls: 6
Museums: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Allendale Nursery: 15.8 mi
Beaches: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Bubble Cave Preserve: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of High Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobNW 307°1,308 m15.3 mi
Bald KnobSSE 149°1,293 m11.6 mi
Mad SheepNNE 30°1,287 m13.4 mi
Big KnobS 173°1,237 m15.3 mi
Mad TomNNE 28°1,236 m12.9 mi
Brushy MountainSE 126°1,170 m10.5 mi
Duncan KnobENE 64°1,164 m15.4 mi
House RockE 81°1,137 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:32
June solstice05:5820:0720:47
September equinox07:0818:4419:19
December solstice07:3316:2317:04

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441526068717063534234
Precip in3.63.14.34.34.74.34.23.64.13.13.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356514931

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