High Top
High Top rises to 1,111 m in West Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,293 m to the south-southeast, 12 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
- 1,111 m
How to reach it
- 17.0 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 22.8 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 26.2 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bolar Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Flagg Knob: 4.7 mi
- Mill Hill: 5.6 mi
- Coles Mountain: 5.8 mi
- White Rocks: 6.1 mi
- Lake Sherwood Recreation Area: 5.0 mi
- Coles Point: 8.3 mi
- Stillwell Park: 12.5 mi
- Community Wellness Center: 12.7 mi
- Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park: 17.2 mi
- 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
- T. M. Cheeks: 9.1 mi
- Bath County Veterans Memorial: 9.5 mi
- Hillsboro: 14.3 mi
- Callie Furnace: 21.5 mi
- Cass: 22.8 mi
- Blue Suck Falls: 13.6 mi
- Falling Spring Falls: 13.9 mi
- Stony Run Falls: 14.4 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 21.6 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 21.6 mi
- Bath County Historical Society: 9.5 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 14.2 mi
- C&O Railway Heritage Center: 19.1 mi
- Alleghany Historical Society: 19.3 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 10.5 mi
- Beartown State Park: 17.2 mi
- Johnsons Creek State Natural Area Preserve: 17.3 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 22.1 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 15.8 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 19.3 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 20.1 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 21.7 mi
- Byrd Point: 23.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | SSE 149° | 1,293 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mad Sheep | NNE 30° | 1,287 m | 13.4 mi |
| Big Knob | S 173° | 1,237 m | 15.3 mi |
| Mad Tom | NNE 28° | 1,236 m | 12.9 mi |
| Duncan Knob | ENE 64° | 1,164 m | 15.4 mi |
| House Rock | E 81° | 1,137 m | 12.3 mi |
| Bonner Mountain | E 85° | 1,121 m | 11.5 mi |
| Michael Mountain | NNE 11° | 1,121 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:23 | 17:04 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356514931
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