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High Top

High Top, seen from above at true elevation

High Top rises to 1,149 m in North Carolina. Buck Knob stands 1,418 m to the west-southwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Grassy Top, a peak 0.4 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 7.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1020762)

Wikidata Q31627746, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1149 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.23510, -83.10681

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 1.3 mi
  • Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 4.0 mi
  • Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 4.0 mi
  • East Laporte River Park: 4.9 mi
  • Canada Community Park: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls
  • Onion Cliff Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Grassy Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Betsy Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Big Branch Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Breakbone Falls: 3.3 mi
Cliffs: 20
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 15
Attractions: 13
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 3.0 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 4.6 mi
  • Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 8.5 mi
  • The Fugitive Train Wreck: 12.8 mi
  • Soco Falls Overlook: 18.1 mi
Artworks: 9
  • Ear: 6.3 mi
  • Chalice: 6.6 mi
  • American Eclipse: 6.7 mi
  • Wi: 6.8 mi
  • Moai Statue: 11.6 mi
Gardens: 8
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 23.4 mi
  • Heintooga Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
  • Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Moody Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 24.3 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 21.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 23.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of High Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck KnobWSW 248°1,418 m5.9 mi
Bear MountainSSE 163°1,406 m5.1 mi
Glassyrock MountainS 176°1,404 m4.6 mi
Neddie KnobENE 68°1,371 m6.2 mi
Blackrock MountainSE 134°1,370 m6.2 mi
Peak KnobS 185°1,356 m3.5 mi
Double KnobSSE 156°1,351 m5.5 mi
Sassafras MountainSE 128°1,340 m6.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1920:1320:51
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3816:4517:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374147566471747368574640
Precip in4.94.64.64.74.35.15.04.34.33.24.05.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cullowhee, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807692

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