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High Top

High Top, seen from above at true elevation

High Top rises to 1,149 m in North Carolina. Bear Mountain stands 1,406 m to the south-southeast, 5.1 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
1,149 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.23510, -83.10681

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

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
Peaks
Parks
  • Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 1.3 mi
  • Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 4.0 mi
  • East Laporte River Park: 4.9 mi
  • Canada Community Park: 5.0 mi
  • Cullowhee Rec Center: 5.7 mi
Historic sites: 19
Cliffs: 17
Museums: 15
Attractions: 12
  • 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: 8
  • Ear: 6.3 mi
  • Chalice: 6.6 mi
  • American Eclipse: 6.7 mi
  • Moai Statue: 11.6 mi
  • Sylva Mural: 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
Bear MountainSSE1,406 m5.1 mi
Glassyrock MountainS1,404 m4.6 mi
Neddie KnobENE1,371 m6.2 mi
Blackrock MountainSE1,370 m6.2 mi
Peak KnobS1,356 m3.5 mi
Double KnobSSE1,351 m5.5 mi
Sassafras MountainSE1,340 m6.0 mi
Dryland LaurelSSE1,334 m5.6 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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