Peak · North Carolina
High Top
High Top rises to 1,053 m in North Carolina. Little Pisgah Mountain stands 1,341 m to the northwest, 1.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Tom's Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. Drovers Road passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1020763)
Wikidata Q31627683, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1053 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.49040, -82.31789
- 1.4 mi off the Drovers Road
- 2.2 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 10.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 15.6 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Tom and Glenna Rock Overlook · 1 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob Observation Point · 1 mi
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 2 mi
- Exclamation Point · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Waterfalls
- Tom's Falls: 0.6 mi
- Little Bearwallow Falls: 2.0 mi
- Broad River Falls: 2.2 mi
- Camp Minnehaha Falls: 2.6 mi
- Bead and Lace Falls: 3.2 mi
Peaks
- Miller Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Burntshirt Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Blue Rock Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Little Pisgah Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Blue Rock Knob: 1.1 mi
Parks
- The Gathering Place: 5.2 mi
- Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park: 5.4 mi
- Chimney Rock Village River Park: 5.7 mi
- Buffalo Creek Park: 6.1 mi
- Morse Park: 6.3 mi
Historic sites: 39
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 2.2 mi
- Edneyville High School Monument: 6.8 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 11.1 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 12.3 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 28
- Columbarium Garden: 6.8 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 8.0 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 12.5 mi
- Spring Garden: 13.5 mi
- Azalea Garden: 13.5 mi
Museums: 23
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 8.7 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 12.2 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 12.2 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 12.3 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 14.1 mi
Attractions: 17
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 5.9 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 9.5 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 12.2 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 12.8 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 13.9 mi
Artworks: 16
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 7.6 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 12.5 mi
- Statue of Diana: 13.4 mi
- Wake: 14.9 mi
- Deco Gecko: 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Raven Cliffs: 5.3 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 6.6 mi
- The Pinnacles: 6.8 mi
- Worlds Edge: 7.4 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 9.6 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Florence Nature Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 8.9 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 10.6 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 13.2 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 13.8 mi
Springs: 5
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 6.9 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 14.9 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 15.1 mi
- Lenox Spring: 15.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 15.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 12.6 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 12.7 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 19.7 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 19.8 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 19.4 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 17.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Mountain Springs Lane: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of High Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pisgah Mountain | NW 310° | 1,341 m | 1.1 mi |
| Jesses High Top | NNW 340° | 1,326 m | 6.4 mi |
| High Windy | NNW 349° | 1,321 m | 5.6 mi |
| Black Knob | NNW 343° | 1,291 m | 5.1 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | SW 227° | 1,281 m | 3.0 mi |
| High Top | N 354° | 1,263 m | 6.1 mi |
| Blue Rock Knob | NNE 12° | 1,225 m | 1.1 mi |
| Little Bearwallow Mountain | SW 222° | 1,208 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 53 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swannanoa 2 SSE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020763 — High Top, Henderson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807693
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