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High Top

High Top, seen from above at true elevation

High Top rises to 1,039 m in North Carolina. Big Butt Mountain stands 1,452 m to the west, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Miller Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. French Broad Overview passes 8.0 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America; geonames ID = 4471072

Wikidata Q31627696, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1039 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.59011, -82.67402

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Buncombe County Sports Park: 3.2 mi
  • Roger Farmer Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
  • Malvern Hills Park: 3.8 mi
  • Malvern Hills Park: 3.8 mi
  • Westside Community Park: 4.2 mi
Waterfalls
  • Reems Creek Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Lake Louise Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Bee Branch Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Slate Rock Creek Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Johnny Tiller Falls: 13.9 mi
Historic sites: 34
Gardens: 27
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Holly Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Baker Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Heritage Garden: 7.4 mi
Artworks: 16
Museums: 16
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 6.6 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 6.8 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 6.9 mi
  • Asheville Art Museum: 6.9 mi
  • Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 7.0 mi
Attractions: 15
Nature reserves: 12
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 8
Picnic sites: 5
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 13.1 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 9.3 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 20.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 8.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of High Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Butt MountainW 274°1,452 m7.0 mi
Rockyface MountainW 269°1,396 m6.0 mi
Williams MountainW 273°1,375 m7.3 mi
Grassy TopWSW 249°1,271 m6.1 mi
Thompson KnobSW 230°1,269 m7.6 mi
Holland MountainWSW 249°1,264 m6.1 mi
Pinnacle KnobWNW 299°1,260 m7.6 mi
Jones MountainW 275°1,237 m5.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1620:1220:50
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3716:4217:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046556369737266564639
Precip in3.63.04.04.03.84.24.24.24.42.93.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Candler 1 W, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 986768 — High Top, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357774850

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