Peak · North Carolina
High Top
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.
The story
Mountain in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America; geonames ID = 4471072.
Wikidata Q31627696, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,039 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.59011, -82.67402
- 8.0 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 7.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 12.7 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 13.9 mi off the Appalachian Medley
Overlooks nearby
- French Broad River Overlook · 8 mi
- French Broad Overlook · 8 mi
- View Chesnut Cove · 9 mi
- Chestnut Cove Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Miller Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Luther Knob: 1.0 mi
- Spivey Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Deaver View Mountain: 1.5 mi
- High Point: 1.5 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
Parks
- Buncombe County Sports Park: 3.2 mi
- Roger Farmer Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
- Malvern Hills Park: 3.8 mi
- Westside Community Park: 4.2 mi
- Hominy Valley Park: 4.2 mi
Historic sites: 29
- Giving Tree Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Riverside Cemetery Marker: 6.5 mi
- 1st U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery Marker: 6.6 mi
- Jeter C. Pritchard Historical Marker: 6.8 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 6.9 mi
Gardens: 25
- 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
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
Artworks: 15
- E. W. Pearson: 5.1 mi
- The Ties That Bind Asheville: 5.8 mi
- rooster: 6.0 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 6.1 mi
- JMK236 Studio: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 14
- Antler Hill Village: 5.6 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 6.2 mi
- Ironland: 6.7 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 6.9 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 12.9 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 7.2 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 12.0 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 14.2 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 12.3 mi
- Raven Cliff: 15.0 mi
- Vann Cliff: 20.6 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 20.8 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 21.4 mi
Springs: 8
- Whiteoak Spring: 19.6 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 20.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 21.7 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 21.9 mi
- Lenox Spring: 22.6 mi
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
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 13.9 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 13.9 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 22.0 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 23.3 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 24.3 mi
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
- Wasp: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of High Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Butt Mountain | W 274° | 1,452 m | 7.0 mi |
| Rockyface Mountain | W 269° | 1,396 m | 6.0 mi |
| Williams Mountain | W 273° | 1,375 m | 7.3 mi |
| Grassy Top | WSW 249° | 1,271 m | 6.1 mi |
| Thompson Knob | SW 230° | 1,269 m | 7.6 mi |
| Holland Mountain | WSW 249° | 1,264 m | 6.1 mi |
| Pinnacle Knob | WNW 299° | 1,260 m | 7.6 mi |
| Jones Mountain | W 275° | 1,237 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:42 | 17:22 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Candler 1 W, 3 mi away.
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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