Peak · North Carolina
Hightop Mountain
Hightop Mountain rises to 1,082 m in North Carolina. Little Pisgah Mountain stands 1,341 m to the northeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Rich Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Drovers Road passes 6.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31627813, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1082 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.41901, -82.43206
- 6.3 mi off the Drovers Road
- 5.4 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 8.5 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 8.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 6 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob Observation Point · 7 mi
- Tom and Glenna Rock Overlook · 8 mi
- Exclamation Point · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Rich Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 1.3 mi
- Couch Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Huckleberry Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Green Mountain: 1.8 mi
Waterfalls
- Puncheon Camp Creek Falls: 3.1 mi
- Bead and Lace Falls: 5.6 mi
- Little Bearwallow Falls: 6.2 mi
- Oleta Falls: 7.6 mi
- Turley Falls: 8.3 mi
Parks
- Fletcher Park: 3.5 mi
- Berkeley Mills Park: 5.2 mi
- Edneyville Community Park: 5.4 mi
- Jake Rusher Park: 6.1 mi
- Westfeldt River Park: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 44
- Dixie Highway Monument: 4.5 mi
- Edneyville High School Monument: 5.4 mi
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 6.4 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 7.4 mi
- The Bunkum Stone: 13.7 mi
Gardens: 26
- Pollinator Garden: 9.0 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 10.4 mi
- Azalea Garden: 10.6 mi
- Spring Garden: 10.6 mi
- Rose Garden: 10.7 mi
Museums: 21
- Historic Johnson Farm: 6.0 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 7.2 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 7.8 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 13.4 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 13.9 mi
Attractions: 18
- WNC Agricultural Center: 5.7 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 6.9 mi
- Southern X793: 7.0 mi
- Historical Downtown: 7.3 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 7.7 mi
Artworks: 17
- Statue of Diana: 10.6 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 13.2 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 13.3 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 13.3 mi
- JMK236 Studio: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 6.1 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 8.0 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 9.0 mi
- The Pinnacles: 9.1 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 9.1 mi
Nature reserves: 13
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 7.2 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 13.7 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 14.7 mi
Springs: 5
- Lenox Spring: 7.9 mi
- Crystal Spring: 8.1 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 13.7 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 21.7 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 18.1 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 5.4 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 11.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Mountain Springs Lane: 17.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Hightop Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pisgah Mountain | NE 45° | 1,341 m | 7.9 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | NE 56° | 1,281 m | 5.1 mi |
| Little Bearwallow Mountain | ENE 57° | 1,208 m | 5.8 mi |
| Blue Ridge Pastures | NE 41° | 1,152 m | 5.3 mi |
| Turkey Knob | ENE 60° | 1,136 m | 4.5 mi |
| Bank Mountain | ENE 57° | 1,128 m | 1.9 mi |
| Ferguson Peak | NE 39° | 1,101 m | 6.0 mi |
| Bald Top Mountain | ENE 77° | 1,086 m | 2.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:42 | 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 | 39 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020773 — Hightop Mountain, Henderson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807702
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