Peak · North Carolina
Little Hickory Top
Little Hickory Top rises to 986 m in North Carolina. Candler Knob stands 1,381 m to the southwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Hickory Top, a peak 0.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31630880, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 986 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.49650, -82.65207
- 2.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 9.8 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 11.4 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 13.8 mi off the French Broad Overview
Overlooks nearby
- Sleepy Gap Parking · 2 mi
- View Chesnut Cove · 3 mi
- Chestnut Cove Overlook · 3 mi
- Bad Fork Valley Overlook (MP 399.7) · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hickory Top: 0.6 mi
- Stradley Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Buzzard Knob: 0.7 mi
- Wolf Knob: 0.8 mi
- LR 606: 1.2 mi
Parks
- Beaverdam Wildlife Restoration Area: 1.5 mi
- Powhatan Recreation Area: 1.5 mi
- Hominy Valley Park: 2.4 mi
- North Carolina Arboretum: 2.5 mi
- Bent Creek River Park: 3.3 mi
Waterfalls
- Bee Branch Falls: 6.4 mi
- Slate Rock Creek Falls: 7.5 mi
- Johnny Tiller Falls: 7.7 mi
- Bradley Creek Falls: 8.7 mi
- Lower Thompson Ridge Falls: 9.0 mi
Historic sites: 32
- Ferin Fire Tower: 2.8 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 7.9 mi
- The Bunkum Stone: 8.7 mi
- Anne Penland: 8.8 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 8.8 mi
Gardens: 28
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 2.2 mi
- Holly Garden: 2.4 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 2.4 mi
- Bonsai Garden: 2.4 mi
- Stream Garden: 2.5 mi
Attractions: 18
- Antler Hill Village: 5.6 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 6.0 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 7.2 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 8.3 mi
- Ironland: 8.7 mi
Museums: 17
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 8.7 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 8.8 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 8.8 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 8.9 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 8.9 mi
Artworks: 16
- Statue of Diana: 6.6 mi
- E. W. Pearson: 7.1 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 7.3 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 7.3 mi
- JMK236 Studio: 7.3 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 9.2 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 14.5 mi
- High Rocks: 17.1 mi
- Raven Cliff: 19.1 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 21.1 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 8.3 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 10.9 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 14.3 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 8.1 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 8.4 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 8.5 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 22.8 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Springs: 4
- Crystal Spring: 15.6 mi
- Lenox Spring: 16.6 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 20.4 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 24.8 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Mountain Springs Lane: 5.2 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 22.5 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 1.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Little Hickory Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candler Knob | SW 225° | 1,381 m | 6.4 mi |
| Stony Bald | SW 226° | 1,363 m | 5.8 mi |
| Laurel Mountain | SSW 207° | 1,246 m | 7.0 mi |
| Rich Gap Mountain | SSW 204° | 1,230 m | 6.8 mi |
| Shell Knob | SW 225° | 1,221 m | 4.3 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SW 225° | 1,221 m | 4.3 mi |
| Ferrin Knob | SSW 205° | 1,211 m | 2.8 mi |
| Young Pisgah Mountain | SW 235° | 1,197 m | 3.1 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 | 16:43 | 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 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville 8 SSW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807999
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