Parson High Top
Parson High Top rises to 992 m in Tennessee. Mt. Squires stands 1,540 m to the east-northeast, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Hickory Top, a peak 0.8 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 3.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31682247, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 991.928 m
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 12.4 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 20.8 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 20.8 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Shute Cove Overlook · 13 mi
- Stratton Ridge · 14 mi
- Whig Cove · 16 mi
- Haw Knob · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Judy Branch Falls: 4.4 mi
- Twentymile Creek Cascade: 4.4 mi
- Aiken Branch Falls: 4.5 mi
- Bear Creek Falls (Cheoah): 5.9 mi
- Lower Falls: 5.9 mi
- Hickory Top: 0.8 mi
- Bunker Hill: 1.5 mi
- Chilly Spring Knob: 1.7 mi
- Parson Bald: 1.8 mi
- Revenue Hill: 2.0 mi
- Tallassee Recreation Area: 8.8 mi
- Citico Recreation Area: 9.7 mi
- Harrison Branch Recreation Area: 10.2 mi
- Tellico Wildlife Management Area: 11.3 mi
- Double Camp Recreation Area: 12.3 mi
- Tree of Shame: 4.0 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 11.6 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 12.0 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 14.8 mi
- Greenback Castle: 15.6 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 6.7 mi
- Morton Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 7.8 mi
- Emert Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 11.8 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 12.2 mi
- Chota Monument: 12.5 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 15.3 mi
- Tucker Springs Historical Marker: 15.7 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 13.9 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 15.2 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 15.3 mi
- Cades Cove Preservation Association & Cades Cove Museum: 16.1 mi
- Greenback Heritage Museum: 17.3 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 9.6 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- Calderwood: 4.6 mi
- Proctor: 11.0 mi
- Elkmont: 20.6 mi
- Judson: 21.5 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 16.0 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 23.1 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Parson High Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Squires | ENE 75° | 1,540 m | 10.0 mi |
| Gregory Bald | E 97° | 1,505 m | 2.6 mi |
| Gregorys Little Bald | E 94° | 1,452 m | 3.1 mi |
| Devils Tater Patch | ENE 77° | 1,451 m | 7.1 mi |
| Little Bald | ENE 76° | 1,445 m | 7.4 mi |
| Parson Bald | ESE 111° | 1,442 m | 1.8 mi |
| Doe Knob | E 89° | 1,381 m | 5.2 mi |
| Brier Lick Knob | E 90° | 1,379 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:48 | 17:27 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tapoco, 6 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356826132
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