Peaked Top
Peaked Top rises to 565 m in Tennessee. Hemlock Knob stands 1,211 m to the southeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Harlan Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Cherohala Skyway passes 6.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31682384, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 565 m
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 16.5 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 25.1 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 26.8 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stratton Ridge · 14 mi
- Whig Cove · 14 mi
- Haw Knob · 15 mi
- Sunset Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Harlan Mountain: 0.0 mi
- Red Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Wies Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Bullet Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Laurel Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Ballplay Recreation Area: 6.0 mi
- Cherokee Wildlife Management Area: 6.9 mi
- Notchy Creek Recreation Area: 7.1 mi
- Indian Boundary Recreation Area: 7.6 mi
- Tellico Wildlife Management Area: 8.3 mi
- Baby Falls: 8.5 mi
- Bald River Falls: 8.6 mi
- Falls Branch Falls: 11.2 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 13.3 mi
- Violet Falls: 14.7 mi
- The Lost Sea: 12.8 mi
- Greenback Castle: 13.1 mi
- Tree of Shame: 17.8 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 18.0 mi
- Historic L&N Caboose: 18.2 mi
- Tellico Plains Veterans Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 9.7 mi
- Chota Monument: 9.8 mi
- Fort Loudoun: 10.9 mi
- McGhee: 11.9 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 5.7 mi
- White Cliff: 12.4 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 12.6 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Morton Bluff: 16.7 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 6.2 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 9.7 mi
- Greenback Heritage Museum: 15.7 mi
- L&N Depot Museum: 18.2 mi
- Swift Museum: 18.5 mi
- Towee Creek Picnic area: 20.9 mi
- Big Bend Recreation Area: 21.1 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
- Poplar Spring: 21.4 mi
- Clearwater Spring: 23.9 mi
- Calderwood: 14.5 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 15.6 mi
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 16.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Peaked Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemlock Knob | SE 127° | 1,211 m | 9.3 mi |
| Ikes Peak | ESE 111° | 1,155 m | 10.9 mi |
| Ikes Peak | ESE 111° | 1,155 m | 10.9 mi |
| Waucheesi Mountain | S 175° | 1,105 m | 11.4 mi |
| Turkey Creek Mountain | SE 132° | 1,063 m | 8.3 mi |
| Flats Mountain | ESE 117° | 1,013 m | 8.6 mi |
| Salt Spring Mountain | E 80° | 953 m | 10.4 mi |
| Gravelstand Top | S 170° | 924 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:15 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:18 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:49 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tellico Plains, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356826358
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