Peak · North Carolina
Peaked Top
Peaked Top rises to 511 m in North Carolina. Rocky Knob stands 1,000 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Flat Top, a peak 0.5 miles away. Upper Yadkin Way passes 3.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31634742, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 511 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.93096, -81.59621
- 3.9 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 11.4 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 14.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 14.7 mi off the Little Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Thunder Hill Overlook · 14 mi
- Yadkin Valley Overlook · 15 mi
- Raven Rock Overlook · 15 mi
- Pilot Ridge Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Flat Top: 0.5 mi
- Grassy Knob: 0.7 mi
- Holloway Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Bee Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Nayor Knob: 2.4 mi
Parks
- Unity Park: 3.1 mi
- Caldwell County Open Space: 3.1 mi
- Lenoir High School: 3.2 mi
- Broyhill Park: 3.3 mi
- Gamewell Optimist Park: 3.4 mi
Waterfalls
- Adako Falls: 5.3 mi
- Triple Drop: 7.7 mi
- Razorback: 7.8 mi
- Thunder Hole: 7.8 mi
- Boat Buster: 7.9 mi
Artworks: 35
- Four Trumpets: 3.1 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 3.3 mi
- Golden Throat: 3.3 mi
- While I Close My Eyes: 3.3 mi
- Hurricane Bubba: 3.3 mi
Attractions: 34
- House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 6.7 mi
- Caldwell County Fairgrounds: 6.8 mi
- Home of General William Lenoir: 8.2 mi
- Lake Hickory Attractions: 14.5 mi
- Mystery House: 16.3 mi
Museums: 23
- Caldwell Historical Museum: 3.5 mi
- Hudson Depot Museum: 8.1 mi
- Wilson Creek Visitor Center: 9.4 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 13.1 mi
- Granite Falls History: 13.5 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Mortimer memorial: 9.8 mi
- Laura Foster Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 11.9 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 13.6 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 13.8 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Hibriten Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 13.6 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 14.0 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 14.7 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Raven Cliff: 12.6 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 14.4 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 15.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 15.9 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 17.2 mi
Gardens: 9
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 2.8 mi
- Community Gardens: 3.1 mi
- Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 18.8 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 19.7 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Picnic Peninsula: 11.2 mi
- Fox Den: 11.2 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
Springs: 4
- Bear Wallow Spring: 16.6 mi
- Shanty Springs: 17.5 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 18.0 mi
- Gully Pipe: 18.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Brown Mountain View: 13.8 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 16.0 mi
- Observation Deck: 21.5 mi
Beaches: 2
- Swimming beach: 20.1 mi
- Boat beach: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mortimer: 10.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Peaked Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Knob | NNW 341° | 1,000 m | 11.3 mi |
| Stone Mountain | NNE 14° | 853 m | 9.3 mi |
| Joe White Mountain | WNW 299° | 849 m | 8.6 mi |
| Fork Mountain | N 11° | 842 m | 7.9 mi |
| High Eagle | N 11° | 842 m | 7.9 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | NNE 17° | 806 m | 8.9 mi |
| Gill Knob | NNE 31° | 806 m | 11.2 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NNE 18° | 799 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
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 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenoir, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021849 — Peaked Top, Caldwell County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357808561
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