Peak · North Carolina
Peggy Peak
Peggy Peak rises to 909 m in North Carolina. Twelve O'Clock Top stands 1,464 m to the southwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Piney Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31634805, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 909 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.52261, -82.72735
- 4.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 7.3 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 10.9 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 12.7 mi off the Appalachian Medley
Overlooks nearby
- Big Ridge Overlook (MP 403.6) · 5 mi
- View Stony Bald · 5 mi
- View Hominy Valley · 5 mi
- Beaver Dam Overlook Parking · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Piney Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Dunsmore Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Thompson Knob: 2.8 mi
- Long Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Smathers View: 3.0 mi
Parks
- Hominy Valley Park: 3.3 mi
- Chestnut Mountain Park: 3.9 mi
- Berm Park: 4.5 mi
- Bridge Park: 4.5 mi
- Beaverdam Wildlife Restoration Area: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls
- Bee Branch Falls: 7.0 mi
- Bradley Creek Falls: 9.0 mi
- Upper Thompson Ridge Falls: 9.1 mi
- Lower Thompson Ridge Falls: 9.1 mi
- Slate Rock Creek Falls: 9.1 mi
Historic sites: 34
- Ferin Fire Tower: 5.3 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 7.6 mi
- the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Anne Penland: 10.9 mi
- Riverside Cemetery Marker: 11.0 mi
Gardens: 28
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 6.7 mi
- Holly Garden: 6.8 mi
- Stream Garden: 6.9 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 6.9 mi
- Bonsai Garden: 6.9 mi
Attractions: 18
- Antler Hill Village: 8.4 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 9.3 mi
- Ironland: 10.9 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 11.0 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 16
- Berm Park: 4.2 mi
- E. W. Pearson: 9.0 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 9.7 mi
- JMK236 Studio: 9.8 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 9.8 mi
Museums: 16
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 6.3 mi
- Shook Museum: 10.8 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 10.9 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 11.0 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 11.1 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 12.2 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 12.3 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 12.8 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 13.6 mi
- Raven Cliff: 14.6 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 18.3 mi
- High Rocks: 20.8 mi
- Bald Cliff: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Pisgah Picnic: 7.8 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 13.0 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 13.0 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 21.6 mi
Springs: 5
- Crystal Spring: 19.6 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 20.7 mi
- Lenox Spring: 20.7 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 24.1 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 24.6 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Mountain Springs Lane: 4.0 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 18.0 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 6.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Peggy Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve O'Clock Top | SW 229° | 1,464 m | 5.5 mi |
| Big Butt Mountain | NW 322° | 1,452 m | 6.6 mi |
| Rocky Face Mountain | SW 226° | 1,420 m | 5.7 mi |
| Rockyface Mountain | NNW 327° | 1,396 m | 5.5 mi |
| Candler Knob | S 183° | 1,381 m | 6.3 mi |
| Williams Mountain | NW 320° | 1,375 m | 6.6 mi |
| Stony Bald | S 179° | 1,363 m | 5.9 mi |
| Sugar Top | SW 236° | 1,315 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 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 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Candler 1 W, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808569
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