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Peggy Peak

Peggy Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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.

About

The story

Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31634805, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
909 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.52261, -82.72735

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

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
Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 30
Gardens: 26
  • 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
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
Attractions: 16
Artworks: 15
  • 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
Nature reserves: 11
Cliffs: 10
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
Springs: 5
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 4.0 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 18.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 6.4 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twelve O'Clock TopSW1,464 m5.5 mi
Big Butt MountainNW1,452 m6.6 mi
Rocky Face MountainSW1,420 m5.7 mi
Rockyface MountainNNW1,396 m5.5 mi
Candler KnobS1,381 m6.3 mi
Williams MountainNW1,375 m6.6 mi
Stony BaldS1,363 m5.9 mi
Sugar TopSW1,315 m6.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1220:50
September equinox07:2018:5619:29
December solstice07:3716:4317:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046556369737266564639
Precip in3.63.04.04.03.84.24.24.24.42.93.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Candler 1 W, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357808569

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