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Percys Peak

Percys Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Percys Peak rises to 1,885 m in North Carolina. Mount Mitchell stands 2,038 m to the south, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Horse Rock, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.9 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31634867, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1885 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.84789, -82.24762

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Upper Whiteoak Creek Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Whiteoak Creek Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Locust Creek Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Camp Celo Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Galvladi Falls: 3.7 mi
Parks
Historic sites: 35
  • Yancey County Veterans Memorial: 5.6 mi
  • Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 5.6 mi
  • Otway Burns: 5.6 mi
  • Gillespie Gap: 11.0 mi
  • The McDowell's and The Carson's: 15.0 mi
Museums: 21
Artworks: 16
  • Friends: 5.5 mi
  • Stream: 5.6 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 5.6 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 5.6 mi
  • Rock Bridge: 5.6 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 8.8 mi
  • Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 11.2 mi
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 11.4 mi
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 11.9 mi
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 15.7 mi
Gardens: 8
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 3.8 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 5.6 mi
  • Linville Falls Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
  • Twin Springs Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 19.3 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 19.3 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 19.3 mi
  • Brown Mountain View: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Percys Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MitchellS 190°2,038 m5.8 mi
Mount CraigS 189°2,023 m4.9 mi
Balsam ConeS 187°2,007 m4.1 mi
Big TomS 188°2,002 m4.8 mi
Cattail PeakS 189°1,986 m3.5 mi
Potato HillS 186°1,942 m3.3 mi
HallbackSSW 193°1,923 m7.0 mi
Celo KnobNNW 349°1,922 m0.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0719:41
June solstice06:1420:1120:49
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3616:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744526066696863534337
Precip in5.94.65.36.05.95.85.85.66.04.34.54.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Celo 2 S, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1017359 — Percys Peak, Yancey County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357805114

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