Rocky Top
Rocky Top rises to 1,223 m in North Carolina. Haw Knob stands 1,662 m to the northeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Beaverdam Bald, a peak 0.7 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 7.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America; GeoNames ID = 4652911.
Wikidata Q31429072, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,223 m
How to reach it
- 7.4 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 11.1 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 11.9 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 17.3 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Overlook · 7 mi
- Whig Cove · 8 mi
- Santeetlah Overlook · 8 mi
- Haw Knob · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Beaverdam Bald: 0.7 mi
- Little Bald: 1.5 mi
- Round Top: 1.7 mi
- Rose Top: 2.1 mi
- Jenks Knob: 2.2 mi
- Holly Flats Recreation Area: 4.0 mi
- Santeetlah Overlook: 8.0 mi
- Fall Branch Scenic Area: 8.5 mi
- Cherokee Wildlife Management Area: 9.8 mi
- Swan Cabin: 10.7 mi
- Tellico Falls: 4.8 mi
- Bald River Falls: 6.3 mi
- Baby Falls: 6.4 mi
- North Shoal Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
- Mitchell Lick Falls: 7.6 mi
- All Nations Cross: 10.3 mi
- Golgotha Hill: 10.7 mi
- Garden Tomb: 10.7 mi
- Arise and Shine Marker: 10.7 mi
- Prayer Mountain: 10.7 mi
- Trees Plaque: 12.1 mi
- Site of Fort Butler: 12.2 mi
- Tellico Plains Veterans Memorial: 12.4 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 13.6 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 19.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 11.2 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 16.8 mi
- White Cliff: 16.9 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Cherokee County Historical Museum: 12.1 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 12.7 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 19.0 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 19.1 mi
- L&N Depot Museum: 22.9 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Towee Creek Picnic area: 18.3 mi
- Big Bend Recreation Area: 19.2 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 17.2 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 17.2 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 17.2 mi
- Calderwood: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Rocky Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haw Knob | NE 51° | 1,662 m | 7.5 mi |
| Hooper Bald | ENE 60° | 1,650 m | 8.9 mi |
| Big Junction | NE 56° | 1,638 m | 7.4 mi |
| Laurel Top | ENE 58° | 1,615 m | 7.2 mi |
| Little Haw Knob | NE 47° | 1,562 m | 7.4 mi |
| Grassy Top | ENE 59° | 1,514 m | 6.3 mi |
| Johns Knob | NE 43° | 1,491 m | 8.4 mi |
| Pantherflat Top | ENE 76° | 1,429 m | 7.0 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 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356830751
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