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Sharp Top

Sharp Top, seen from above at true elevation

Sharp Top rises to 1,316 m in Virginia. Mount Rogers stands 1,744 m to the southeast, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Grave Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49072627, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1316 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.70234, -81.59734

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 21
  • Laurel Creek Park: 11.6 mi
  • Backbone Rock Recreation Area: 14.1 mi
  • Hugh Helton Veterans Memorial Park: 15.3 mi
  • Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia: 17.7 mi
  • Ralph Stout Park: 19.4 mi
Museums: 8
  • Smyth County Museum: 10.1 mi
  • Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 15.3 mi
  • Mountain Farm Life Museum: 19.5 mi
  • Welcome Center and Museum: 19.9 mi
  • Museum of Ashe County History: 20.7 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Waterfalls: 7
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Straight Branch Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Whitetop Laurel Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Gentry Creek Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Sharpes Falls: 17.0 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • AT2020: 11.2 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 11.2 mi
  • Wheel of Freedom: 11.8 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 15.1 mi
  • Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 19.3 mi
Attractions: 4
Springs: 4
  • Brig Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Cave Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 17.4 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Newman Basket Company: 11.6 mi
  • Wooly: 15.4 mi
  • Heartwood: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
  • Trials Playground: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Sharp Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RogersSE 135°1,744 m4.1 mi
Wilburn RidgeSE 128°1,689 m5.6 mi
Whitetop MountainS 186°1,684 m4.4 mi
Pine MountainSE 127°1,684 m5.3 mi
Buzzard RockSSW 193°1,553 m4.8 mi
Little PinnacleSE 136°1,551 m7.3 mi
Grave MountainE 99°1,540 m2.0 mi
Haw Orchard MountainSE 136°1,526 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0419:38
June solstice06:0920:1120:49
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3616:3417:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744536270737267554437
Precip in3.83.84.34.34.34.45.14.53.53.03.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saltville 1N, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356587354

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