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South Spring Top

South Spring Top, seen from above at true elevation

South Spring Top rises to 1,405 m in North Carolina. Black Balsam Knob stands 1,890 m to the west, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Dark Prong Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31426082, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1405 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.32511, -82.82485

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Dark Prong Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Upper Logging Road Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Skinny Dip Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Logging Road Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Upper Log Hollow Falls: 0.9 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 3.1 mi
  • City of Brevard Sports Complex: 8.1 mi
  • Franklin Park: 8.5 mi
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 8.5 mi
  • Roy Taylor Forest: 10.8 mi
Historic sites: 34
  • Camp John Rock: 3.4 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 4.8 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 7.5 mi
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 12.6 mi
  • the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 15.2 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Brevard Community Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 15.0 mi
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 16.5 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 16.7 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 16.9 mi
Attractions: 21
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 3.4 mi
  • M1: 8.3 mi
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 14.4 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 14.7 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 16.2 mi
Artworks: 21
  • Berm Park: 14.4 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 16.4 mi
  • Chalice: 19.9 mi
  • American Eclipse: 20.0 mi
  • Wi: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 17
Museums: 16
  • Cradle of Forestry: 3.2 mi
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 8.0 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 14.4 mi
  • Shook Museum: 15.2 mi
  • Historic Johnson Farm: 17.9 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 20.1 mi
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 10.9 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 20.6 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 15.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of South Spring Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Balsam KnobW 274°1,890 m2.8 mi
Mount HardyWSW 255°1,866 m6.0 mi
Tennent MountainWNW 288°1,846 m2.6 mi
Grassy Cove TopNW 306°1,844 m2.7 mi
Sam KnobW 274°1,844 m4.0 mi
Shining RockNW 325°1,829 m3.6 mi
Silvermine BaldWSW 251°1,822 m3.5 mi
Chestnut BaldWSW 250°1,821 m3.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1820:1220:50
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3716:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737266564639
Precip in7.05.45.95.85.66.86.37.66.16.15.97.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809300

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