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The Peak

The Peak, seen from above at true elevation

The Peak rises to 1,573 m in North Carolina. Snake Mountain stands 1,697 m to the southwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery, a garden 0.8 miles away. New River Valley Byway passes 9.5 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1022926).

Wikidata Q31634689, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,573 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.40318, -81.64344

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 54
  • Walter & Annie Cook Memorial Park: 7.1 mi
  • Paddy Mountain Park: 7.8 mi
  • Green Valley Community Park: 8.1 mi
  • Bowie Seagrave Memorial Park: 8.3 mi
  • Back Street Park: 8.4 mi
Peaks
  • Big Knob: 1.2 mi
  • Long Hope Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Three Top Mountain: 3.6 mi
  • Old Field Bald: 3.7 mi
  • Bluff Mountain: 4.1 mi
Waterfalls: 37
  • Bluff Mountain Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Sharpes Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Gentry Creek Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Nana Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Betsy's Rock Falls: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 26
Artworks: 17
  • Doc Watson Statue: 12.9 mi
  • Hellbenders: 13.0 mi
  • Time and Honor: 13.0 mi
  • Doc and Merle Watson: 13.0 mi
  • The Magic Mailbox: 13.0 mi
Museums: 13
  • Museum of Ashe County History: 9.7 mi
  • Mountain Farm Life Museum: 9.8 mi
  • Welcome Center and Museum: 10.0 mi
  • Children's Playhouse: 12.9 mi
  • Hickory Ridge Living History Museum: 13.5 mi
Historic sites: 10
Picnic sites: 9
Gardens: 7
Nature reserves: 7
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 5
  • Boiling Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Cave Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Brig Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 22.4 mi
Beaches: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of The Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snake MountainSW1,697 m6.1 mi
Bluff MountainESE1,542 m4.1 mi
Three Top MountainENE1,530 m3.6 mi
Old Field BaldS1,506 m3.7 mi
Bald MountainESE1,502 m5.3 mi
Pine Orchard KnobS1,490 m5.1 mi
Harmon KnobSSW1,466 m8.7 mi
Rittle KnobS1,463 m5.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1020:1020:48
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3516:3617:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744536168717065554538
Precip in3.73.44.14.35.14.55.04.23.32.82.93.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN City 2, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809425

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