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Tough Hill

Tough Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Tough Hill rises to 667 m in North Carolina. Calloway Peak stands 1,804 m to the west-northwest, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Walker Hollow Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31642687, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
667 m
Getting there

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Coordinates36.08485, -81.73789

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Walker Hollow Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Winston Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Woodruff Branch Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Barn Ridge Creek Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Lower Thunderhole Falls: 2.7 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Blowing Rock Pool: 4.6 mi
  • Broyhill Park: 4.6 mi
  • Blowing Rock City Park: 4.7 mi
  • Foscoe-Grandfather Community Center and Park: 5.2 mi
  • The Park at Seven Devils: 5.4 mi
Artworks: 37
  • The Gardener: 4.7 mi
  • Jessie: 4.7 mi
  • The Rock: 9.3 mi
  • Yosef the Mountain Man: 9.4 mi
  • Daniel Boone and his Hunting Dogs: 9.5 mi
Attractions: 35
  • Linn Cove Viaduct: 4.2 mi
  • Stack Rock: 4.6 mi
  • Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 5.4 mi
  • Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 6.8 mi
  • Mystery Hill: 7.5 mi
Museums: 18
Cliffs: 14
Historic sites: 13
  • Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 4.4 mi
  • Mortimer memorial: 7.0 mi
  • Earth Day 2011: 9.5 mi
  • Watauga County Veterans Memorial: 9.7 mi
  • Historic Dam Site: 10.0 mi
Picnic sites: 11
Gardens: 11
Nature reserves: 9
Springs: 4
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 4.8 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 19.3 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 19.8 mi
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Tough Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Calloway PeakWNW 295°1,804 m4.4 mi
Hanging RockNW 315°1,582 m6.8 mi
Flattop MountainWNW 287°1,502 m7.2 mi
Peak MountainWNW 301°1,473 m6.2 mi
Pilot KnobWNW 292°1,466 m2.9 mi
Grandmother MountainWSW 256°1,408 m6.0 mi
Flat Top MountainNNE 32°1,362 m6.3 mi
Beacon HeightsW 268°1,327 m5.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1120:1020:48
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3516:3717:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303340505764686761514234

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blowing Rock 1NW, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809460

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