Walker Top
Walker Top rises to 886 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the southwest, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Kaylor Knob, a peak 0.3 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 8.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31426291, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 886 m
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 13.1 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 22.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 24.9 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 21 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 22 mi
- Bear Den Overlook (MP 323.0) · 23 mi
- Hefner Gap Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kaylor Knob: 0.3 mi
- Roper Knob: 0.5 mi
- Burkemont Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Krunkleton Knob: 1.2 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 1.9 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 1.9 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 5.8 mi
- Shuey Park: 6.2 mi
- Carbon City Park: 6.3 mi
- Simpson Field: 6.4 mi
- Upper Shoal Creek Falls: 2.5 mi
- Shoal Creek Falls: 2.7 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 4.6 mi
- Black Mountain Falls: 4.8 mi
- Big Bear Falls: 5.3 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 7.1 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 7.2 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 7.3 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 11.1 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 16.6 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 13.4 mi
- Four Trumpets: 20.9 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 21.0 mi
- Hurricane Bubba: 21.2 mi
- Across the Grain: 21.2 mi
- Something Rotten: 12.4 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 12.5 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 12.5 mi
- Wild Percussion: 12.6 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 12.6 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 7.4 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 7.5 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 16.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 16.5 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 18.9 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 16.7 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 16.8 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 16.8 mi
- Observation Deck: 17.6 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 21.8 mi
- Swimming beach: 11.6 mi
- Boat beach: 11.6 mi
- Fox Den: 12.9 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 13.2 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 16.6 mi
- Gully Pipe: 16.6 mi
- Community Gardens: 20.6 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 21.2 mi
- Raven Cliff: 21.8 mi
- Mortimer: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Walker Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | SW 223° | 918 m | 2.9 mi |
| Hickory Knob | SSW 210° | 907 m | 2.1 mi |
| Propst Mountain | SW 226° | 905 m | 2.7 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | SW 218° | 901 m | 2.3 mi |
| Benn Knob | SSE 148° | 882 m | 6.3 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | SSE 168° | 874 m | 2.3 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | SSE 164° | 870 m | 2.8 mi |
| Skull Knob | SSW 206° | 869 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1023098 — Walker Top, Burke County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357809519
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 23 mi
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