Yellowtop Mountain
Yellowtop Mountain rises to 685 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the north-northeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Biggerstaff Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 3.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31644875, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 685 m
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 19.9 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 21.2 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 22.7 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Rock · 24 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 24 mi
- Opera Box · 24 mi
- Devil's Head · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Biggerstaff Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Joshua Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Marlin Knob: 1.5 mi
- Fork Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Middle Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Amphitheater: 6.0 mi
- Volleyball: 6.0 mi
- Activity Field: 6.2 mi
- Campfire: 6.2 mi
- Archery Range: 6.2 mi
- Somey Creek Falls: 5.1 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 5.8 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 7.9 mi
- Pot Branch Falls: 8.0 mi
- Black Mountain Falls: 9.2 mi
- Bostic Lincoln Center: 8.8 mi
- Bennett Classics Antique Auto Museum: 10.4 mi
- Bechtler House: 10.9 mi
- KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 11.1 mi
- Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 16.2 mi
- Caboose: 8.8 mi
- Shelby Corn Maze: 16.3 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 18.6 mi
- Something Rotten: 18.6 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 18.7 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 15.2 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 16.7 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 19.2 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 19.4 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 19.6 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 14.8 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 14.8 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 14.8 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 16.2 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 19.6 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 20.9 mi
- Swimming beach: 18.2 mi
- Boat beach: 18.2 mi
- Globe: 19.5 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 21.3 mi
- Gully Pipe: 24.0 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 24.2 mi
- Worlds Edge: 24.7 mi
- Fox Den: 25.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Yellowtop Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | NNE 27° | 918 m | 9.5 mi |
| Skull Knob | NNE 32° | 869 m | 9.4 mi |
| Silver Creek Knob | NNE 16° | 861 m | 6.7 mi |
| Swayback Knob | NNE 22° | 827 m | 9.5 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | NNE 29° | 820 m | 8.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | NE 50° | 792 m | 9.0 mi |
| Shoal Mountain | NNE 12° | 724 m | 5.5 mi |
| Devils Fork Mountain | NNE 26° | 714 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
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 | 43 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forest City 8 W, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357809640
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