US County Highpoints List
UNC Press has completed 12 US County Highpoints
- 8 of 100 NC Counties
- 1 of 95 TN Counties
- 3 of 133 VA Counties
| County/Equivalent |
Elevation |
Prominence |
Name |
State |
Quadrangle |
| Haywood | 6,621' | 1,601' | Guyot, Mount | NC | Mount Guyot |
| Jackson | 6,410' | 3,030' | Richland Balsam | NC | Sam Knob |
| Avery | 6,180' | 668' | Grassy Ridge Bald | NC | Carvers Gap |
| McDowell | 5,665' | 485' | Pinnacle | NC | Montreat |
| Graham | 5,580' | 3,440' | Huckleberry Knob | NC | Santeetlah Creek |
| Clay & Macon | 5,499' | 2,839' | Standing Indian Benchmark | NC | Rainbow Springs |
| Ashe | 5,195' | 895' | Peak, The | NC | Baldwin Gap |
| Blount | 5,527' | 1,107' | Thunderhead Mountain | TN | Thunderhead Mountain |
| Grayson & Smyth | 5,712' | 2,461' | Rogers, Mount | VA | Whitetop Mountain |
| Washington | 5,533' | 16' | Washington County HP | VA | Whitetop Mountain |
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