# |
Name |
Rank |
Elevation |
Prominence |
Counties |
Quadrangle |
1 | Silvermine Bald | | 5,980' | 80' | Haywood & Transylvania | Sam Knob |
2 | Fork Ridge | | 5,980' | 40' | Haywood | Hazelwood |
3 | Cataloochee Balsam | 28 | 5,970' | 1,550' | Haywood & Swain | Bunches Bald |
4 | Grandfather Mountain | 29 | 5,964' | 2,464' | Avery, Caldwell, & Watauga | Grandfather Mountain |
5 | Big Butt | 30 | 5,940' | 720' | Buncombe & Yancey | Mount Mitchell |
6 | Rough Butt Bald | 31 | 5,940' | 520' | Haywood & Jackson | Sam Knob |
7 | Bullhead Mountain | 32 | 5,940' | 360' | Buncombe | Montreat |
8 | Cold Spring Knob | 33 | 5,940' | 320' | Haywood | Waynesville |
9 | Inadu Knob | | 5,940' | 40' | Cocke & Haywood | Luftee Knob |
10 | Laurel Top | 34 | 5,907' | 647' | Sevier & Swain | Mount Guyot |
11 | Chiltoes Mountain | 35 | 5,900' | 320' | Haywood & Swain | Bunches Bald |
12 | "Attic Window Peak" | S | 5,900' | 280' | Avery | Grandfather Mountain |
13 | Green Knob | | 5,900' | 160' | Haywood | Sam Knob |
14 | Stairs Mountain | | 5,900' | 120' | Haywood | Cruso |
15 | Flower Knob | | 5,900' | 120' | Haywood | Shining Rock |
16 | Craggy Pinnacle | | 5,892' | 233' | Buncombe | Craggy Pinnacle |
17 | Lone Bald | | 5,880' | 260' | Haywood & Jackson | Hazelwood |
18 | Little Sam Knob | | 5,862' | 202' | Haywood | Sam Knob |
19 | Eagle Rocks | 36 | 5,860' | 360' | Sevier & Swain | Mount Guyot |
20 | Raven Rocks | | 5,860' | 200' | Avery | Grandfather Mountain |
21 | Sterling, Mount | 37 | 5,842' | 663' | Haywood | Cove Creek Gap |
22 | Spot Knob | | 5,820' | 240' | Haywood & Jackson | Sam Knob |
23 | Round Bald | | 5,820' | 200' | Carter & Mitchell | Carvers Gap |
24 | Jane Bald | | 5,820' | 80' | Carter & Mitchell | Carvers Gap |
25 | Grassy Cove Ridge | | 5,820' | 80' | Haywood | Shining Rock |
26 | Oldfield Top | | 5,820' | 40' | Haywood | Hazelwood |
27 | Wolf Bald | | 5,820' | 40' | Haywood & Jackson | Sam Knob |
28 | Blackrock Mountain | | 5,810' | 190' | Jackson | Sylva North |
29 | Commissary Hill | | 5,782' | 2' | Yancey | Mount Mitchell |
30 | Old Bald | | 5,780' | 240' | Haywood & Jackson | Hazelwood |
31 | Dog Loser Knob | | 5,780' | 160' | Haywood | Shining Rock |
32 | Fork Ridge | | 5,780' | 40' | Haywood | Sam Knob |
33 | Balsam High Top | S | 5,740' | 280' | Haywood & Swain | Luftee Knob |
34 | Herrin Knob | | 5,740' | 240' | Haywood & Jackson | Sam Knob |
35 | Devils Courthouse | | 5,740' | 80' | Transylvania | Sam Knob |
36 | Pisgah, Mount | 38 | 5,721' | 1,381' | Buncombe & Haywood | Cruso |
37 | Point Misery | 39 | 5,715' | 375' | Yancey | Mount Mitchell |
38 | Lickstone Bald | 40 | 5,700' | 806' | Haywood | Waynesville |
39 | Steestachee Bald | 41 | 5,700' | 560' | Haywood & Jackson | Hazelwood |
40 | Richland Mountain | 42 | 5,700' | 324' | Swain | Mount Guyot |
41 | "Craggy Gardens Peak" | | 5,700' | 200' | Buncombe | Craggy Pinnacle |
42 | Flat Spring Knob | | 5,700' | 200' | Buncombe & Yancey | Mount Mitchell |
43 | Masa Knob | | 5,700' | 186' | Sevier & Swain | Mount Le Conte |
44 | Long Swag | | 5,700' | 40' | Haywood & Jackson | Hazelwood |
45 | Pinnacle | 43 | 5,665' | 485' | Buncombe, McDowell, & Yancey | Montreat |
46 | Little Bald Knob | 44 | 5,660' | 532' | Haywood | Dellwood |
47 | Spruce Mountain | | 5,647' | 107' | Haywood | Bunches Bald |
48 | Buck Knob | 45 | 5,620' | 440' | Haywood | Bunches Bald |
49 | Brown Lead | 46 | 5,620' | 320' | Haywood | Bunches Bald |
50 | Graveyard Ridge | | 5,620' | 200' | Haywood | Shining Rock |
51 | Craggy Knob | | 5,620' | 80' | Buncombe | Craggy Pinnacle |
52 | Pecks Corner | | 5,620' | 80' | Sevier & Swain | Mount Guyot |
53 | Little Butt | | 5,620' | 80' | Buncombe & Yancey | Mount Mitchell |
54 | Grassy Bald | | 5,613' | 113' | Haywood & Jackson | Hazelwood |
55 | Silers Bald | | 5,607' | 267' | Sevier & Swain | Silers Bald |
56 | Snake Mountain | 47 | 5,597' | 2,286' | Watauga | Zionville |
57 | Hump Mountain | 48 | 5,587' | 927' | Avery | White Rocks Mountain |
58 | Rich Mountain Bald | 49 | 5,583' | 363' | Jackson | Sam Knob |
59 | Laurel Patch Bald | 51 | 5,580' | 320' | Haywood & Jackson | Hazelwood |
60 | Tanasee Bald | | 5,580' | 160' | Haywood & Transylvania | Sam Knob |
61 | Charlies Bunion | | 5,580' | 160' | Sevier & Swain | Mount Guyot |
62 | Chestnut Ridge | | 5,580' | 160' | Haywood | Bunches Bald |
63 | Buck Knob | | 5,580' | 160' | Jackson | Sam Knob |
64 | Beartrap Knob | | 5,580' | 120' | Haywood | Sam Knob |
65 | Jenkins Knob | | 5,580' | 80' | Sevier & Swain | Silers Bald |
66 | Snaggy Ridge | | 5,580' | 40' | Haywood | Waynesville |
67 | Wesner Bald | | 5,580' | 40' | Haywood & Jackson | Hazelwood |
68 | Campbell Lick | | 5,576' | 236' | Haywood & Jackson | Sylva North |
69 | Gage Bald | | 5,574' | 194' | Jackson | Sam Knob |
70 | "Porters Mountain" | | 5,572' | 272' | Sevier & Swain | Mount Guyot |
71 | Elk Knob | 52 | 5,558' | 1,071' | Watauga | Zionville |
72 | Hemphill Bald | 53 | 5,540' | 360' | Haywood | Dellwood |
73 | Charley Bald | | 5,540' | 200' | Jackson | Sam Knob |
74 | Old Butt Knob | | 5,540' | 160' | Haywood | Shining Rock |
75 | Fork River Bald | | 5,540' | 40' | Haywood & Transylvania | Shining Rock |
76 | Thunderhead Mountain | 54 | 5,527' | 1,107' | Blount & Swain | Thunderhead Mountain |
77 | Snake Benchmark | | 5,518' | 58' | Johnson & Watauga | Zionville |
78 | Big Bald | 55 | 5,516' | 2,576' | Unicoi & Yancey | Bald Creek |
79 | Whim Knob | 57 | 5,501' | 361' | Haywood & Swain | Bunches Bald |
80 | Beech Mountain | 58 | 5,500' | 1,480' | Avery | Elk Park |
81 | Bunches Bald | 59 | 5,500' | 1,004' | Jackson & Swain | Bunches Bald |
82 | Setzer Mountain | | 5,500' | 200' | Haywood | Sylva North |
83 | Beartown Mountain | | 5,500' | 160' | Carter & Mitchell | Bakersville |
84 | Brush Fence Ridge | | 5,500' | 160' | Buncombe & Yancey | Mount Mitchell |
85 | Wilson Ridge | | 5,500' | 40' | Buncombe & Yancey | Mount Mitchell |
86 | Locust Knob | | 5,500' | 40' | Buncombe | Montreat |
87 | Sheepback Knob | | 5,500' | 40' | Haywood | Bunches Bald |
88 | Standing Indian Benchmark | 60 | 5,499' | 2,839' | Clay & Macon | Rainbow Springs |
89 | Walker Knob | | 5,482' | 142' | Buncombe | Montreat |
90 | Snaggy Bald | 62 | 5,471' | 611' | Jackson | Tuckasegee |
91 | Lost Knob | | 5,467' | 167' | Jackson | Tuckasegee |
92 | Wine Spring Bald | 64 | 5,460' | 1,722' | Macon | Wayah Bald |
93 | Breakneck Ridge | 66 | 5,460' | 560' | Swain | Mount Guyot |
94 | Big Yellow Mountain | 67 | 5,460' | 480' | Avery | Carvers Gap |
95 | Little Hump Mountain | | 5,460' | 200' | Avery & Carter | Carvers Gap |
96 | Soco Bald | | 5,460' | 80' | Haywood & Swain | Bunches Bald |
97 | Strawberry Knob | | 5,460' | 40' | Haywood | Bunches Bald |
98 | Sawteeth, The | | 5,452' | 112' | Sevier & Swain | Mount Guyot |
99 | Rocky Top | | 5,441' | 61' | Blount & Swain | Thunderhead Mountain |
100 | Pinnacle Bald | S | 5,420' | 280' | Jackson | Sylva North |
101 | Bald Knob | | 5,420' | 200' | Buncombe & Yancey | Montreat |
102 | Parker Knob | | 5,420' | 160' | Haywood & Jackson | Sam Knob |
103 | Chestnut Ridge | | 5,420' | 40' | Haywood | Shining Rock |
104 | LR 548 Benchmark | 70 | 5,401' | 341' | Haywood | Hazelwood |
105 | Snowball Mountain | 72 | 5,380' | 480' | Buncombe | Craggy Pinnacle |
106 | Graybeard Mountain | 73 | 5,380' | 360' | Buncombe & McDowell | Montreat |
107 | "Polls Gap Peak" | | 5,380' | 240' | Swain | Bunches Bald |
108 | Ogle Ridge | | 5,380' | 80' | Yancey | Mount Mitchell |
109 | Rich Mountain Bald | 74 | 5,372' | 952' | Watauga | Zionville |
110 | Wayah Bald | | 5,342' | 162' | Macon | Wayah Bald |
111 | Crabtree Bald | 75 | 5,340' | 2,720' | Haywood | Fines Creek |
112 | Fryingpan Mountain | 77 | 5,340' | 400' | Haywood & Transylvania | Cruso |
113 | Narrows, The | | 5,340' | 80' | Haywood | Cruso |
114 | Big Bald | 79 | 5,307' | 1,167' | Avery & Mitchell | Spruce Pine |
115 | Little Bald Mountain | 80 | 5,300' | 360' | Haywood & Transylvania | Dunsmore Mountain |
116 | Big Bald | 81 | 5,300' | 360' | Haywood & Transylvania | Cruso |
117 | Birdstand Mountain | S | 5,300' | 280' | Haywood | Sam Knob |
118 | Little Pisgah Mountain | | 5,300' | 200' | Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, & Transylvania | Dunsmore Mountain |
119 | Bearpen Knob | | 5,300' | 80' | Buncombe | Craggy Pinnacle |
120 | Heintooga Bald | | 5,266' | 206' | Swain | Bunches Bald |
121 | High Top | 82 | 5,263' | 403' | Haywood | Waynesville |
122 | Tusquitee Bald | 83 | 5,260' | 1,734' | Clay | Topton |
123 | Yellow Bald | 84 | 5,260' | 1,040' | Macon | Prentiss |
124 | "Rocky Knob" | | 5,260' | 200' | Buncombe & McDowell | Montreat |
125 | Signal Bald | | 5,260' | 40' | Clay | Topton |
126 | Lane Pinnacle | 87 | 5,230' | 610' | Buncombe | Craggy Pinnacle |
127 | Hanging Rock | 88 | 5,220' | 1,120' | Avery & Watauga | Valle Crucis |
128 | Sugar Mountain | 90 | 5,220' | 1,000' | Avery | Newland |
129 | Cold Spring Knob | 91 | 5,220' | 360' | Sevier & Swain | Silers Bald |
130 | Little Bald | 92 | 5,220' | 320' | Unicoi & Yancey | Chestoa |
131 | Albert Mountain | | 5,220' | 240' | Macon | Prentiss |
132 | Flat Creek Bald | | 5,220' | 40' | Swain | Bunches Bald |
133 | Potato Hill Bald | 93 | 5,219' | 319' | Swain | Bunches Bald |
134 | Brier Knob | 94 | 5,215' | 355' | Blount & Swain | Thunderhead Mountain |
135 | Peak, The | 95 | 5,195' | 895' | Ashe | Baldwin Gap |
136 | Potato Hill | | 5,194' | 94' | Watauga | Zionville |
137 | Unaka Mountain | 96 | 5,190' | 1,450' | Mitchell & Unicoi | Unicoi |
138 | Hughes Ridge | 98 | 5,188' | 368' | Swain | Smokemont |
139 | Coward Bald | 99 | 5,187' | 327' | Jackson | Tuckasegee |
140 | Ledge Bald | | 5,184' | 114' | Haywood & Swain | Luftee Knob |
141 | Newton Bald | 100 | 5,180' | 600' | Swain | Smokemont |
142 | Nettle Creek Bald | 101 | 5,180' | 598' | Swain | Clingmans Dome |
143 | Cosby Knob | 102 | 5,180' | 486' | Cocke & Haywood | Luftee Knob |
144 | Elk Hollow Ridge | | 5,180' | 120' | Avery | Carvers Gap |
145 | Beech Knob | | 5,180' | 120' | Haywood & Transylvania | Cruso |
146 | Sandymush Bald | 104 | 5,152' | 492' | Buncombe & Madison | Fines Creek |
147 | NY 76 Benchmark | | 5,149' | 249' | Clay & Macon | Topton |
148 | Turkey Flyup | | 5,140' | 165' | Swain | Clingmans Dome |
149 | Indian Knob | 105 | 5,137' | 437' | Haywood | Luftee Knob |
150 | Hyatt Bald | | 5,137' | 77' | Swain | Luftee Knob |
151 | Yellow Mountain | 106 | 5,127' | 1,547' | Jackson & Macon | Glenville |
152 | Bluff Mountain | 108 | 5,100' | 1,640' | Ashe | Warrensville |
153 | Green Knob | 109 | 5,100' | 800' | McDowell & Yancey | Old Fort |
154 | Pilot Mountain | 110 | 5,100' | 560' | Transylvania | Shining Rock |
155 | Big Butt | 111 | 5,100' | 360' | Macon | Prentiss |
156 | Old Bald Ridge | | 5,100' | 120' | Jackson | Tuckasegee |
157 | Ross Knob | | 5,100' | 120' | Cocke & Haywood | Luftee Knob |
158 | Shinbone Ridge | | 5,100' | 80' | Clay | Topton |
159 | Big Fork Ridge | | 5,100' | 80' | Haywood | Bunches Bald |
160 | Purchase Knob | 112 | 5,086' | 346' | Haywood | Dellwood |
161 | Bearwallow Knob | 113 | 5,085' | 305' | Yancey | Mount Mitchell |
162 | North Eaglenest Mountain | 114 | 5,071' | 531' | Haywood | Dellwood |
163 | "Soco Gap Peak" | | 5,065' | 245' | Haywood | Bunches Bald |
164 | Ridgepole Mountain | 116 | 5,060' | 760' | Macon | Prentiss |
165 | Little Bald Knob | 117 | 5,060' | 640' | Clay & Macon | Hightower Bald |
166 | Davis, Mount | 118 | 5,060' | 370' | Sevier & Swain | Thunderhead Mountain |
167 | Perry Top | 119 | 5,060' | 360' | Jackson | Sylva North |
168 | Big Scaly | 120 | 5,060' | 320' | Clay | Rainbow Springs |
169 | Cataloochee Divide | S | 5,060' | 280' | Haywood | Dellwood |
170 | Eaglenest Ridge | | 5,060' | 240' | Haywood | Hazelwood |
171 | Dead Line Ridge | | 5,060' | 160' | Clay | Topton |
172 | Seniard Mountain | | 5,060' | 80' | Haywood & Transylvania | Shining Rock |
173 | Green Knob | 121 | 5,056' | 516' | Haywood & Transylvania | Shining Rock |
174 | Becks Bald | 122 | 5,053' | 393' | Swain | Smokemont |
175 | Three Top Mountain | 123 | 5,048' | 1,319' | Ashe | Warrensville |
176 | "Big Rock" | | 5,046' | 215' | Ashe | Warrensville |
177 | Cammerer Ridge | 124 | 5,042' | 800' | Cocke & Haywood | Hartford |
178 | Shortoff Mountain | 125 | 5,020' | 920' | Macon | Highlands |
179 | Yellow Mountain | 126 | 5,020' | 680' | Clay & Macon | Rainbow Springs |
180 | Hyatt Ridge | 127 | 5,020' | 600' | Swain | Bunches Bald |
181 | Sunup Knob | | 5,020' | 200' | Cocke & Haywood | Luftee Knob |
182 | Beef Market Top | | 5,020' | 80' | Jackson | Hazelwood |
183 | Grassy Ridge | | 5,020' | 80' | Jackson | Hazelwood |
184 | Pinnacle Mountain | | 5,020' | 80' | Macon | Prentiss |
185 | Bald Knob Ridge | | 5,020' | 40' | Yancey | Montreat |
186 | Beetree Ridge | | 5,011' | 31' | Swain | Clingmans Dome |
187 | Cathey Ridge | | 5,001' | 61' | Haywood | Sam Knob |