| # | Name | Rank | Elevation | Prominence | Counties | Quadrangle |
| 1 | Mitchell, Mount | 1 | 6,684' | 6,090' | Yancey | Mount Mitchell |
| 2 | Black Balsam Knob | 16 | 6,214' | 994' | Haywood | Shining Rock |
| 3 | Sam Knob | 24 | 6,060' | 400' | Haywood | Sam Knob |
| 4 | Grassy Cove Top | 25 | 6,060' | 360' | Haywood | Shining Rock |
| 5 | Sterling, Mount | 37 | 5,842' | 663' | Haywood | Cove Creek Gap |