| # | Name | Rank | Elevation | Prominence | Counties | Quadrangle |
| 1 | Mitchell, Mount | 1 | 6,684' | 6,090' | Yancey | Mount Mitchell |
| 2 | Clingmans Dome | 3 | 6,645' | 4,512' | Sevier & Swain | Clingmans Dome |
| 3 | Richland Balsam | 8 | 6,410' | 3,030' | Haywood & Jackson | Sam Knob |
| 4 | Waterrock Knob | 11 | 6,292' | 1,947' | Haywood & Jackson | Sylva North |
| 5 | Roan High Knob | 12 | 6,285' | 3,505' | Carter & Mitchell | Carvers Gap |
| 6 | Grandfather Mountain | 29 | 5,964' | 2,464' | Avery, Caldwell, & Watauga | Grandfather Mountain |
| 7 | Snake Mountain | 47 | 5,597' | 2,286' | Watauga | Zionville |
| 8 | Huckleberry Knob | 50 | 5,580' | 3,440' | Graham | Santeetlah Creek |
| 9 | Big Bald | 55 | 5,516' | 2,576' | Unicoi & Yancey | Bald Creek |
| 10 | Standing Indian Benchmark | 60 | 5,499' | 2,839' | Clay & Macon | Rainbow Springs |
| 11 | Crabtree Bald | 75 | 5,340' | 2,720' | Haywood | Fines Creek |
| 12 | Green Knob | 109 | 5,100' | 800' | McDowell & Yancey | Old Fort |
| 13 | Cheoah Bald | 115 | 5,062' | 2,362' | Graham & Swain | Hewitt |