| # in list |
Name |
Elevation |
Saddle |
Prominence |
Line Parent |
Isolation |
Proximate Parent |
State |
Counties |
Quadrangle | LiDAR |
| 1 | Mitchell, Mount | 6,684' | 594' | 6,090' | Divide Mountain | 1195.36 | Mesa de Maya | NC | Yancey | Mount Mitchell - Map | yes |
| 2 | Craig, Mount | 6,660' | 6,340' | 320' | Mitchell, Mount | 0.89 | Mitchell, Mount | NC | Yancey | Mount Mitchell - Map | |
| 3 | Kuwohi | 6,645' | 2,133' | 4,512' | Mitchell, Mount | 70.71 | Mitchell, Mount | NC, TN | Sevier & Swain | Clingmans Dome - Map | yes |
| 4 | Guyot, Mount | 6,621' | 5,020' | 1,601' | Kuwohi | 16.76 | Kuwohi | NC, TN | Haywood & Sevier | Mount Guyot - Map | |
| 5 | Balsam Cone | 6,620' | 6,220' | 400' | Craig, Mount | 0.89 | Craig, Mount | NC | Yancey | Mount Mitchell - Map | |
| 6 | Le Conte, Mount | 6,593' | 5,233' | 1,360' | Guyot, Mount | 7.22 | Kuwohi | TN | Sevier | Mount Le Conte - Map | |
| 7 | Gibbes, Mount | 6,540' | 6,100' | 440' | Mitchell, Mount | 2.11 | Mitchell, Mount | NC | Yancey | Montreat - Map | |
| 8 | Chapman, Mount | 6,417' | 5,820' | 597' | Guyot, Mount | 1.50 | Guyot, Mount | NC, TN | Sevier & Swain | Mount Guyot - Map | |
| 9 | Richland Balsam | 6,410' | 3,380' | 3,030' | Guyot, Mount | 27.18 | Chapman, Mount | NC | Haywood & Jackson | Sam Knob - Map | |
| 10 | Blackstock Knob | 6,340' | 5,860' | 480' | Gibbes, Mount | 1.88 | Gibbes, Mount | NC | Buncombe & Yancey | Montreat - Map | |
| 11 | Celo Knob | 6,327' | 5,700' | 627' | Balsam Cone | 4.36 | Balsam Cone | NC | Yancey | Celo - Map | |
| 12 | Waterrock Knob | 6,292' | 4,345' | 1,947' | Guyot, Mount | 10.68 | Richland Balsam | NC | Haywood & Jackson | Sylva North - Map | |
| 13 | Roan High Knob | 6,285' | 2,780' | 3,505' | Gibbes, Mount | 18.83 | Celo Knob | NC, TN | Carter & Mitchell | Carvers Gap - Map | |
| 14 | Lyn Lowry, Mount | 6,260' | 5,860' | 400' | Waterrock Knob | 1.53 | Waterrock Knob | NC | Haywood & Jackson | Hazelwood - Map | |
| 15 | Luftee Knob | 6,234' | 5,900' | 334' | Guyot, Mount | 2.52 | Guyot, Mount | NC | Haywood & Swain | Luftee Knob - Map | |
| 16 | Kephart, Mount | 6,217' | 5,540' | 677' | Le Conte, Mount | 3.11 | Le Conte, Mount | NC, TN | Sevier & Swain | Mount Le Conte - Map | |
| 17 | Black Balsam Knob | 6,214' | 5,220' | 994' | Richland Balsam | 7.06 | Richland Balsam | NC | Haywood | Shining Rock - Map | |
| 18 | Winter Star Mountain | 6,203' | 5,900' | 303' | Celo Knob | 1.98 | Balsam Cone | NC | Yancey | Celo - Map | |
| 19 | Collins, Mount | 6,198' | 5,723' | 475' | Kuwohi | 2.18 | Kuwohi | NC, TN | Sevier & Swain | Clingmans Dome - Map | |
| 20 | Grassy Ridge Bald | 6,180' | 5,512' | 668' | Roan High Knob | 2.37 | Roan High Knob | NC | Avery & Mitchell | Carvers Gap - Map | |
| 21 | Big Cataloochee Mountain | 6,155' | 5,500' | 655' | Luftee Knob | 2.63 | Luftee Knob | NC | Haywood | Luftee Knob - Map | |
| 22 | Hardy, Mount | 6,140' | 5,340' | 800' | Black Balsam Knob | 3.45 | Black Balsam Knob | NC | Haywood & Jackson | Sam Knob - Map | |
| 23 | Craggy Dome | 6,100' | 5,060' | 1,040' | Blackstock Knob | 3.49 | Blackstock Knob | NC | Buncombe | Montreat - Map | |
| 24 | Plott Balsam | 6,088' | 5,700' | 388' | Lyn Lowry, Mount | 1.69 | Lyn Lowry, Mount | NC | Haywood | Hazelwood - Map | |
| 25 | Sam Knob | 6,060' | 5,660' | 400' | Black Balsam Knob | 1.15 | Black Balsam Knob | NC | Haywood | Sam Knob - Map | |
| 26 | Grassy Cove Top | 6,060' | 5,700' | 360' | Black Balsam Knob | 1.55 | Black Balsam Knob | NC | Haywood | Shining Rock - Map | |
| 27 | Yellow Face | 6,032' | 5,700' | 332' | Waterrock Knob | 1.17 | Waterrock Knob | NC | Jackson | Sylva North - Map | |
| 28 | Cold Mountain | 6,030' | 5,020' | 1,010' | Grassy Cove Top | 4.25 | Grassy Cove Top | NC | Haywood | Cruso - Map | |
| 29 | Cataloochee Balsam | 5,970' | 4,420' | 1,550' | Big Cataloochee Mountain | 6.26 | Big Cataloochee Mountain | NC | Haywood & Swain | Bunches Bald - Map | |
| 30 | Grandfather Mountain | 5,964' | 3,500' | 2,464' | Grassy Ridge Bald | 15.04 | Grassy Ridge Bald | NC | Avery, Caldwell, & Watauga | Grandfather Mountain - Map | |
| 31 | Big Butt | 5,940' | 5,220' | 720' | Blackstock Knob | 3.71 | Blackstock Knob | NC | Buncombe & Yancey | Mount Mitchell - Map | |
| 32 | Rough Butt Bald | 5,940' | 5,420' | 520' | Richland Balsam | 2.26 | Hardy, Mount | NC | Haywood & Jackson | Sam Knob - Map | |
| 33 | Bullhead Mountain | 5,940' | 5,580' | 360' | Craggy Dome | 0.88 | Craggy Dome | NC | Buncombe | Montreat - Map | |
| 34 | Cold Spring Knob | 5,940' | 5,620' | 320' | Richland Balsam | 1.86 | Richland Balsam | NC | Haywood | Waynesville - Map | |
| 35 | Laurel Top | 5,907' | 5,260' | 647' | Chapman, Mount | 3.59 | Kephart, Mount | NC, TN | Sevier & Swain | Mount Guyot - Map | |
| 36 | Chiltoes Mountain | 5,900' | 5,580' | 320' | Cataloochee Balsam | 1.31 | Cataloochee Balsam | NC | Haywood & Swain | Bunches Bald - Map | |
| 37 | Eagle Rocks | 5,860' | 5,500' | 360' | Chapman, Mount | 2.27 | Chapman, Mount | NC, TN | Sevier & Swain | Mount Guyot - Map | |
| 38 | Sterling, Mount | 5,842' | 5,179' | 663' | Big Cataloochee Mountain | 3.69 | Big Cataloochee Mountain | NC | Haywood | Cove Creek Gap - Map | |
| 39 | Mingus, Mount | 5,802' | 5,272' | 530' | Collins, Mount | 2.32 | Collins, Mount | TN | Sevier | Clingmans Dome - Map | |
| 40 | Pisgah, Mount | 5,721' | 4,340' | 1,381' | Black Balsam Knob | 5.74 | Cold Mountain | NC | Buncombe & Haywood | Cruso - Map | |
| 41 | Point Misery | 5,715' | 5,340' | 375' | Big Butt | 1.35 | Big Butt | NC | Yancey | Mount Mitchell - Map | |
| 42 | Rogers, Mount | 5,712' | 3,251' | 2,461' | Grandfather Mountain | 40.73 | Grandfather Mountain | VA | Grayson & Smyth | Whitetop Mountain - Map | yes |
| 43 | Lickstone Bald | 5,700' | 4,894' | 806' | Cold Spring Knob | 2.43 | Cold Spring Knob | NC | Haywood | Waynesville - Map | |
| 44 | Steestachee Bald | 5,700' | 5,140' | 560' | Richland Balsam | 4.39 | Cold Spring Knob | NC | Haywood & Jackson | Hazelwood - Map | |
| 45 | Richland Mountain | 5,700' | 5,376' | 324' | Kephart, Mount | 1.47 | Kephart, Mount | NC | Swain | Mount Guyot - Map | |
| 46 | Pinnacle | 5,665' | 5,180' | 485' | Gibbes, Mount | 2.46 | Gibbes, Mount | NC | Buncombe, McDowell, & Yancey | Montreat - Map | |
| 47 | Little Bald Knob | 5,660' | 5,128' | 532' | Cataloochee Balsam | 3.82 | Cataloochee Balsam | NC | Haywood | Dellwood - Map | |
| 48 | Buck Knob | 5,620' | 5,180' | 440' | Little Bald Knob | 1.11 | Little Bald Knob | NC | Haywood | Bunches Bald - Map | |
| 49 | Brown Lead | 5,620' | 5,300' | 320' | Little Bald Knob | 0.71 | Little Bald Knob | NC | Haywood | Bunches Bald - Map | |
| 50 | Snake Mountain | 5,597' | 3,311' | 2,286' | Grandfather Mountain | 16.25 | Grandfather Mountain | NC | Watauga | Zionville - Map | yes |
| 51 | Hump Mountain | 5,587' | 4,660' | 927' | Grassy Ridge Bald | 4.74 | Grassy Ridge Bald | NC | Avery | White Rocks Mountain - Map | |
| 52 | Rich Mountain Bald | 5,583' | 5,220' | 363' | Rough Butt Bald | 2.29 | Rough Butt Bald | NC | Jackson | Sam Knob - Map | |
| 53 | Huckleberry Knob | 5,580' | 2,140' | 3,440' | Hardy, Mount | 32.50 | Kuwohi | NC | Graham | Santeetlah Creek - Map | |
| 54 | Laurel Patch Bald | 5,580' | 5,260' | 320' | Steestachee Bald | 0.60 | Steestachee Bald | NC | Haywood & Jackson | Hazelwood - Map | |
| 55 | Elk Knob | 5,558' | 4,487' | 1,071' | Snake Mountain | 1.76 | Snake Mountain | NC | Watauga | Zionville - Map | yes |
| 56 | Hemphill Bald | 5,540' | 5,180' | 360' | Little Bald Knob | 1.24 | Little Bald Knob | NC | Haywood | Dellwood - Map | |
| 57 | Washington County HP | 5,533' | 5,517' | 16' | Rogers, Mount | 3.63 | Rogers, Mount | VA | Grayson, Smyth, & Washington | Whitetop Mountain - Map | yes |
| 58 | Thunderhead Mountain | 5,527' | 4,420' | 1,107' | Kuwohi | 11.70 | Kuwohi | NC, TN | Blount & Swain | Thunderhead Mountain - Map | |
| 59 | Big Bald | 5,516' | 2,940' | 2,576' | Big Butt | 16.19 | Big Butt | NC, TN | Unicoi & Yancey | Bald Creek - Map | |
| 60 | Little Yellow Mountain | 5,504' | 4,853' | 651' | Grassy Ridge Bald | 2.47 | Grassy Ridge Bald | NC | Avery & Mitchell | Carvers Gap - Map | |
| 61 | Whim Knob | 5,501' | 5,140' | 361' | Buck Knob | 1.01 | Buck Knob | NC | Haywood & Swain | Bunches Bald - Map | |
| 62 | Beech Mountain | 5,500' | 4,020' | 1,480' | Grandfather Mountain | 6.37 | Grandfather Mountain | NC | Avery | Elk Park - Map | |
| 63 | Bunches Bald | 5,500' | 4,496' | 1,004' | Whim Knob | 3.10 | Whim Knob | NC | Jackson & Swain | Bunches Bald - Map | |
| 64 | Standing Indian Benchmark | 5,499' | 2,660' | 2,839' | Huckleberry Knob | 32.52 | Huckleberry Knob | NC | Clay & Macon | Rainbow Springs - Map | |
| 65 | Doubletop Mountain | 5,481' | 4,540' | 941' | Richland Balsam | 3.78 | Laurel Patch Bald | NC | Jackson | Hazelwood - Map | |
| 66 | Snaggy Bald | 5,471' | 4,860' | 611' | Richland Balsam | 1.95 | Doubletop Mountain | NC | Jackson | Tuckasegee - Map | |
| 67 | Blockhouse Mountain | 5,470' | 4,860' | 610' | Thunderhead Mountain | 1.32 | Thunderhead Mountain | NC | Swain | Thunderhead Mountain - Map | |
| 68 | Wine Spring Bald | 5,460' | 3,738' | 1,722' | Standing Indian Benchmark | 9.84 | Standing Indian Benchmark | NC | Macon | Wayah Bald - Map | |
| 69 | Ogle Ridge | 5,460' | 4,260' | 1,200' | Big Butt | 2.71 | Big Butt | NC | Yancey | Mount Mitchell - Map | |
| 70 | Breakneck Ridge | 5,460' | 4,900' | 560' | Luftee Knob | 2.91 | Eagle Rocks | NC | Swain | Mount Guyot - Map | |
| 71 | Big Yellow Mountain | 5,460' | 4,980' | 480' | Hump Mountain | 2.11 | Hump Mountain | NC | Avery | Carvers Gap - Map | |
| 72 | Hawk Mountain | 5,460' | 5,140' | 320' | Little Yellow Mountain | 0.82 | Little Yellow Mountain | NC | Mitchell | Carvers Gap - Map | |
| 73 | Walker Bald | 5,420' | 4,740' | 680' | Hemphill Bald | 2.38 | Hemphill Bald | NC | Haywood | Dellwood - Map | |
| 74 | LR 548 Benchmark | 5,401' | 5,060' | 341' | Plott Balsam | 1.10 | Plott Balsam | NC | Haywood | Hazelwood - Map | |
| 75 | Stratton Bald | 5,380' | 4,300' | 1,080' | Huckleberry Knob | 3.55 | Huckleberry Knob | NC | Graham | Santeetlah Creek - Map | |
| 76 | Snowball Mountain | 5,380' | 4,900' | 480' | Craggy Dome | 2.28 | Craggy Dome | NC | Buncombe | Craggy Pinnacle - Map | |
| 77 | Graybeard Mountain | 5,380' | 5,020' | 360' | Pinnacle | 1.78 | Pinnacle | NC | Buncombe & McDowell | Montreat - Map | |
| 78 | Sugarland Mountain, East | 5,380' | 5,060' | 320' | Collins, Mount | 1.19 | Mingus, Mount | TN | Sevier | Clingmans Dome - Map | |
| 79 | Rich Mountain Bald | 5,372' | 4,420' | 952' | Snake Mountain | 1.38 | Snake Mountain | NC | Watauga | Zionville - Map | |
| 80 | Crabtree Bald | 5,340' | 2,620' | 2,720' | Pisgah, Mount | 11.59 | Walker Bald | NC | Haywood | Fines Creek - Map | |
| 81 | Rocky Bald | 5,340' | 4,900' | 440' | Wine Spring Bald | 1.34 | Wine Spring Bald | NC | Macon | Wayah Bald - Map | |
| 82 | Fryingpan Mountain | 5,340' | 4,940' | 400' | Pisgah, Mount | 2.45 | Pisgah, Mount | NC | Haywood & Transylvania | Cruso - Map | |
| 83 | Moody Top | 5,320' | 4,980' | 340' | Walker Bald | 1.03 | Walker Bald | NC | Haywood | Dellwood - Map | |
| 84 | Big Bald | 5,307' | 4,140' | 1,167' | Grassy Ridge Bald | 4.77 | Hawk Mountain | NC | Avery & Mitchell | Spruce Pine - Map | |
| 85 | Little Bald Mountain | 5,300' | 4,940' | 360' | Pisgah, Mount | 1.42 | Pisgah, Mount | NC | Haywood & Transylvania | Dunsmore Mountain - Map | |
| 86 | Big Bald | 5,300' | 4,940' | 360' | Pisgah, Mount | 0.75 | Fryingpan Mountain | NC | Haywood & Transylvania | Cruso - Map | |
| 87 | Tusquitee Bald | 5,268' | 5,240' | 28' | Signal Bald | 0.22 | Signal Bald | NC | Clay | Topton - Map | yes |
| 88 | High Top | 5,263' | 4,860' | 403' | Black Balsam Knob | 3.25 | Cold Spring Knob | NC | Haywood | Waynesville - Map | |
| 89 | Yellow Bald | 5,260' | 4,220' | 1,040' | Standing Indian Benchmark | 3.24 | Standing Indian Benchmark | NC | Macon | Prentiss - Map | |
| 90 | Copper Ridge Bald | 5,256' | 4,220' | 1,036' | Wine Spring Bald | 4.00 | Rocky Bald | NC | Macon | Wayah Bald - Map | |
| 91 | Haoe Benchmark | 5,249' | 4,860' | 389' | Stratton Bald | 1.59 | Stratton Bald | NC | Graham | Tapoco - Map | |
| 92 | Lane Pinnacle | 5,230' | 4,620' | 610' | Snowball Mountain | 1.61 | Snowball Mountain | NC | Buncombe | Craggy Pinnacle - Map | |
| 93 | Hanging Rock | 5,220' | 4,100' | 1,120' | Beech Mountain | 3.02 | Grandfather Mountain | NC | Avery & Watauga | Valle Crucis - Map | |
| 94 | Siler Bald | 5,220' | 4,140' | 1,080' | Wine Spring Bald | 2.35 | Wine Spring Bald | NC | Macon | Wayah Bald - Map | |
| 95 | Sugar Mountain | 5,220' | 4,220' | 1,000' | Beech Mountain | 3.70 | Grandfather Mountain | NC | Avery | Newland - Map | |
| 96 | Cold Spring Knob | 5,220' | 4,860' | 360' | Kuwohi | 5.56 | Thunderhead Mountain | NC, TN | Sevier & Swain | Silers Bald - Map | |
| 97 | Little Bald | 5,220' | 4,900' | 320' | Big Bald | 2.07 | Big Bald | NC, TN | Unicoi & Yancey | Chestoa - Map | |
| 98 | Potato Hill Bald | 5,219' | 4,900' | 319' | Chiltoes Mountain | 1.35 | Chiltoes Mountain | NC | Swain | Bunches Bald - Map | |
| 99 | Brier Knob | 5,215' | 4,860' | 355' | Thunderhead Mountain | 1.50 | Thunderhead Mountain | NC, TN | Blount & Swain | Thunderhead Mountain - Map | |
| 100 | Peak, The | 5,195' | 4,300' | 895' | Elk Knob | 5.57 | Elk Knob | NC | Ashe | Baldwin Gap - Map | |