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Name

Elevation

Saddle

Prominence

Line Parent

Isolation

Proximate Parent

State

Counties

Quadrangle

LiDAR

Rank

Notes

Mitchell, Mount

6,684'

594'

6,090'

Divide Mountain

1195.36

Mesa de Maya

Yancey

Mount Mitchell - Map

yes

001

Kuwohi

6,645'

2,133'

4,512'

Mitchell, Mount

70.71

Mitchell, Mount

NC, TN

Sevier & Swain

Clingmans Dome - Map

yes

002

Roan High Knob

6,283'

2,768'

3,515'

Gibbes, Mount

18.82

Celo Knob

NC, TN

Carter & Mitchell

Carvers Gap - Map

yes

003

Huckleberry Knob

5,559'

2,160'

3,399'

Hardy, Mount

32.49

Kuwohi

Graham

Santeetlah Creek - Map

yes

004

Richland Balsam

6,412'

3,341'

3,071'

Guyot, Mount

27.18

Chapman, Mount

Haywood & Jackson

Sam Knob - Map

yes

005

Standing Indian Benchmark

5,499'

2,694'

2,805'

Huckleberry Knob

32.52

Huckleberry Knob

Clay & Macon

Rainbow Springs - Map

yes

006

Apple Orchard Mountain

4,225'

1,402'

2,823'

Salt Pond Mountain

33.78

Bald Knob

Bedford & Botetourt

Arnold Valley - Map

yes

007

Spruce Knob

4,865'

2,066'

2,799'

Grandfather Mountain

175.77

Third Peak

Pendleton

Spruce Knob - Map

yes

008

Crabtree Bald

5,295'

2,621'

2,674'

Pisgah, Mount

11.58

Walker Bald

Haywood

Fines Creek - Map

yes

009

Big Bald

5,516'

2,945'

2,571'

Big Butt

16.19

Big Butt

NC, TN

Unicoi & Yancey

Bald Creek - Map

yes

010

Big Frog Mountain

4,220'

1,706'

2,514'

Blood Mountain

28.65

Beaverdam Bald

Polk

Caney Creek - Map

yes

011

Rogers, Mount

5,712'

3,251'

2,461'

Grandfather Mountain

40.73

Grandfather Mountain

Grayson & Smyth

Whitetop Mountain - Map

yes

012

Elliott Knob

4,467'

2,023'

2,444'

Watering Pond Knob

27.07

Paddy Knob

Augusta

Elliott Knob - Map

yes

013

Grandfather Mountain

5,946'

3,506'

2,440'

Grassy Ridge Bald

15.10

Grassy Ridge Bald

Avery, Caldwell, & Watauga

Grandfather Mountain - Map

yes

014

Cheoah Bald

5,062'

2,686'

2,376'

Huckleberry Knob

9.22

Copper Ridge Bald

Graham & Swain

Hewitt - Map

yes

015

English Mountain

3,633'

1,339'

2,294'

Guyot, Mount

12.56

Cammerer Ridge

Cocke & Jefferson

Chestnut Hill - Map

yes

016

Rocky Mountain

4,071'

1,790'

2,281'

Elliott Knob

26.44

Apple Orchard Mountain

Amherst & Rockbridge

Montebello - Map

yes

017

Priest, The

4,063'

3,300'

763'

Rocky Mountain

6.66

Rocky Mountain

Nelson

Massies Mill - Map

017

contender to Rocky Mtn

Pleasant, Mount

4,060'

3,220'

840'

Rocky Mountain

3.80

Rocky Mountain

Amherst

Forks of Buffalo - Map

017

contender to Rocky Mtn

Bald Knob

4,060'

3,435'

625'

Rocky Mountain

4.48

Rocky Mountain

Amherst

Forks of Buffalo - Map

017

contender to Rocky Mtn

Maintop Mountain

4,060'

3,460'

600'

Rocky Mountain

3.34

Priest, The

Nelson

Massies Mill - Map

017

contender to Rocky Mtn

Snake Mountain

5,597'

3,311'

2,286'

Grandfather Mountain

16.25

Grandfather Mountain

Watauga

Zionville - Map

yes

018

Hawksbill

4,048'

1,907'

2,141'

Rocky Mountain

40.11

Dundore Mountain

Madison & Page

Big Meadows - Map

yes

019

Garden Mountain

4,715'

2,581'

2,134'

Rogers, Mount

28.59

Third Peak

Tazewell

Hutchinson Rock - Map

yes

020

Brasstown Bald

4,784'

2,670'

2,114'

Big Laurel

15.97

Boteler Peak

Towns

Jacks Gap - Map

yes

021

Flag Pole, The

3,534'

1,460'

2,074'

Dominion Benchmark

47.16

Scott Mountain

Anderson & Campbell

Lake City - Map

yes

022

Salt Pond Mountain

4,362'

2,318'

2,044'

Paddy Knob

49.52

Grassy Knob

Giles

Eggleston - Map

yes

023

High Knob

4,229'

2,166'

2,063'

East River Mountain

40.63

Beartown Mountain

Wise

Norton - Map

yes

024

Reddish Knob

4,397'

2,394'

2,003'

Watering Pond Knob

15.39

Panther Knob

VA, WV

Augusta & Pendleton

Reddish Knob - Map

yes

025

Flagpole Knob

4,380'

3,700'

680'

Reddish Knob

4.50

Reddish Knob

Rockingham

Brandywine - Map

025

contender to Reddish Knob

High Peak

2,932'

973'

1,959'

Bald Knob

10.77

Bluff Mountain

Amherst

Tobacco Row Mountain - Map

yes

026

Waterrock Knob

6,291'

4,341'

1,950'

Guyot, Mount

10.68

Richland Balsam

Haywood & Jackson

Sylva North - Map

yes

027

Big House Mountain

3,645'

1,700'

1,945'

Northeast Peak

16.68

Brushy Mountain

Rockbridge

Collierstown - Map

028

Black Mountain

4,139'

2,228'

1,911'

East River Mountain

14.69

High Knob

Harlan

Benham - Map

yes

029

Lairds Knob

3,282'

1,390'

1,892'

Dictum Ridge

12.41

Hightop

Rockingham

Elkton West - Map

030

No Business Mountain

2,770'

930'

1,840'

Apple Orchard Mountain

5.79

Terrapin Mountain

Bedford

Sedalia - Map

031

Oswald Dome

3,020'

1,180'

1,840'

Sassafras Knob

10.35

Sassafras Knob

Polk

Oswald Dome - Map

032

Hall Top

3,610'

1,820'

1,790'

Snowbird Mountain

6.53

Rag Mountain

Cocke

Hartford - Map

033

Cove Mountain

4,077'

2,300'

1,777'

Sugarland Mountain, West

4.88

Blanket Mountain

Sevier

Gatlinburg - Map

034

Big Bald Mountain

4,075'

2,300'

1,775'

Blood Mountain

17.27

Cowpen Mountain

Gilmer

Blue Ridge - Map

035

Rich Mountain

4,060'

3,709'

351'

Big Bald Mountain

1.39

Big Bald Mountain

Gilmer

Tickanetley - Map

035

contender to Big Bald Mtn

Green Ridge Knob

4,852'

3,094'

1,758'

Big Bald

8.30

Big Bald

Madison

Flag Pond - Map

yes

036

Gravel Knob

4,851'

4,455'

396'

Green Ridge Knob

1.18

Green Ridge Knob

NC, TN

Greene & Madison

Greystone - Map

yes

036

contender to Green Ridge Knob

Camp Creek Bald

4,842'

4,110'

732'

Gravel Knob

5.44

Green Ridge Knob

NC, TN

Greene & Madison

Greystone - Map

yes

036

contender to Green Ridge Knob

Icy Knob

2,980'

1,220'

1,760'

Hickorynut Mountain

17.90

3161

Burke & Rutherford

Dysartsville - Map

037

Hickory Knob

2,980'

2,780'

200'

Hickorynut Mountain

18.01

3161

Burke

Benn Knob - Map

037

contender to Icy Knob

Buzzard Roost

2,980'

2,820'

160'

Hickorynut Mountain

17.82

3161

Burke

Benn Knob - Map

037

contender to Icy Knob

Propst Mountain

2,980'

2,940'

40'

Hickorynut Mountain

17.71

3161

Burke

Dysartsville - Map

037

contender to Icy Knob

Little Pisgah Mountain

4,412'

2,660'

1,752'

Graybeard Mountain

11.37

4940

Buncombe & Henderson

Black Mountain - Map

038

Chimneytop Mountain

3,118'

1,370'

1,748'

Cherokee Mountain

21.23

Cherokee Mountain

Greene & Hawkins

Lovelace - Map

039

Sugarloaf Mountain

3,965'

2,220'

1,745'

Bearwallow Mountain

6.24

Bearwallow Mountain

Henderson & Rutherford

Bat Cave - Map

040

Sugarloaf Mountain

3,626'

1,890'

1,736'

Big House Mountain

14.00

Big House Mountain

Botetourt

Sugarloaf Mountain - Map

041

Signal Bald

5,282'

3,524'

1,758'

Standing Indian Benchmark

7.88

Rocky Bald

Clay

Topton - Map

yes

042

contender to Tusquitee Bald

Tusquitee Bald

5,268'

5,240'

28'

Signal Bald

0.22

Signal Bald

Clay

Topton - Map

yes

042

Wine Spring Bald

5,460'

3,738'

1,722'

Standing Indian Benchmark

9.84

Standing Indian Benchmark

Macon

Wayah Bald - Map

043

Thorny Benchmark

4,860'

3,140'

1,720'

Spruce Knob

32.57

Spruce Knob

Pocahontas

Cass - Map

044

Morris Knob

4,460'

2,740'

1,720'

Garden Mountain

11.24

Flattop Mountain

Tazewell

Tazewell South - Map

045

Phoenix Mountain

4,710'

3,020'

1,690'

Bald Mountain

5.89

Three Top Mountain

Ashe

Jefferson - Map

046

Cowee Bald

4,944'

3,260'

1,684'

Yellow Mountain

9.42

Perry Top

Jackson & Macon

Greens Creek - Map

047

Sugar Run Mountain

4,087'

2,420'

1,667'

Greaver Benchmark

15.31

Butt Mountain

Giles

White Gate - Map

048

Scott Mountain

3,765'

2,100'

1,665'

Thunderhead Mountain

5.41

Devils Tater Patch

Blount

Cades Cove - Map

049

Bluff Mountain

5,100'

3,460'

1,640'

Elk Knob

4.10

Peak, The

Ashe

Warrensville - Map

050

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