| List Rank | NC Rank | Name | Elevation | Saddle | Prominence | Line Parent | Isolation | Proximate Parent | County | Quadrangle |
| 1 | 43 | Pinnacle | 5,665' | 5,180' | 485' | Gibbes, Mount | 2.46 | Gibbes, Mount | Buncombe, McDowell, & Yancey | Montreat - Map |
| 2 | 73 | Graybeard Mountain | 5,380' | 5,020' | 360' | Pinnacle | 1.78 | Pinnacle | Buncombe & McDowell | Montreat - Map |
| "Rocky Knob" | 5,260' | 5,060' | 200' | Graybeard Mountain | 0.76 | Graybeard Mountain | Buncombe & McDowell | Montreat - Map | ||
| 3 | 109 | Green Knob | 5,100' | 4,300' | 800' | Pinnacle | 3.09 | Pinnacle | McDowell & Yancey | Old Fort - Map |
| Glass Rock Knob | 4,860' | 4,740' | 120' | Pinnacle | 1.03 | Pinnacle | McDowell | Montreat - Map | ||
| Laurel Knob | 4,300' | 4,180' | 120' | Green Knob | 1.11 | Green Knob | McDowell | Old Fort - Map | ||
| "Little Table Rock Mountain" | 4,100' | 3,940' | 160' | Humpback Mountain | 2.53 | Humpback Mountain | Avery, McDowell, & Mitchell | Linville Falls - Map | ||
| "Thunder Knob" | 4,097' | 3,900' | 197' | Graybeard Mountain | 1.39 | Graybeard Mountain | Buncombe & McDowell | Montreat - Map | ||
| 4 | 419 | Three Knobs | 4,078' | 3,380' | 698' | Woodys Knob | 4.63 | Woodys Knob | McDowell & Yancey | Celo - Map |
| 5 | 424 | Laurel Knob | 4,060' | 3,300' | 760' | Humpback Mountain | 2.06 | Gingercake Mountain | Burke & McDowell | Linville Falls - Map |
| 6 | 445 | 4020 | 4,020' | 3,700' | 320' | Graybeard Mountain | 1.94 | Graybeard Mountain | Buncombe & McDowell | Montreat - Map |
| 7 | 452 | Mackey Mountain | 3,990' | 3,100' | 890' | Green Knob | 4.48 | Green Knob | McDowell | Old Fort - Map |
| "Horse Gap Lookout" | 3,940' | 3,820' | 120' | Green Knob | 1.69 | Pine Ridge | McDowell & Yancey | Celo - Map | ||
| 8 | 488 | 3925 | 3,925' | 3,500' | 425' | Mackey Mountain | 0.80 | Mackey Mountain | McDowell | Old Fort - Map |
| S | Grassy Mountain | 3,860' | 3,580' | 280' | Woodys Knob | 2.10 | Woodys Knob | McDowell & Mitchell | Little Switzerland - Map | |
| 9 | 574 | 3740 | 3,740' | 3,380' | 360' | Green Knob | 1.90 | Pine Ridge | McDowell & Yancey | Celo - Map |
| 10 | 584 | Dobson Knob | 3,700' | 2,620' | 1,080' | Laurel Knob | 8.23 | Table Rock Mountain | Burke & McDowell | Ashford - Map |
| 11 | 608 | Woods Mountain | 3,660' | 2,940' | 720' | Pine Ridge | 3.89 | Three Knobs | McDowell | Little Switzerland - Map |
| 12 | 609 | Chestnutwood Mountain | 3,660' | 2,940' | 720' | Green Knob | 2.34 | 3925 | McDowell | Old Fort - Map |
| 13 | 610 | 3660 | 3,660' | 3,020' | 640' | Lakey Knob | 1.19 | Lakey Knob | Buncombe & McDowell | Black Mountain - Map |
| Snooks Nose | 3,630' | 3,610' | 20' | Green Knob | 1.86 | Green Knob | McDowell | Old Fort - Map | ||
| 14 | 625 | Honeycutt Mountain | 3,620' | 3,100' | 520' | Humpback Mountain | 2.98 | Laurel Knob | McDowell | Linville Falls - Map |
| Green Mountain | 3,620' | 3,500' | 120' | Laurel Knob | 1.05 | Laurel Knob | Burke & McDowell | Linville Falls - Map | ||
| Rocky Mountain | 3,590' | 3,340' | 250' | Pinnacle | 2.62 | Green Knob | McDowell | Old Fort - Map | ||
| Singecat Ridge | 3,580' | 3,500' | 80' | Pine Ridge | 0.93 | 3740 | McDowell | Celo - Map | ||
| 15 | 663 | Dogback Mountain | 3,540' | 2,980' | 560' | Laurel Knob | 2.45 | Table Rock Mountain | Burke & McDowell | Ashford - Map |
| Evans Knob | 3,540' | 3,420' | 120' | 3660 | 0.59 | 3660 | Buncombe & McDowell | Black Mountain - Map | ||
| Bald Knob | 3,495' | 3,340' | 155' | Dobson Knob | 0.85 | Dobson Knob | McDowell | Ashford - Map | ||
| 16 | 704 | Cross Mountain | 3,460' | 2,660' | 800' | 3660 | 2.96 | Dill Knob | Buncombe & McDowell | Black Mountain - Map |
| 17 | 706 | Timber Ridge | 3,460' | 2,980' | 480' | Pine Ridge | 2.16 | 3740 | McDowell | Celo - Map |
| Poplar Ridge | 3,430' | 3,340' | 90' | Mackey Mountain | 0.69 | Mackey Mountain | McDowell | Old Fort - Map | ||
| Chestnut Ridge | 3,420' | 3,180' | 240' | 3660 | 1.38 | 3660 | McDowell | Black Mountain - Map | ||
| Narrows Knob | 3,420' | 3,260' | 160' | Mackey Mountain | 1.20 | Mackey Mountain | McDowell | Old Fort - Map | ||
| 18 | 732 | Jackson Knob | 3,401' | 2,860' | 541' | Humpback Mountain | 2.36 | Honeycutt Mountain | McDowell & Mitchell | Linville Falls - Map |
| Sams Knob | 3,380' | 3,260' | 120' | Green Knob | 1.64 | Mackey Mountain | McDowell | Old Fort - Map | ||
| 19 | 760 | 3340 | 3,340' | 2,820' | 520' | Woodys Knob | 1.90 | Jackson Knob | McDowell & Mitchell | Spruce Pine - Map |
| Stony Knob | 3,340' | 3,100' | 240' | Woodys Knob | 3.02 | Woodys Knob | McDowell & Mitchell | Little Switzerland - Map | ||
| Jobs Peak | 3,340' | 3,220' | 120' | 3660 | 0.98 | 3660 | McDowell | Black Mountain - Map | ||
| 20 | 810 | Licklog Knob | 3,225' | 2,900' | 325' | Pinnacle | 2.82 | 4020 | McDowell | Old Fort - Map |
| Buckeye Knob | 3,225' | 2,980' | 245' | Green Knob | 1.67 | Chestnutwood Mountain | McDowell | Old Fort - Map | ||
| 21 | 811 | Hickorynut Mountain | 3,223' | 2,060' | 1,163' | Round Mountain | 5.65 | Round Mountain | McDowell | Moffitt Hill - Map |
| Pompey Ridge | 3,220' | 3,100' | 120' | Three Knobs | 1.76 | Three Knobs | McDowell | Little Switzerland - Map | ||
| 22 | 822 | Kitsuma Peak | 3,195' | 2,860' | 335' | 3660 | 2.64 | 3660 | McDowell | Black Mountain - Map |
| Silver Knob | 3,180' | 3,140' | 40' | Woods Mountain | 0.91 | Woods Mountain | McDowell | Little Switzerland - Map | ||
| Betsy Ridge | 3,180' | 3,140' | 40' | Woods Mountain | 0.80 | Woods Mountain | McDowell | Little Switzerland - Map | ||
| Long Ridge | 3,175' | 2,900' | 275' | 3925 | 1.10 | 3925 | McDowell | Old Fort - Map | ||
| S | 3140 | 3,140' | 2,860' | 280' | 3660 | 0.46 | Kitsuma Peak | Buncombe & McDowell | Black Mountain - Map | |
| Greenlee Mountain | 3,140' | 2,940' | 200' | 3925 | 1.14 | 3925 | McDowell | Marion West - Map | ||
| Horse Ridge | 3,140' | 3,060' | 80' | Graybeard Mountain | 1.17 | Kitsuma Peak | McDowell | Montreat - Map | ||
| 23 | 858 | Hicks Mountain | 3,110' | 2,460' | 650' | 3660 | 1.67 | Cross Mountain | McDowell | Moffitt Hill - Map |
| Grassy Ridge | 3,100' | 3,020' | 80' | 3925 | 0.84 | 3925 | McDowell | Old Fort - Map | ||
| Bridle Ridge | 3,060' | 3,020' | 40' | Three Knobs | 1.19 | Three Knobs | McDowell | Celo - Map | ||
| 24 | 889 | Wolf Pen Mountain | 3,055' | 2,540' | 515' | Hickorynut Mountain | 1.73 | Hickorynut Mountain | McDowell | Moffitt Hill - Map |
| Sams Ridge | 3,020' | 2,940' | 80' | Green Knob | 1.77 | Mackey Mountain | McDowell | Old Fort - Map | ||
| Haines Eyebrow | 3,020' | 2,940' | 80' | Timber Ridge | 1.05 | Timber Ridge | McDowell | Celo - Map | ||
| 25 | 914 | Ditney Knob | 2,980' | 2,420' | 560' | Wolf Pen Mountain | 1.95 | Wolf Pen Mountain | McDowell | Moffitt Hill - Map |
| Birch Ridge | 2,980' | 2,940' | 40' | 4020 | 1.04 | 4020 | McDowell | Montreat - Map | ||
| S | Fork Mountain | 2,914' | 2,620' | 294' | Timber Ridge | 1.94 | Timber Ridge | McDowell | Marion West - Map | |
| 26 | 933 | Lost Cove Knob | 2,910' | 2,340' | 570' | Pinnacle | 1.49 | Licklog Knob | McDowell | Old Fort - Map |
| Feds Mountain | 2,820' | 2,620' | 200' | Mackey Mountain | 1.92 | 3925 | McDowell | Marion West - Map | ||
| Allison Ridge | 2,820' | 2,780' | 40' | 3660 | 1.33 | Hicks Mountain | McDowell | Black Mountain - Map | ||
| 27 | 980 | Edmondson Mountain | 2,780' | 2,420' | 360' | Hicks Mountain | 1.33 | Hicks Mountain | McDowell | Moffitt Hill - Map |
| Hoover Mountain | 2,780' | 2,620' | 160' | 3925 | 1.53 | 3925 | McDowell | Marion West - Map | ||
| 28 | 987 | Jerdon Mountain | 2,770' | 2,300' | 470' | Lost Cove Knob | 1.07 | Lost Cove Knob | McDowell | Old Fort - Map |
| Pups Ridge | 2,740' | 2,700' | 40' | Three Knobs | 1.36 | Three Knobs | McDowell | Little Switzerland - Map | ||
| Pine Mountain | 2,685' | 2,420' | 265' | Mackey Mountain | 1.63 | Mackey Mountain | McDowell | Old Fort - Map | ||
| Bernard Mountain | 2,660' | 2,420' | 240' | Graybeard Mountain | 1.47 | Kitsuma Peak | McDowell | Old Fort - Map | ||
| Locust Knob | 2,660' | 2,580' | 80' | Three Knobs | 2.48 | Three Knobs | McDowell | Little Switzerland - Map | ||
| Piney Mountain | 2,590' | 2,380' | 210' | Chestnutwood Mountain | 1.25 | Chestnutwood Mountain | McDowell | Old Fort - Map | ||
| 29 | 1063 | Rich Mountain | 2,540' | 1,380' | 1,160' | Hickorynut Mountain | 5.62 | Hickorynut Mountain | McDowell & Rutherford | Sugar Hill - Map |
| Rough Ridge | 2,540' | 2,460' | 80' | Woods Mountain | 1.18 | Woods Mountain | McDowell | Little Switzerland - Map | ||
| 30 | 1072 | Heartbreak Ridge | 2,535' | 2,220' | 315' | Licklog Knob | 1.20 | Lost Cove Knob | McDowell | Old Fort - Map |
| 31 | 1081 | Wildcat Knob | 2,510' | 2,020' | 490' | Edmondson Mountain | 1.48 | Edmondson Mountain | McDowell | Moffitt Hill - Map |
| 32 | 1088 | Long Mountain | 2,500' | 2,180' | 320' | Rich Mountain | 0.43 | Rich Mountain | McDowell | Sugar Hill - Map |
| Wiggins Ridge | 2,460' | 2,420' | 40' | Woods Mountain | 1.41 | Woods Mountain | McDowell | Little Switzerland - Map | ||
| Logan Mountain | 2,444' | 2,300' | 144' | Round Mountain | 1.20 | Ditney Knob | McDowell | Moffitt Hill - Map | ||
| S | 2427 | 2,427' | 2,140' | 287' | Rich Mountain | 0.48 | Rich Mountain | McDowell | Sugar Hill - Map | |
| Major Mountain | 2,422' | 2,260' | 162' | Round Mountain | 1.51 | Ditney Knob | McDowell | Moffitt Hill - Map | ||
| 33 | 1107 | Harris Mountain | 2,420' | 2,020' | 400' | Hickorynut Mountain | 2.72 | Hickorynut Mountain | McDowell | Sugar Hill - Map |
| Redcove Lump | 2,420' | 2,260' | 160' | Hickorynut Mountain | 2.99 | Hickorynut Mountain | McDowell | Sugar Hill - Map | ||
| Sandy Knob | 2,420' | 2,340' | 80' | Hickorynut Mountain | 1.34 | Hickorynut Mountain | McDowell | Sugar Hill - Map | ||
| 34 | 1118 | Jones Mountain | 2,380' | 1,580' | 800' | Harris Mountain | 1.77 | Harris Mountain | McDowell | Sugar Hill - Map |
| Sheep Knob | 2,380' | 2,180' | 200' | Mackey Mountain | 2.66 | 3925 | McDowell | Marion West - Map | ||
| Hensley Ridge | 2,380' | 2,300' | 80' | Woods Mountain | 1.65 | Woods Mountain | McDowell | Little Switzerland - Map | ||
| Chestnut Ridge | 2,340' | 2,180' | 160' | Woodys Knob | 3.63 | Woods Mountain | McDowell | Little Switzerland - Map | ||
| Roan Horse Top | 2,340' | 2,180' | 160' | Wolf Pen Mountain | 1.84 | Wolf Pen Mountain | McDowell & Rutherford | Moffitt Hill - Map | ||
| 35 | 1132 | Grant Mountain | 2,315' | 1,460' | 855' | Jones Mountain | 5.55 | Jones Mountain | McDowell | Marion East - Map |
| 36 | 1144 | Bergen Mountain | 2,281' | 1,780' | 501' | Jerdon Mountain | 0.98 | Jerdon Mountain | McDowell | Old Fort - Map |
| 37 | 1146 | Pogue Mountain | 2,260' | 1,230' | 1,030' | Silver Creek Knob | 3.84 | Grant Mountain | McDowell | Glenwood - Map |
| 38 | 1147 | Graveyard Mountain | 2,260' | 1,580' | 680' | Woods Mountain | 3.19 | Woods Mountain | McDowell | Little Switzerland - Map |
| 39 | 1158 | Huntsville Mountains | 2,243' | 1,860' | 383' | Pogue Mountain | 0.86 | Pogue Mountain | McDowell | Glenwood - Map |
| Pennycove Lump | 2,220' | 2,100' | 120' | Harris Mountain | 1.11 | Harris Mountain | McDowell | Sugar Hill - Map | ||
| Piney Mountain | 2,220' | 2,140' | 80' | Harris Mountain | 0.78 | Harris Mountain | McDowell | Sugar Hill - Map | ||
| 40 | 1168 | Bald Mountain | 2,215' | 1,900' | 315' | Graveyard Mountain | 2.42 | Graveyard Mountain | McDowell | Marion West - Map |
| 41 | 1172 | Rockhouse Mountain | 2,180' | 1,540' | 640' | Huntsville Mountains | 1.97 | Huntsville Mountains | McDowell | Glenwood - Map |
| Bailey Ridge | 2,180' | 2,100' | 80' | Hickorynut Mountain | 1.40 | Hickorynut Mountain | McDowell | Moffitt Hill - Map | ||
| Grassy Knob | 2,180' | 2,100' | 80' | Long Mountain | 0.39 | Long Mountain | McDowell | Sugar Hill - Map | ||
| Witness Rock Ridge | 2,180' | 2,140' | 40' | Woods Mountain | 1.27 | Woods Mountain | McDowell | Little Switzerland - Map | ||
| 42 | 1181 | Chestnut Mountain | 2,174' | 1,420' | 754' | Rich Mountain | 2.50 | Rockhouse Mountain | McDowell | Glenwood - Map |
| 43 | 1185 | Conoway Knob | 2,150' | 1,340' | 810' | Huntsville Mountains | 4.13 | Rockhouse Mountain | McDowell | Glenwood - Map |
| S | Elliot Mountain | 2,140' | 1,860' | 280' | Hickorynut Mountain | 2.32 | Harris Mountain | McDowell | Sugar Hill - Map | |
| 44 | 1197 | 2100 | 2,100' | 1,580' | 520' | Jones Mountain | 1.61 | Jones Mountain | McDowell | Sugar Hill - Map |
| S | Higgins Mountain | 2,100' | 1,820' | 280' | Huntsville Mountains | 2.06 | Huntsville Mountains | McDowell | Marion East - Map | |
| 45 | 1202 | Pilot Mountain | 2,092' | 1,310' | 782' | Silver Creek Knob | 2.49 | Silver Creek Knob | Burke & McDowell | Dysartsville - Map |
| 46 | 1204 | South Mountain | 2,090' | 1,700' | 390' | Silver Creek Knob | 2.17 | Silver Creek Knob | McDowell & Rutherford | Dysartsville - Map |
| 47 | 1216 | Gibbs Mountain | 2,041' | 1,420' | 621' | Grant Mountain | 2.40 | Grant Mountain | McDowell | Marion East - Map |
| 48 | 1220 | Grassy Knob | 2,020' | 1,620' | 400' | Graveyard Mountain | 1.44 | Bald Mountain | McDowell | Little Switzerland - Map |
| 49 | 1224 | Scott Mountain | 1,995' | 1,500' | 495' | Camel Knob | 2.59 | Camel Knob | McDowell | Dysartsville - Map |
| 50 | 1226 | Smith Mountain | 1,992' | 1,420' | 572' | Grant Mountain | 1.79 | Grant Mountain | McDowell | Marion East - Map |
| French Mountain | 1,985' | 1,820' | 165' | Jones Mountain | 1.74 | Jones Mountain | McDowell | Sugar Hill - Map | ||
| 51 | 1232 | Ledbetter Mountain | 1,980' | 1,620' | 360' | Long Mountain | 1.40 | Long Mountain | McDowell | Sugar Hill - Map |
| Lookadoo Mountain | 1,970' | 1,820' | 150' | Camel Knob | 1.25 | Scott Mountain | McDowell | Glenwood - Map | ||
| 52 | 1233 | 1965 | 1,965' | 1,620' | 345' | Grant Mountain | 1.07 | Grant Mountain | McDowell | Marion West - Map |
| Rust Mountain | 1,955' | 1,820' | 135' | Rockhouse Mountain | 0.49 | Rockhouse Mountain | McDowell | Glenwood - Map | ||
| 53 | 1235 | Jacks Mountain | 1,951' | 1,580' | 371' | Wildcat Knob | 2.99 | Harris Mountain | McDowell | Moffitt Hill - Map |
| Marks Mountain | 1,905' | 1,700' | 205' | Huntsville Mountains | 1.48 | Rockhouse Mountain | McDowell | Glenwood - Map | ||
| 54 | 1247 | Morgan Mountain | 1,900' | 1,580' | 320' | Rich Mountain | 2.02 | Ledbetter Mountain | McDowell | Sugar Hill - Map |
| Lewis Mountain | 1,900' | 1,820' | 80' | 2100 | 0.78 | 2100 | McDowell | Sugar Hill - Map | ||
| 55 | 1252 | Habersham Mountains | 1,882' | 1,540' | 342' | 2100 | 1.55 | 2100 | McDowell | Marion West - Map |
| Little Mountain | 1,865' | 1,660' | 205' | Hicks Mountain | 2.00 | Ditney Knob | McDowell | Moffitt Hill - Map | ||
| 56 | 1257 | 1860 | 1,860' | 1,460' | 400' | Woods Mountain | 1.73 | Bald Mountain | McDowell | Marion West - Map |
| 57 | 1262 | 1850 | 1,850' | 1,460' | 390' | South Mountain | 1.48 | South Mountain | McDowell & Rutherford | Dysartsville - Map |
| Brushy Top | 1,850' | 1,780' | 70' | Wolf Pen Mountain | 2.50 | Wolf Pen Mountain | McDowell | Sugar Hill - Map | ||
| 58 | 1270 | Reedy Mountain | 1,788' | 1,380' | 408' | Gibbs Mountain | 1.60 | Gibbs Mountain | McDowell | Marion East - Map |
| S | Heddrick Knob | 1,780' | 1,500' | 280' | 2100 | 2.42 | Chestnut Mountain | McDowell | Sugar Hill - Map | |
| S | 1780 | 1,780' | 1,500' | 280' | Woods Mountain | 0.93 | 1860 | McDowell | Marion West - Map | |
| Turkey Mountain | 1,745' | 1,500' | 245' | Camel Knob | 2.78 | Huntsville Mountains | McDowell | Glenwood - Map | ||
| 59 | 1280 | 1740 | 1,740' | 1,420' | 320' | Dobson Knob | 2.69 | Bald Mountain | McDowell | Ashford - Map |
| Coal Pit Mountain | 1,740' | 1,620' | 120' | Camel Knob | 2.51 | Camel Knob | McDowell | Glenwood - Map | ||
| Pool Mountain | 1,740' | 1,620' | 120' | Habersham Mountains | 0.45 | Habersham Mountains | McDowell | Marion West - Map | ||
| S | 1705 | 1,705' | 1,420' | 285' | Chestnut Mountain | 1.41 | Chestnut Mountain | McDowell | Glenwood - Map | |
| Wolf Mountain | 1,700' | 1,460' | 240' | Rockey Face Mountain | 0.53 | Rockey Face Mountain | McDowell | Glenwood - Map | ||
| 60 | 1295 | Jamison Mountain | 1,668' | 1,340' | 328' | Gibbs Mountain | 1.53 | Reedy Mountain | McDowell | Marion East - Map |
| Big Ridge | 1,660' | 1,620' | 40' | Wildcat Knob | 1.04 | Jacks Mountain | McDowell | Moffitt Hill - Map | ||
| 61 | 1320 | Vein Mountain | 1,540' | 1,220' | 320' | Huntsville Mountains | 2.09 | Rockey Face Mountain | McDowell | Glenwood - Map |
| Little Mountain | 1,484' | 1,340' | 144' | Huntsville Mountains | 1.80 | Jamison Mountain | McDowell | Marion East - Map |