| List Rank | NC Rank | Name |
Elevation |
Saddle |
Prominence |
Line Parent |
Isolation |
Proximate Parent | County |
Quadrangle |
| 1 | 29 |
Grandfather Mountain |
5,964' |
3,500' |
2,464' |
Grassy Ridge Bald |
15.04 |
Grassy Ridge Bald |
Avery, Caldwell, & Watauga | Grandfather Mountain - Map |
| |
Pilot Knob |
4,860' |
4,740' |
120' |
Grandfather Mountain |
1.63 |
Grandfather Mountain |
Avery & Caldwell | Grandfather Mountain - Map |
| |
Gay Mountain |
3,700' |
3,660' |
40' |
Flat Top Mountain |
3.16 |
Rich Mountain |
Caldwell | Globe - Map |
| |
Blowing Rock |
3,670' |
3,650' |
20' |
Bentley Knob |
3.46 |
Flat Top Mountain |
Caldwell | Globe - Map |
| |
Pack Hill Ridge |
3,580' |
3,460' |
120' |
Flat Top Mountain |
3.54 |
Rich Mountain |
Caldwell | Globe - Map |
| 2 | 774 |
Chestnut Mountain |
3,336' |
2,660' |
676' |
Cranberry Knob |
4.00 |
Parks Mountain |
Avery, Burke, & Caldwell | Chestnut Mountain - Map |
| 3 | 795 |
Rocky Knob |
3,280' |
2,860' |
420' |
Bentley Knob |
5.34 |
Flat Top Mountain |
Caldwell | Globe - Map |
| 4 | 804 |
3260 |
3,260' |
2,940' |
320' |
Bentley Knob |
1.69 |
Rocky Knob |
Caldwell | Globe - Map |
| S |
3220 |
3,220' |
2,940' |
280' |
Bentley Knob |
0.77 |
Rocky Knob |
Caldwell | Globe - Map |
| |
Round Mountain |
3,060' |
2,900' |
160' |
Flat Top Mountain |
2.68 |
Rocky Knob |
Caldwell | Globe - Map |
| 5 | 959 |
Joe White Mountain |
2,824' |
2,140' |
684' |
Grandfather Mountain |
4.72 |
Chestnut Mountain |
Caldwell | Collettsville - Map |
| S |
2822 |
2,822' |
2,540' |
282' |
Joe White Mountain |
0.56 |
Joe White Mountain |
Caldwell | Collettsville - Map |
| 6 | 960 |
Stone Mountain |
2,821' |
1,900' |
921' |
Bentley Knob |
5.56 |
3260 |
Caldwell | Buffalo Cove - Map |
| 7 | 986 |
High Eagle |
2,771' |
1,980' |
791' |
3260 |
1.48 |
Stone Mountain |
Caldwell | Buffalo Cove - Map |
| |
Backbone Ridge |
2,740' |
2,580' |
160' |
Flat Top Mountain |
3.87 |
Rocky Knob |
Caldwell | Globe - Map |
| 8 | 1004 |
Brown Mountain |
2,725' |
2,100' |
625' |
Chestnut Mountain |
3.56 |
Chestnut Mountain |
Caldwell | Chestnut Mountain - Map |
| |
Barn Ridge |
2,700' |
2,540' |
160' |
Grandfather Mountain |
4.26 |
Joe White Mountain |
Caldwell | Globe - Map |
| 9 | 1017 |
2666 |
2,666' |
1,620' |
1,046' |
Bentley Knob |
3.04 |
Stone Mountain |
Caldwell | Buffalo Cove - Map |
| S |
Grassy Mountain |
2,665' |
2,380' |
285' |
Stone Mountain |
0.58 |
Stone Mountain |
Caldwell | Buffalo Cove - Map |
| 10 | 1024 |
Miller Ridge |
2,660' |
2,340' |
320' |
Joe White Mountain |
1.32 |
Joe White Mountain |
Caldwell | Collettsville - Map |
| |
Grassy Ridge |
2,660' |
2,580' |
80' |
Joe White Mountain |
0.85 |
Joe White Mountain |
Caldwell | Collettsville - Map |
| |
Gill Knob |
2,655' |
2,380' |
275' |
2666 |
0.98 |
2666 |
Caldwell | Grandin - Map |
| |
Spring Mountain |
2,635' |
2,500' |
135' |
Stone Mountain |
0.72 |
Stone Mountain |
Caldwell | Buffalo Cove - Map |
| |
Licklog Mountain |
2,632' |
2,460' |
172' |
2666 |
1.10 |
2666 |
Caldwell | Buffalo Cove - Map |
| |
Chestnut Knob |
2,628' |
2,353' |
275' |
Bentley Knob |
2.67 |
3260 |
Caldwell | Buffalo Cove - Map |
| 11 | 1029 |
Mills Knob |
2,620' |
2,140' |
480' |
Rocky Knob |
1.41 |
Rocky Knob |
Caldwell | Globe - Map |
| 12 | 1036 |
High Knob |
2,620' |
2,260' |
360' |
Grandfather Mountain |
1.44 |
Joe White Mountain |
Caldwell | Globe - Map |
| 13 | 1042 |
Johnnys Knob |
2,585' |
1,700' |
885' |
3260 |
2.71 |
High Eagle |
Caldwell | Buffalo Cove - Map |
| S |
2585 |
2,585' |
2,300' |
285' |
Joe White Mountain |
2.11 |
Joe White Mountain |
Caldwell | Collettsville - Map |
| |
White Rock Mountain |
2,580' |
2,420' |
160' |
Bentley Knob |
3.45 |
2666 |
Caldwell, Watauga, & Wilkes | Buffalo Cove - Map |
| 14 | 1054 |
Hickory Knob |
2,570' |
1,590' |
980' |
Pores Knob |
10.23 |
Pores Knob |
Alexander, Caldwell, & Wilkes | Ellendale - Map |
| S |
Wilson Ridge |
2,540' |
2,260' |
280' |
Grandfather Mountain |
0.95 |
High Knob |
Caldwell | Globe - Map |
| |
Grassy Knob |
2,540' |
2,500' |
40' |
Joe White Mountain |
0.79 |
High Knob |
Caldwell | Globe - Map |
| |
Cottrell Knob |
2,535' |
2,460' |
75' |
2666 |
0.69 |
2666 |
Caldwell | Buffalo Cove - Map |
| 15 | 1077 |
Jackson Knob |
2,527' |
2,060' |
467' |
Johnnys Knob |
2.24 |
Johnnys Knob |
Caldwell | Buffalo Cove - Map |
| |
Curtis Knob |
2,515' |
2,260' |
255' |
Bentley Knob |
2.70 |
Stone Mountain |
Caldwell | Buffalo Cove - Map |
| 16 | 1080 |
Adams Mountain |
2,510' |
1,940' |
570' |
Joe White Mountain |
1.85 |
Brown Mountain |
Caldwell | Collettsville - Map |
| |
Tarklin Ridge |
2,497' |
2,420' |
77' |
Miller Ridge |
0.40 |
Miller Ridge |
Caldwell | Collettsville - Map |
| |
Little Chestnut Mountain |
2,487' |
2,300' |
187' |
Brown Mountain |
1.32 |
Brown Mountain |
Burke & Caldwell | Chestnut Mountain - Map |
| |
Raven Rock Knob |
2,477' |
2,340' |
137' |
Bentley Knob |
2.88 |
3260 |
Caldwell | Buffalo Cove - Map |
| |
Carr Mountain |
2,475' |
2,220' |
255' |
Stone Mountain |
1.14 |
High Eagle |
Caldwell | Buffalo Cove - Map |
| 17 | 1093 |
Yellow Buck Mountain |
2,470' |
2,140' |
330' |
Cranberry Knob |
2.27 |
High Knob |
Caldwell | Chestnut Mountain - Map |
| |
Chestnut Mountain |
2,460' |
2,260' |
200' |
2666 |
1.61 |
2666 |
Caldwell & Wilkes | Grandin - Map |
| |
Long Ridge |
2,460' |
2,340' |
120' |
Bentley Knob |
2.63 |
Stone Mountain |
Caldwell | Buffalo Cove - Map |
| |
Big Ridge |
2,460' |
2,420' |
40' |
Flat Top Mountain |
2.52 |
Rocky Knob |
Caldwell | Globe - Map |
| |
Wheat Patch Mountain |
2,433' |
2,220' |
213' |
2666 |
2.33 |
2666 |
Caldwell | Grandin - Map |
| |
North Rockhouse Ridge |
2,426' |
2,220' |
206' |
Bentley Knob |
3.44 |
2666 |
Caldwell | Buffalo Cove - Map |
| |
Pine Knob |
2,420' |
2,380' |
40' |
Bentley Knob |
2.29 |
3260 |
Caldwell | Buffalo Cove - Map |
| |
Bark Camp Ridge |
2,420' |
2,380' |
40' |
Grandfather Mountain |
1.66 |
High Knob |
Caldwell | Grandfather Mountain - Map |
| |
Pine Ridge |
2,420' |
2,380' |
40' |
Chestnut Mountain |
1.21 |
Chestnut Mountain |
Caldwell | Chestnut Mountain - Map |
| 18 | 1113 |
2412 |
2,412' |
2,100' |
312' |
3260 |
1.12 |
High Eagle |
Caldwell | Buffalo Cove - Map |
| 19 | 1116 |
Cox Knob |
2,388' |
1,790' |
598' |
Hickory Knob |
2.11 |
Hickory Knob |
Caldwell | Ellendale - Map |
| 20 | 1120 |
Tate Mountain |
2,380' |
1,860' |
520' |
Grandfather Mountain |
1.42 |
Miller Ridge |
Caldwell | Globe - Map |
| S |
2380 |
2,380' |
2,100' |
280' |
Chestnut Mountain |
1.03 |
Yellow Buck Mountain |
Caldwell | Chestnut Mountain - Map |
| |
Epperson Knob |
2,380' |
2,140' |
240' |
Stone Mountain |
1.93 |
High Eagle |
Caldwell | Buffalo Cove - Map |
| |
Walker Hollow Ridge |
2,380' |
2,220' |
160' |
Grandfather Mountain |
3.58 |
Mills Knob |
Caldwell | Globe - Map |
| |
Chestnut Mountain |
2,352' |
2,250' |
102' |
Jackson Knob |
0.50 |
Jackson Knob |
Caldwell | Buffalo Cove - Map |
| |
Apple Hole Knob |
2,340' |
2,180' |
160' |
Miller Ridge |
1.17 |
Tate Mountain |
Caldwell | Globe - Map |
| |
Butt Mountain |
2,340' |
2,180' |
160' |
Jackson Knob |
0.62 |
Jackson Knob |
Caldwell | Buffalo Cove - Map |
| |
Brown Mountain Ridge |
2,340' |
2,300' |
40' |
Brown Mountain |
1.10 |
Brown Mountain |
Burke & Caldwell | Collettsville - Map |
| |
Schoolhouse Ridge |
2,340' |
2,300' |
40' |
Grandfather Mountain |
0.70 |
High Knob |
Caldwell | Grandfather Mountain - Map |
| |
Little White Rock Mountain |
2,316' |
2,180' |
136' |
Bentley Knob |
3.10 |
2666 |
Caldwell | Buffalo Cove - Map |
| 21 | 1135 |
Moses Knob |
2,301' |
1,370' |
931' |
Johnnys Knob |
5.77 |
Johnnys Knob |
Caldwell | Kings Creek - Map |
| S |
2300 |
2,300' |
2,020' |
280' |
Chestnut Mountain |
1.89 |
Yellow Buck Mountain |
Caldwell | Chestnut Mountain - Map |
| 22 | 1143 |
2282 |
2,282' |
1,810' |
472' |
Cox Knob |
4.53 |
Cox Knob |
Caldwell | Kings Creek - Map |
| S |
Little Rocky Knob |
2,260' |
1,980' |
280' |
Rocky Knob |
1.07 |
Rocky Knob |
Caldwell | Globe - Map |
| 23 | 1159 |
Hibriten Mountain |
2,239' |
1,390' |
849' |
2282 |
4.32 |
2282 |
Caldwell | Kings Creek - Map |
| 24 | 1163 |
Globe Mountain |
2,220' |
1,700' |
520' |
Mills Knob |
1.60 |
Tate Mountain |
Caldwell | Globe - Map |
| 25 | 1164 |
2220 |
2,220' |
1,860' |
360' |
Flat Top Mountain |
2.02 |
Mills Knob |
Caldwell | Globe - Map |
| 26 | 1166 |
Whetstone Mountain |
2,220' |
1,900' |
320' |
Johnnys Knob |
1.03 |
Johnnys Knob |
Caldwell | Buffalo Cove - Map |
| |
Green Mountain |
2,220' |
1,950' |
270' |
Moses Knob |
2.75 |
Moses Knob |
Caldwell | Lenoir - Map |
| |
Tough Hill |
2,220' |
2,140' |
80' |
Grandfather Mountain |
3.94 |
Mills Knob |
Caldwell | Globe - Map |
| |
Joshua Ridge |
2,220' |
2,180' |
40' |
Jackson Knob |
0.50 |
Jackson Knob |
Caldwell | Buffalo Cove - Map |
| |
Loose Mountain |
2,212' |
2,100' |
112' |
Joe White Mountain |
1.34 |
Adams Mountain |
Caldwell | Collettsville - Map |
| |
Bald Knob Ridge |
2,185' |
1,980' |
205' |
Joe White Mountain |
1.57 |
Joe White Mountain |
Caldwell | Collettsville - Map |
| 27 | 1179 |
White Mountain |
2,175' |
1,860' |
315' |
Moses Knob |
1.75 |
Moses Knob |
Caldwell | Grandin - Map |
| 28 | 1184 |
Jerry Mountain |
2,152' |
1,380' |
772' |
Hickory Knob |
4.10 |
White Mountain |
Caldwell & Wilkes | Grandin - Map |
| 29 | 1186 |
Sand Mountain |
2,145' |
1,580' |
565' |
Globe Mountain |
2.82 |
Globe Mountain |
Caldwell | Collettsville - Map |
| |
Winding Stairs Mountain |
2,145' |
1,940' |
205' |
2666 |
1.90 |
Stone Mountain |
Caldwell | Buffalo Cove - Map |
| |
Woodcock Knob |
2,140' |
2,060' |
80' |
Chestnut Mountain |
1.45 |
Yellow Buck Mountain |
Caldwell | Chestnut Mountain - Map |
| |
Jackson Knob |
2,115' |
2,020' |
95' |
Joe White Mountain |
1.18 |
Yellow Buck Mountain |
Caldwell | Chestnut Mountain - Map |
| 30 | 1196 |
Warrior Mountain |
2,100' |
1,580' |
520' |
Moses Knob |
3.01 |
Johnnys Knob |
Caldwell | Lenoir - Map |
| |
Barrett Mountain |
2,096' |
1,820' |
276' |
2666 |
2.52 |
2666 |
Caldwell | Buffalo Cove - Map |
| 31 | 1208 |
Butte Mountain |
2,065' |
1,420' |
645' |
Moses Knob |
2.01 |
Jerry Mountain |
Caldwell | Grandin - Map |
| 32 | 1213 |
2055 |
2,055' |
1,710' |
345' |
2282 |
2.19 |
Hibriten Mountain |
Caldwell | Kings Creek - Map |
| 33 | 1221 |
Billys Knob |
2,020' |
1,700' |
320' |
Flat Top Mountain |
2.08 |
Mills Knob |
Caldwell | Globe - Map |
| S |
2020 |
2,020' |
1,740' |
280' |
Mills Knob |
1.49 |
Tate Mountain |
Caldwell | Globe - Map |
| 34 | 1228 |
1990 |
1,990' |
1,623' |
367' |
2666 |
2.10 |
2666 |
Caldwell | Buffalo Cove - Map |
| 35 | 1230 |
Rocky Knob |
1,980' |
1,580' |
400' |
Sand Mountain |
2.28 |
Sand Mountain |
Caldwell | Collettsville - Map |
| 36 | 1234 |
Lick Mountain |
1,964' |
1,470' |
494' |
Hibriten Mountain |
2.79 |
Hibriten Mountain |
Caldwell | Kings Creek - Map |
| 37 | 1251 |
Fletcher Knob |
1,882' |
1,340' |
542' |
Sand Mountain |
1.37 |
Rocky Knob |
Caldwell | Collettsville - Map |
| |
Grindstone Ridge |
1,860' |
1,820' |
40' |
2666 |
0.89 |
2666 |
Caldwell | Buffalo Cove - Map |
| |
Split Rock Ridge |
1,860' |
1,820' |
40' |
Grandfather Mountain |
0.84 |
Billys Knob |
Caldwell | Globe - Map |
| 38 | 1259 |
1855 |
1,855' |
1,540' |
315' |
White Mountain |
1.57 |
White Mountain |
Caldwell | Grandin - Map |
| 39 | 1260 |
Round Top |
1,852' |
1,420' |
432' |
1855 |
1.56 |
1855 |
Caldwell | Grandin - Map |
| 40 | 1261 |
Turkey Hen Mountain |
1,850' |
1,420' |
430' |
2666 |
1.81 |
Round Top |
Caldwell | Grandin - Map |
| |
House Site Ridge |
1,850' |
1,740' |
110' |
Globe Mountain |
1.00 |
Sand Mountain |
Caldwell | Collettsville - Map |
| |
Chestnut Mountain |
1,838' |
1,790' |
48' |
Lick Mountain |
0.51 |
Lick Mountain |
Caldwell | Granite Falls - Map |
| 41 | 1271 |
1780 |
1,780' |
1,340' |
440' |
Warrior Mountain |
3.26 |
Warrior Mountain |
Caldwell | Lenoir - Map |
| 42 | 1272 |
Nayor Knob |
1,780' |
1,380' |
400' |
Warrior Mountain |
1.72 |
Warrior Mountain |
Caldwell | Lenoir - Map |
| S |
Hayes Knob |
1,780' |
1,500' |
280' |
Jackson Knob |
1.60 |
Globe Mountain |
Caldwell | Globe - Map |
| |
High Knob |
1,750' |
1,580' |
170' |
Fletcher Knob |
0.90 |
Fletcher Knob |
Caldwell | Collettsville - Map |
| |
Timbered Ridge |
1,750' |
1,610' |
140' |
Hibriten Mountain |
0.73 |
Hibriten Mountain |
Caldwell | Kings Creek - Map |
| 43 | 1277 |
1748 |
1,748' |
1,420' |
328' |
Round Top |
0.74 |
Round Top |
Caldwell | Grandin - Map |
| 44 | 1279 |
1740 |
1,740' |
1,380' |
360' |
2666 |
1.13 |
Turkey Hen Mountain |
Caldwell & Wilkes | Grandin - Map |
| |
Peaked Top |
1,740' |
1,500' |
240' |
1780 |
0.98 |
1780 |
Caldwell | Lenoir - Map |
| 45 | 1283 |
1730 |
1,730' |
1,390' |
340' |
2282 |
3.14 |
1925 |
Caldwell | Ellendale - Map |
| |
Pine Mountain |
1,710' |
1,610' |
100' |
Lick Mountain |
0.58 |
Lick Mountain |
Caldwell | Kings Creek - Map |
| 46 | 1296 |
Round Mountain |
1,665' |
1,300' |
365' |
1780 |
3.52 |
Rocky Knob |
Caldwell | Collettsville - Map |
| 47 | 1297 |
Bradford Mountain |
1,660' |
1,290' |
370' |
Hibriten Mountain |
4.26 |
Hibriten Mountain |
Caldwell | Drexel - Map |
| |
Grassy Knob |
1,660' |
1,580' |
80' |
1780 |
1.19 |
1780 |
Caldwell | Lenoir - Map |
| 48 | 1299 |
Bullinger Mountain |
1,658' |
1,330' |
328' |
2282 |
1.96 |
1730 |
Caldwell | Kings Creek - Map |
| 49 | 1302 |
1632 |
1,632' |
1,270' |
362' |
Lick Mountain |
2.05 |
Lick Mountain |
Caldwell | Granite Falls - Map |
| S |
Pilot Mountain |
1,622' |
1,330' |
292' |
1632 |
0.58 |
1632 |
Caldwell | Granite Falls - Map |
| S |
Rippetoe Mountain |
1,620' |
1,330' |
290' |
Bradford Mountain |
0.82 |
Bradford Mountain |
Caldwell | Drexel - Map |
| S |
1620 |
1,620' |
1,340' |
280' |
1780 |
0.62 |
Round Mountain |
Caldwell | Collettsville - Map |
| |
Holloway Mountain |
1,620' |
1,580' |
40' |
1780 |
0.58 |
1780 |
Caldwell | Lenoir - Map |
| |
Flat Top |
1,580' |
1,500' |
80' |
1780 |
1.43 |
1780 |
Caldwell | Lenoir - Map |
| |
Cajah Mountain |
1,540' |
1,350' |
190' |
Bradford Mountain |
2.81 |
Bradford Mountain |
Caldwell | Drexel - Map |
| |
Bee Mountain |
1,540' |
1,380' |
160' |
1780 |
2.05 |
Round Mountain |
Caldwell | Lenoir - Map |
| |
Mill Mountain |
1,420' |
1,380' |
40' |
Joe White Mountain |
1.41 |
Fletcher Knob |
Caldwell | Collettsville - Map |
| |
Little Mountain |
1,340' |
1,220' |
120' |
1748 |
0.42 |
1748 |
Caldwell | Grandin - Map |