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List Rank Name NC Rank Elevation Prominence IsolationCounties Quadrangle Image Report YDS Class LiDAR
1Mitchell, Mount6,684' 6,090' 1195.36 YanceyMount Mitchell - Map
2Clingmans Dome6,645' 4,512' 70.71 Sevier & SwainClingmans Dome - Map
3Roan High Knob12 6,285' 3,505' 18.83 Carter & MitchellCarvers Gap - Map 
4Huckleberry Knob50 5,580' 3,440' 32.50 GrahamSanteetlah Creek - Map1+  
5Richland Balsam6,410' 3,030' 27.18 Haywood & JacksonSam Knob - Map 
6Standing Indian Benchmark60 5,499' 2,839' 32.52 Clay & MaconRainbow Springs - Map 
7Crabtree Bald75 5,340' 2,720' 11.59 HaywoodFines Creek - Map 
8Big Bald55 5,516' 2,576' 16.19 Unicoi & YanceyBald Creek - Map 
9Grandfather Mountain29 5,964' 2,464' 15.04 Avery, Caldwell, & WataugaGrandfather Mountain - Map 
10Cheoah Bald115 5,062' 2,362' 9.21 Graham & SwainHewitt - Map 
11Snake Mountain47 5,597' 2,286' 16.25 WataugaZionville - Map
12Waterrock Knob11 6,292' 1,947' 10.68 Haywood & JacksonSylva North - Map 
13Icy Knob912 2,980' 1,760' 17.90 Burke & RutherfordDysartsville - Map  
14Green Ridge Knob154 4,852' 1,758' 8.30 MadisonFlag Pond - Map 
15Little Pisgah Mountain294 4,412' 1,752' 11.37 Buncombe & HendersonBlack Mountain - Map 
16Sugarloaf Mountain471 3,965' 1,745' 6.24 Henderson & RutherfordBat Cave - Map  
17Tusquitee Bald83 5,260' 1,734' 7.98 ClayTopton - Map  
18Wine Spring Bald64 5,460' 1,722' 9.84 MaconWayah Bald - Map  
19Phoenix Mountain189 4,710' 1,690' 5.89 AsheJefferson - Map  
20Cowee Bald137 4,944' 1,684' 9.42 Jackson & MaconGreens Creek - Map  
21Bluff Mountain108 5,100' 1,640' 4.10 AsheWarrensville - Map  
22Signal Pole Hill719 3,459' 1,639' 14.20 CherokeeIsabella - Map 
23Pig Pen Bluff295 4,401' 1,621' 7.46 YanceyMicaville - Map  
24Guyot, Mount6,621' 1,601' 16.76 Haywood & SevierMount Guyot - Map 
25High Peak338 4,260' 1,600' 4.53 YanceyBurnsville - Map  
26Jefferson, Mount198 4,660' 1,560' 4.25 AsheJefferson - Map 
27Cataloochee Balsam28 5,970' 1,550' 6.26 Haywood & SwainBunches Bald - Map  
28Yellow Mountain106 5,127' 1,547' 15.55 Jackson & MaconGlenville - Map  
29Spring Mountain566 3,740' 1,506' 4.64 Greene & MadisonHot Springs - Map  
30Beech Mountain58 5,500' 1,480' 6.37 AveryElk Park - Map  
31High Windy296 4,380' 1,480' 4.79 BuncombeBlack Mountain - Map  
32Tryon Peak778 3,300' 1,470' 9.81 PolkMill Spring - Map  
33Flattop Mountain187 4,716' 1,456' 4.05 YanceyChestoa - Map  
34Unaka Mountain96 5,190' 1,450' 9.95 Mitchell & UnicoiUnicoi - Map 
35Moores Knob1053 2,579' 1,449' 19.40 StokesHanging Rock - Map  
36Youngs Mountain1006 2,700' 1,400' 3.18 RutherfordLake Lure - Map  
37Bald, The207 4,657' 1,397' 5.81 Johnson & WataugaSherwood - Map  
38Pisgah, Mount38 5,721' 1,381' 5.74 Buncombe & HaywoodCruso - Map 
39High Top357 4,228' 1,368' 4.50 HaywoodClyde - Map  
40Rich Mountain548 3,782' 1,362' 7.66 TransylvaniaBrevard - Map  
41Stone Mountain131 4,980' 1,360' 5.70 Ashe & JohnsonGrayson - Map  
42Snowbird Mountain339 4,260' 1,360' 4.45 Cocke & HaywoodWaterville - Map  
43Bearwallow Mountain356 4,232' 1,354' 3.05 HendersonBat Cave - Map 
44Boteler Peak129 5,010' 1,350' 5.64 ClayShooting Creek - Map  
45Teyahalee Bald188 4,716' 1,341' 7.99 Cherokee & GrahamRobbinsville - Map  
46Pores Knob1016 2,670' 1,340' 22.07 WilkesMoravian Falls - Map  
47Potato Hill777 3,306' 1,326' 2.80 SwainNoland Creek - Map  
48Three Top Mountain123 5,048' 1,319' 2.42 AsheWarrensville - Map
49Pilot Mountain1105 2,421' 1,291' 6.23 SurryPinnacle - Map 
50Ratcliff Mountain317 4,377' 1,277' 2.38 HaywoodWaynesville - Map  
51Shumont Mountain519 3,842' 1,262' 4.49 Buncombe & RutherfordLake Lure - Map  
52Phillips Knob324 4,338' 1,238' 2.11 YanceyBurnsville - Map 
53Wauchecha Bald297 4,380' 1,215' 6.67 GrahamFontana Dam - Map  
54Ogle Ridge65 5,460' 1,200' 2.71 YanceyMount Mitchell - Map  
55London Bald213 4,620' 1,200' 5.73 Cherokee & MaconTopton - Map  
56Sauratown Mountain1104 2,441' 1,200' 5.17 StokesHanging Rock - Map 
57Big Bald79 5,307' 1,167' 4.77 Avery & MitchellSpruce Pine - Map  
58Hickorynut Mountain811 3,223' 1,163' 5.65 McDowellMoffitt Hill - Map  
59Rich Mountain1063 2,540' 1,160' 5.62 McDowell & RutherfordSugar Hill - Map  
60Catherine Knob390 4,175' 1,155' 12.33 AlleghanyWhitehead - Map  
61Bluff Mountain194 4,686' 1,146' 7.84 MadisonLemon Gap - Map  
62Frosty Knob353 4,246' 1,146' 3.10 BuncombeCraggy Pinnacle - Map  
63Hanging Rock88 5,220' 1,120' 3.02 Avery & WataugaValle Crucis - Map  
64Chimneytop Mountain221 4,618' 1,118' 2.97 JacksonCashiers - Map  
65Grassy Top394 4,168' 1,108' 2.16 Buncombe & HaywoodCanton - Map  
66Thunderhead Mountain54 5,527' 1,107' 11.70 Blount & SwainThunderhead Mountain - Map  
67Gregory Bald136 4,949' 1,107' 8.97 Blount & SwainCades Cove - Map  
68Scaly Mountain164 4,804' 1,104' 7.64 MaconScaly Mountain - Map  
69Mulatto Mountain326 4,319' 1,100' 3.28 AsheTodd - Map  
70Flat Top Mountain237 4,558' 1,098' 5.33 WataugaBoone - Map 
71Oakes Knob318 4,354' 1,094' 2.27 HaywoodFines Creek - Map  
72Stratton Bald71 5,380' 1,080' 3.55 GrahamSanteetlah Creek - Map  
73Siler Bald89 5,220' 1,080' 2.35 MaconWayah Bald - Map  
74Pinnacle, The549 3,780' 1,080' 8.84 HendersonStandingstone Mountain - Map 
75Dobson Knob584 3,700' 1,080' 8.23 Burke & McDowellAshford - Map  
76Hightop Mountain655 3,570' 1,080' 1.86 HendersonFruitland - Map  
77Elk Knob52 5,558' 1,071' 1.76 WataugaZionville - Map
7826661017 2,666' 1,046' 3.04 CaldwellBuffalo Cove - Map  
79Craggy Dome22 6,100' 1,040' 3.49 BuncombeMontreat - Map1+  
80Yellow Bald84 5,260' 1,040' 3.24 MaconPrentiss - Map  
81Locust Knob410 4,100' 1,040' 4.39 MitchellBakersville - Map 
82Table Rock Mountain475 3,940' 1,040' 1.56 BurkeLinville Falls - Map  
83Peak, The522 3,820' 1,040' 3.21 MitchellMicaville - Map  
84Butler Mountain642 3,580' 1,040' 2.42 BuncombeOteen - Map  
85Copper Ridge Bald85 5,256' 1,036' 4.00 MaconWayah Bald - Map  
86Big Butt Mountain175 4,774' 1,034' 7.34 Buncombe & HaywoodCanton - Map  
87Pogue Mountain1146 2,260' 1,030' 3.84 McDowellGlenwood - Map  
88Black Mountain336 4,285' 1,025' 2.59 TransylvaniaPisgah Forest - Map  
89Cold Mountain27 6,030' 1,010' 4.25 HaywoodCruso - Map  
90Bunches Bald59 5,500' 1,004' 3.10 Jackson & SwainBunches Bald - Map  
91Sugar Mountain90 5,220' 1,000' 3.70 AveryNewland - Map 
92Terrapin Mountain266 4,460' 1,000' 3.34 JacksonCashiers - Map  
93Funneltop Mountain320 4,340' 1,000' 3.06 TransylvaniaPisgah Forest - Map  
94Rocky Knob453 3,980' 1,000' 4.00 YanceyBald Creek - Map  
95Meetinghouse Mountain859 3,100' 1,000' 2.45 GrahamTuskeegee - Map  
96Black Balsam Knob16 6,214' 994' 7.06 HaywoodShining Rock - Map  
97Dobson Mountain639 3,600' 980' 2.96 MaconFranklin - Map  
98Hickory Knob1054 2,570' 980' 10.23 Alexander, Caldwell, & WilkesEllendale - Map  
99Big Haw Mountain190 4,700' 960' 4.56 AveryNewland - Map  
100Pine Mountain298 4,380' 960' 4.81 Ashe & JohnsonBaldwin Gap - Map  

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