List Rank |
Name |
NC Rank |
Elevation |
Prominence |
Isolation | Counties |
Quadrangle |
Image |
Report |
YDS Class |
LiDAR |
1 | Mitchell, Mount | 1 | 6,684' | 6,090' | 1195.36 | Yancey | Mount Mitchell - Map | | | 1 | y |
2 | Clingmans Dome | 3 | 6,645' | 4,512' | 70.71 | Sevier & Swain | Clingmans Dome - Map | | | 1 | y |
3 | Roan High Knob | 12 | 6,285' | 3,505' | 18.83 | Carter & Mitchell | Carvers Gap - Map | | | 1 | |
4 | Huckleberry Knob | 50 | 5,580' | 3,440' | 32.50 | Graham | Santeetlah Creek - Map | | | 1+ | |
5 | Richland Balsam | 8 | 6,410' | 3,030' | 27.18 | Haywood & Jackson | Sam Knob - Map | | | 1 | |
6 | Standing Indian Benchmark | 60 | 5,499' | 2,839' | 32.52 | Clay & Macon | Rainbow Springs - Map | | | 1 | |
7 | Crabtree Bald | 75 | 5,340' | 2,720' | 11.59 | Haywood | Fines Creek - Map | | | 1 | |
8 | Big Bald | 55 | 5,516' | 2,576' | 16.19 | Unicoi & Yancey | Bald Creek - Map | | | 1 | |
9 | Grandfather Mountain | 29 | 5,964' | 2,464' | 15.04 | Avery, Caldwell, & Watauga | Grandfather Mountain - Map | | | 1 | |
10 | Cheoah Bald | 115 | 5,062' | 2,362' | 9.21 | Graham & Swain | Hewitt - Map | | | 1 | |
11 | Snake Mountain | 47 | 5,597' | 2,286' | 16.25 | Watauga | Zionville - Map | | | 1 | y |
12 | Waterrock Knob | 11 | 6,292' | 1,947' | 10.68 | Haywood & Jackson | Sylva North - Map | | | 1 | |
13 | Icy Knob | 912 | 2,980' | 1,760' | 17.90 | Burke & Rutherford | Dysartsville - Map | | | | |
14 | Green Ridge Knob | 154 | 4,852' | 1,758' | 8.30 | Madison | Flag Pond - Map | | | | y |
15 | Little Pisgah Mountain | 294 | 4,412' | 1,752' | 11.37 | Buncombe & Henderson | Black Mountain - Map | | | 1 | |
16 | Sugarloaf Mountain | 471 | 3,965' | 1,745' | 6.24 | Henderson & Rutherford | Bat Cave - Map | | | | |
17 | Tusquitee Bald | 83 | 5,260' | 1,734' | 7.98 | Clay | Topton - Map | | | | |
18 | Wine Spring Bald | 64 | 5,460' | 1,722' | 9.84 | Macon | Wayah Bald - Map | | | | |
19 | Phoenix Mountain | 189 | 4,710' | 1,690' | 5.89 | Ashe | Jefferson - Map | | | | |
20 | Cowee Bald | 137 | 4,944' | 1,684' | 9.42 | Jackson & Macon | Greens Creek - Map | | | | |
21 | Bluff Mountain | 108 | 5,100' | 1,640' | 4.10 | Ashe | Warrensville - Map | | | | |
22 | Signal Pole Hill | 719 | 3,459' | 1,639' | 14.20 | Cherokee | Isabella - Map | | | 1 | |
23 | Pig Pen Bluff | 295 | 4,401' | 1,621' | 7.46 | Yancey | Micaville - Map | | | | |
24 | Guyot, Mount | 4 | 6,621' | 1,601' | 16.76 | Haywood & Sevier | Mount Guyot - Map | | | 2 | |
25 | High Peak | 338 | 4,260' | 1,600' | 4.53 | Yancey | Burnsville - Map | | | | |
26 | Jefferson, Mount | 198 | 4,660' | 1,560' | 4.25 | Ashe | Jefferson - Map | | | 1 | |
27 | Cataloochee Balsam | 28 | 5,970' | 1,550' | 6.26 | Haywood & Swain | Bunches Bald - Map | | | | |
28 | Yellow Mountain | 106 | 5,127' | 1,547' | 15.55 | Jackson & Macon | Glenville - Map | | | | |
29 | Spring Mountain | 566 | 3,740' | 1,506' | 4.64 | Greene & Madison | Hot Springs - Map | | | | |
30 | Beech Mountain | 58 | 5,500' | 1,480' | 6.37 | Avery | Elk Park - Map | | | | |
31 | High Windy | 296 | 4,380' | 1,480' | 4.79 | Buncombe | Black Mountain - Map | | | | |
32 | Tryon Peak | 778 | 3,300' | 1,470' | 9.81 | Polk | Mill Spring - Map | | | | |
33 | Flattop Mountain | 187 | 4,716' | 1,456' | 4.05 | Yancey | Chestoa - Map | | | | |
34 | Unaka Mountain | 96 | 5,190' | 1,450' | 9.95 | Mitchell & Unicoi | Unicoi - Map | | | 1 | |
35 | Moores Knob | 1053 | 2,579' | 1,449' | 19.40 | Stokes | Hanging Rock - Map | | | | |
36 | Youngs Mountain | 1006 | 2,700' | 1,400' | 3.18 | Rutherford | Lake Lure - Map | | | | |
37 | Bald, The | 207 | 4,657' | 1,397' | 5.81 | Johnson & Watauga | Sherwood - Map | | | | |
38 | Pisgah, Mount | 38 | 5,721' | 1,381' | 5.74 | Buncombe & Haywood | Cruso - Map | | | 1 | |
39 | High Top | 357 | 4,228' | 1,368' | 4.50 | Haywood | Clyde - Map | | | | |
40 | Rich Mountain | 548 | 3,782' | 1,362' | 7.66 | Transylvania | Brevard - Map | | | | |
41 | Stone Mountain | 131 | 4,980' | 1,360' | 5.70 | Ashe & Johnson | Grayson - Map | | | | |
42 | Snowbird Mountain | 339 | 4,260' | 1,360' | 4.45 | Cocke & Haywood | Waterville - Map | | | | |
43 | Bearwallow Mountain | 356 | 4,232' | 1,354' | 3.05 | Henderson | Bat Cave - Map | | | 1 | |
44 | Boteler Peak | 129 | 5,010' | 1,350' | 5.64 | Clay | Shooting Creek - Map | | | | |
45 | Teyahalee Bald | 188 | 4,716' | 1,341' | 7.99 | Cherokee & Graham | Robbinsville - Map | | | | |
46 | Pores Knob | 1016 | 2,670' | 1,340' | 22.07 | Wilkes | Moravian Falls - Map | | | | |
47 | Potato Hill | 777 | 3,306' | 1,326' | 2.80 | Swain | Noland Creek - Map | | | | |
48 | Three Top Mountain | 123 | 5,048' | 1,319' | 2.42 | Ashe | Warrensville - Map | | | 1 | y |
49 | Pilot Mountain | 1105 | 2,421' | 1,291' | 6.23 | Surry | Pinnacle - Map | | | 4 | |
50 | Ratcliff Mountain | 317 | 4,377' | 1,277' | 2.38 | Haywood | Waynesville - Map | | | | |
51 | Shumont Mountain | 519 | 3,842' | 1,262' | 4.49 | Buncombe & Rutherford | Lake Lure - Map | | | | |
52 | Phillips Knob | 324 | 4,338' | 1,238' | 2.11 | Yancey | Burnsville - Map | | | 1 | |
53 | Wauchecha Bald | 297 | 4,380' | 1,215' | 6.67 | Graham | Fontana Dam - Map | | | | |
54 | Ogle Ridge | 65 | 5,460' | 1,200' | 2.71 | Yancey | Mount Mitchell - Map | | | | |
55 | London Bald | 213 | 4,620' | 1,200' | 5.73 | Cherokee & Macon | Topton - Map | | | | |
56 | Sauratown Mountain | 1104 | 2,441' | 1,200' | 5.17 | Stokes | Hanging Rock - Map | | | 1 | |
57 | Big Bald | 79 | 5,307' | 1,167' | 4.77 | Avery & Mitchell | Spruce Pine - Map | | | | |
58 | Hickorynut Mountain | 811 | 3,223' | 1,163' | 5.65 | McDowell | Moffitt Hill - Map | | | | |
59 | Rich Mountain | 1063 | 2,540' | 1,160' | 5.62 | McDowell & Rutherford | Sugar Hill - Map | | | | |
60 | Catherine Knob | 390 | 4,175' | 1,155' | 12.33 | Alleghany | Whitehead - Map | | | | |
61 | Bluff Mountain | 194 | 4,686' | 1,146' | 7.84 | Madison | Lemon Gap - Map | | | | |
62 | Frosty Knob | 353 | 4,246' | 1,146' | 3.10 | Buncombe | Craggy Pinnacle - Map | | | | |
63 | Hanging Rock | 88 | 5,220' | 1,120' | 3.02 | Avery & Watauga | Valle Crucis - Map | | | | |
64 | Chimneytop Mountain | 221 | 4,618' | 1,118' | 2.97 | Jackson | Cashiers - Map | | | | |
65 | Grassy Top | 394 | 4,168' | 1,108' | 2.16 | Buncombe & Haywood | Canton - Map | | | | |
66 | Thunderhead Mountain | 54 | 5,527' | 1,107' | 11.70 | Blount & Swain | Thunderhead Mountain - Map | | | | |
67 | Gregory Bald | 136 | 4,949' | 1,107' | 8.97 | Blount & Swain | Cades Cove - Map | | | | |
68 | Scaly Mountain | 164 | 4,804' | 1,104' | 7.64 | Macon | Scaly Mountain - Map | | | | |
69 | Mulatto Mountain | 326 | 4,319' | 1,100' | 3.28 | Ashe | Todd - Map | | | | |
70 | Flat Top Mountain | 237 | 4,558' | 1,098' | 5.33 | Watauga | Boone - Map | | | 1 | |
71 | Oakes Knob | 318 | 4,354' | 1,094' | 2.27 | Haywood | Fines Creek - Map | | | | |
72 | Stratton Bald | 71 | 5,380' | 1,080' | 3.55 | Graham | Santeetlah Creek - Map | | | | |
73 | Siler Bald | 89 | 5,220' | 1,080' | 2.35 | Macon | Wayah Bald - Map | | | | |
74 | Pinnacle, The | 549 | 3,780' | 1,080' | 8.84 | Henderson | Standingstone Mountain - Map | | | 1 | |
75 | Dobson Knob | 584 | 3,700' | 1,080' | 8.23 | Burke & McDowell | Ashford - Map | | | | |
76 | Hightop Mountain | 655 | 3,570' | 1,080' | 1.86 | Henderson | Fruitland - Map | | | | |
77 | Elk Knob | 52 | 5,558' | 1,071' | 1.76 | Watauga | Zionville - Map | | | 1 | y |
78 | 2666 | 1017 | 2,666' | 1,046' | 3.04 | Caldwell | Buffalo Cove - Map | | | | |
79 | Craggy Dome | 22 | 6,100' | 1,040' | 3.49 | Buncombe | Montreat - Map | | | 1+ | |
80 | Yellow Bald | 84 | 5,260' | 1,040' | 3.24 | Macon | Prentiss - Map | | | | |
81 | Locust Knob | 410 | 4,100' | 1,040' | 4.39 | Mitchell | Bakersville - Map | | | 1 | |
82 | Table Rock Mountain | 475 | 3,940' | 1,040' | 1.56 | Burke | Linville Falls - Map | | | | |
83 | Peak, The | 522 | 3,820' | 1,040' | 3.21 | Mitchell | Micaville - Map | | | | |
84 | Butler Mountain | 642 | 3,580' | 1,040' | 2.42 | Buncombe | Oteen - Map | | | | |
85 | Copper Ridge Bald | 85 | 5,256' | 1,036' | 4.00 | Macon | Wayah Bald - Map | | | | |
86 | Big Butt Mountain | 175 | 4,774' | 1,034' | 7.34 | Buncombe & Haywood | Canton - Map | | | | |
87 | Pogue Mountain | 1146 | 2,260' | 1,030' | 3.84 | McDowell | Glenwood - Map | | | | |
88 | Black Mountain | 336 | 4,285' | 1,025' | 2.59 | Transylvania | Pisgah Forest - Map | | | | |
89 | Cold Mountain | 27 | 6,030' | 1,010' | 4.25 | Haywood | Cruso - Map | | | | |
90 | Bunches Bald | 59 | 5,500' | 1,004' | 3.10 | Jackson & Swain | Bunches Bald - Map | | | | |
91 | Sugar Mountain | 90 | 5,220' | 1,000' | 3.70 | Avery | Newland - Map | | | 2 | |
92 | Terrapin Mountain | 266 | 4,460' | 1,000' | 3.34 | Jackson | Cashiers - Map | | | | |
93 | Funneltop Mountain | 320 | 4,340' | 1,000' | 3.06 | Transylvania | Pisgah Forest - Map | | | | |
94 | Rocky Knob | 453 | 3,980' | 1,000' | 4.00 | Yancey | Bald Creek - Map | | | | |
95 | Meetinghouse Mountain | 859 | 3,100' | 1,000' | 2.45 | Graham | Tuskeegee - Map | | | | |
96 | Black Balsam Knob | 16 | 6,214' | 994' | 7.06 | Haywood | Shining Rock - Map | | | | |
97 | Dobson Mountain | 639 | 3,600' | 980' | 2.96 | Macon | Franklin - Map | | | | |
98 | Hickory Knob | 1054 | 2,570' | 980' | 10.23 | Alexander, Caldwell, & Wilkes | Ellendale - Map | | | | |
99 | Big Haw Mountain | 190 | 4,700' | 960' | 4.56 | Avery | Newland - Map | | | | |
100 | Pine Mountain | 298 | 4,380' | 960' | 4.81 | Ashe & Johnson | Baldwin Gap - Map | | | | |