| # in list |
Name |
Elevation |
Saddle |
Prominence |
Line Parent |
Isolation |
Proximate Parent |
State |
Counties |
Quadrangle | LiDAR |
| 1 | Potato Knob | 6,420' | 6,340' | 80' | Gibbes, Mount | 0.71 | Gibbes, Mount | NC | Buncombe & Yancey | Montreat - Map | |
| 2 | Richland Balsam | 6,410' | 3,380' | 3,030' | Guyot, Mount | 27.18 | Chapman, Mount | NC | Haywood & Jackson | Sam Knob - Map | |
| 3 | Blackstock Knob | 6,340' | 5,860' | 480' | Gibbes, Mount | 1.88 | Gibbes, Mount | NC | Buncombe & Yancey | Montreat - Map | |
| 4 | Waterrock Knob | 6,292' | 4,345' | 1,947' | Guyot, Mount | 10.68 | Richland Balsam | NC | Haywood & Jackson | Sylva North - Map | |
| 5 | Browning Knob | 6,260' | 6,100' | 160' | Waterrock Knob | 0.32 | Waterrock Knob | NC | Haywood & Jackson | Sylva North - Map | |
| 6 | Hardy, Mount | 6,140' | 5,340' | 800' | Black Balsam Knob | 3.45 | Black Balsam Knob | NC | Haywood & Jackson | Sam Knob - Map | |
| 7 | Craggy Dome | 6,100' | 5,060' | 1,040' | Blackstock Knob | 3.49 | Blackstock Knob | NC | Buncombe | Montreat - Map | |
| 8 | Reinhart Knob | 6,100' | 5,860' | 240' | Richland Balsam | 1.37 | Richland Balsam | NC | Haywood & Jackson | Sam Knob - Map | |
| 9 | Spruce Ridge | 6,063' | 5,980' | 83' | Richland Balsam | 0.78 | Richland Balsam | NC | Haywood & Jackson | Tuckasegee - Map | |
| 10 | Patton Knob | 6,060' | 6,020' | 40' | Gibbes, Mount | 0.81 | Blackstock Knob | NC | Buncombe & Yancey | Montreat - Map | |
| 11 | Chestnut Bald | 6,020' | 5,820' | 200' | Black Balsam Knob | 1.60 | Sam Knob | NC | Haywood & Transylvania | Sam Knob - Map | |
| 12 | Silvermine Bald | 5,980' | 5,900' | 80' | Black Balsam Knob | 1.38 | Black Balsam Knob | NC | Haywood & Transylvania | Sam Knob - Map | |
| 13 | Rough Butt Bald | 5,940' | 5,420' | 520' | Richland Balsam | 2.26 | Hardy, Mount | NC | Haywood & Jackson | Sam Knob - Map | |
| 14 | Bullhead Mountain | 5,940' | 5,580' | 360' | Craggy Dome | 0.88 | Craggy Dome | NC | Buncombe | Montreat - Map | |
| 15 | Craggy Pinnacle | 5,892' | 5,659' | 233' | Craggy Dome | 0.62 | Craggy Dome | NC | Buncombe | Craggy Pinnacle - Map | |
| 16 | Lone Bald | 5,880' | 5,620' | 260' | Richland Balsam | 1.31 | Richland Balsam | NC | Haywood & Jackson | Hazelwood - Map | |
| 17 | Spot Knob | 5,820' | 5,580' | 240' | Rough Butt Bald | 0.80 | Rough Butt Bald | NC | Haywood & Jackson | Sam Knob - Map | |
| 18 | Wolf Bald | 5,820' | 5,780' | 40' | Hardy, Mount | 0.50 | Hardy, Mount | NC | Haywood & Jackson | Sam Knob - Map | |
| 19 | Old Bald | 5,780' | 5,540' | 240' | Richland Balsam | 2.39 | Richland Balsam | NC | Haywood & Jackson | Hazelwood - Map | |
| 20 | Herrin Knob | 5,740' | 5,500' | 240' | Hardy, Mount | 0.50 | Hardy, Mount | NC | Haywood & Jackson | Sam Knob - Map | |
| 21 | Devils Courthouse | 5,740' | 5,660' | 80' | Black Balsam Knob | 1.80 | Hardy, Mount | NC | Transylvania | Sam Knob - Map | |
| 22 | Steestachee Bald | 5,700' | 5,140' | 560' | Richland Balsam | 4.39 | Cold Spring Knob | NC | Haywood & Jackson | Hazelwood - Map | |
| 23 | "Craggy Gardens Peak" | 5,700' | 5,500' | 200' | Craggy Dome | 1.03 | Craggy Dome | NC | Buncombe | Craggy Pinnacle - Map | |
| 24 | Long Swag | 5,700' | 5,660' | 40' | Richland Balsam | 2.23 | Richland Balsam | NC | Haywood & Jackson | Hazelwood - Map | |
| 25 | Pinnacle | 5,665' | 5,180' | 485' | Gibbes, Mount | 2.46 | Gibbes, Mount | NC | Buncombe, McDowell, & Yancey | Montreat - Map | |
| 26 | Craggy Knob | 5,620' | 5,540' | 80' | Craggy Dome | 1.54 | Craggy Dome | NC | Buncombe | Craggy Pinnacle - Map | |
| 27 | Grassy Bald | 5,613' | 5,500' | 113' | Steestachee Bald | 0.59 | Steestachee Bald | NC | Haywood & Jackson | Hazelwood - Map | |
| 28 | Laurel Patch Bald | 5,580' | 5,260' | 320' | Steestachee Bald | 0.60 | Steestachee Bald | NC | Haywood & Jackson | Hazelwood - Map | |
| 29 | Tanasee Bald | 5,580' | 5,420' | 160' | Hardy, Mount | 0.96 | Hardy, Mount | NC | Haywood & Transylvania | Sam Knob - Map | |
| 30 | Wesner Bald | 5,580' | 5,540' | 40' | Steestachee Bald | 0.75 | Steestachee Bald | NC | Haywood & Jackson | Hazelwood - Map | |
| 31 | Campbell Lick | 5,576' | 5,340' | 236' | Waterrock Knob | 1.79 | Waterrock Knob | NC | Haywood & Jackson | Sylva North - Map | |
| 32 | Fork River Bald | 5,540' | 5,500' | 40' | Black Balsam Knob | 1.20 | Black Balsam Knob | NC | Haywood & Transylvania | Shining Rock - Map | |
| 33 | Whim Knob | 5,501' | 5,140' | 361' | Buck Knob | 1.01 | Buck Knob | NC | Haywood & Swain | Bunches Bald - Map | |
| 34 | Bunches Bald | 5,500' | 4,496' | 1,004' | Whim Knob | 3.10 | Whim Knob | NC | Jackson & Swain | Bunches Bald - Map | |
| 35 | Locust Knob | 5,500' | 5,460' | 40' | Bullhead Mountain | 0.91 | Bullhead Mountain | NC | Buncombe | Montreat - Map | |
| 36 | Walker Knob | 5,482' | 5,340' | 142' | Blackstock Knob | 1.22 | Blackstock Knob | NC | Buncombe | Montreat - Map | |
| 37 | Soco Bald | 5,460' | 5,380' | 80' | Bunches Bald | 0.37 | Bunches Bald | NC | Haywood & Swain | Bunches Bald - Map | |
| 38 | Bald Knob | 5,420' | 5,220' | 200' | Pinnacle | 0.73 | Pinnacle | NC | Buncombe & Yancey | Montreat - Map | |
| 39 | Parker Knob | 5,420' | 5,260' | 160' | Hardy, Mount | 0.79 | Rough Butt Bald | NC | Haywood & Jackson | Sam Knob - Map | |
| 40 | Snowball Mountain | 5,380' | 4,900' | 480' | Craggy Dome | 2.28 | Craggy Dome | NC | Buncombe | Craggy Pinnacle - Map | |
| 41 | Fryingpan Mountain | 5,340' | 4,940' | 400' | Pisgah, Mount | 2.45 | Pisgah, Mount | NC | Haywood & Transylvania | Cruso - Map | |
| 42 | Little Bald Mountain | 5,300' | 4,940' | 360' | Pisgah, Mount | 1.42 | Pisgah, Mount | NC | Haywood & Transylvania | Dunsmore Mountain - Map | |
| 43 | Big Bald | 5,300' | 4,940' | 360' | Pisgah, Mount | 0.75 | Fryingpan Mountain | NC | Haywood & Transylvania | Cruso - Map | |
| 44 | Little Pisgah Mountain | 5,300' | 5,100' | 200' | Pisgah, Mount | 0.70 | Pisgah, Mount | NC | Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, & Transylvania | Dunsmore Mountain - Map | |
| 45 | Bearpen Knob | 5,300' | 5,220' | 80' | Craggy Dome | 0.73 | Snowball Mountain | NC | Buncombe | Craggy Pinnacle - Map | |
| 46 | Lane Pinnacle | 5,230' | 4,620' | 610' | Snowball Mountain | 1.61 | Snowball Mountain | NC | Buncombe | Craggy Pinnacle - Map | |
| 47 | Beech Knob | 5,180' | 5,060' | 120' | Fryingpan Mountain | 0.60 | Fryingpan Mountain | NC | Haywood & Transylvania | Cruso - Map | |
| 48 | Cove Field Ridge | 5,180' | 5,140' | 40' | Steestachee Bald | 0.91 | Steestachee Bald | NC | Haywood | Hazelwood - Map | |
| 49 | Green Knob | 5,100' | 4,300' | 800' | Pinnacle | 3.09 | Pinnacle | NC | McDowell & Yancey | Old Fort - Map | |
| 50 | "Soco Gap Peak" | 5,065' | 4,820' | 245' | Bunches Bald | 1.94 | Bunches Bald | NC | Haywood | Bunches Bald - Map | |
| 51 | Seniard Mountain | 5,060' | 4,980' | 80' | Black Balsam Knob | 2.23 | Black Balsam Knob | NC | Haywood & Transylvania | Shining Rock - Map | |
| 52 | Green Knob | 5,056' | 4,540' | 516' | Fryingpan Mountain | 2.92 | Fryingpan Mountain | NC | Haywood & Transylvania | Shining Rock - Map | |
| 53 | Wolfden Knob | 4,980' | 4,820' | 160' | Lane Pinnacle | 0.65 | Lane Pinnacle | NC | Buncombe | Craggy Pinnacle - Map | |
| 54 | Rich Knob | 4,940' | 4,740' | 200' | Lane Pinnacle | 1.31 | Lane Pinnacle | NC | Buncombe | Craggy Pinnacle - Map | |
| 55 | Glass Rock Knob | 4,860' | 4,740' | 120' | Pinnacle | 1.03 | Pinnacle | NC | McDowell | Montreat - Map | |
| 56 | Chestnut Ridge | 4,820' | 4,460' | 360' | Black Balsam Knob | 2.12 | Green Knob | NC | Haywood & Transylvania | Shining Rock - Map | |
| 57 | Rocky Knob | 4,740' | 4,500' | 240' | Lane Pinnacle | 1.64 | Lane Pinnacle | NC | Buncombe | Craggy Pinnacle - Map | |
| 58 | Barnett Knob | 4,665' | 4,149' | 516' | Bunches Bald | 2.67 | Bunches Bald | NC | Jackson & Swain | Bunches Bald - Map | |
| 59 | Stony Bald | 4,563' | 4,220' | 343' | Pisgah, Mount | 1.97 | Pisgah, Mount | NC | Buncombe & Henderson | Dunsmore Mountain - Map | |
| 60 | Flat Top Mountain | 4,558' | 3,460' | 1,098' | Grandfather Mountain | 5.33 | Rich Mountain | NC | Watauga | Boone - Map | |
| 61 | Candler Knob | 4,548' | 4,500' | 48' | Pisgah, Mount | 0.61 | Stony Bald | NC | Buncombe & Henderson | Dunsmore Mountain - Map | |
| 62 | Rich Mountain | 4,380' | 3,820' | 560' | Flat Top Mountain | 1.83 | Flat Top Mountain | NC | Watauga | Boone - Map | |
| 63 | Beacon Heights | 4,380' | 4,180' | 200' | Grandfather Mountain | 1.52 | Grandmother Mountain | NC | Avery | Grandfather Mountain - Map | |
| 64 | High Swan | 4,340' | 4,180' | 160' | Lane Pinnacle | 2.23 | Lane Pinnacle | NC | Buncombe | Craggy Pinnacle - Map | |
| 65 | Humpback Mountain | 4,260' | 3,340' | 920' | Spanish Oak Mountain | 3.71 | Long Arm Mountain | NC | Avery | Linville Falls - Map | |
| 66 | Apple Orchard Mountain | 4,225' | 1,402' | 2,823' | Salt Pond Mountain | 33.78 | Bald Knob | VA | Bedford & Botetourt | Arnold Valley - Map | yes |
| 67 | Thomkins Knob | 4,100' | 3,140' | 960' | Bentley Knob | 7.61 | Mulatto Mountain | NC | Ashe, Watauga, & Wilkes | Maple Springs - Map | |
| 68 | Flat Rock | 4,100' | 4,020' | 80' | Grandmother Mountain | 1.31 | Grandmother Mountain | NC | Avery | Grandfather Mountain - Map | |
| 69 | Three Knobs | 4,078' | 3,380' | 698' | Woodys Knob | 4.63 | Woodys Knob | NC | McDowell & Yancey | Celo - Map | |
| 70 | Ferrin Knob | 4,064' | 3,580' | 484' | 4140 | 1.69 | 4140 | NC | Buncombe & Henderson | Dunsmore Mountain - Map | |
| 71 | Thunder Hill | 4,020' | 3,900' | 120' | Apple Orchard Mountain | 0.95 | Apple Orchard Mountain | VA | Bedford & Botetourt | Arnold Valley - Map | |
| 72 | Shell Knob | 4,020' | 3,900' | 120' | 4140 | 0.57 | 4140 | NC | Buncombe & Henderson | Dunsmore Mountain - Map | |
| 73 | Rice Knob | 4,002' | 3,180' | 822' | Lane Pinnacle | 4.22 | Lane Pinnacle | NC | Buncombe | Craggy Pinnacle - Map | |
| 74 | Flat Top Mountain | 3,994' | 2,510' | 1,484' | Apple Orchard Mountain | 5.98 | Apple Orchard Mountain | VA | Bedford & Botetourt | Peaks of Otter - Map | |
| 75 | Green Mountain | 3,900' | 3,460' | 440' | Catherine Knob | 5.27 | Fender Mountain | NC | Wilkes | Glade Valley - Map | |
| 76 | Martin Knob | 3,900' | 3,660' | 240' | Rich Mountain | 0.75 | Rich Mountain | NC | Watauga | Boone - Map | |
| 77 | Raven Rocks | 3,900' | 3,820' | 80' | Flat Top Mountain | 1.26 | Rich Mountain | NC | Watauga | Boone - Map | |
| 78 | Sharp Top Mountain | 3,862' | 2,590' | 1,272' | Flat Top Mountain | 1.76 | Flat Top Mountain | VA | Bedford | Peaks of Otter - Map | |
| 79 | Fire Scale Mountain | 3,854' | 3,740' | 114' | Thomkins Knob | 0.95 | Thomkins Knob | NC | Watauga | Maple Springs - Map | |
| 80 | Ash Bearpen Knob | 3,820' | 3,580' | 240' | Grandfather Mountain | 2.53 | Nettle Knob | NC | Watauga | Valle Crucis - Map | |
| 81 | Bull Mountain | 3,820' | 3,740' | 80' | Flat Top Mountain | 2.14 | Rich Mountain | NC | Watauga | Boone - Map | |
| 82 | 3740 | 3,740' | 3,380' | 360' | Green Knob | 1.90 | Pine Ridge | NC | McDowell & Yancey | Celo - Map | |
| 83 | 3730 | 3,730' | 3,220' | 510' | Thomkins Knob | 5.15 | Thomkins Knob | NC | Ashe & Wilkes | Glendale Springs - Map | |
| 84 | Benge Knob | 3,694' | 3,340' | 354' | 3730 | 1.64 | 3730 | NC | Ashe | Glendale Springs - Map | |
| 85 | Pinnacle, The | 3,670' | 3,630' | 40' | Flat Top Mountain | 0.41 | Flat Top Mountain | VA | Bedford | Peaks of Otter - Map | |
| 86 | Mahogany Rock Mountain | 3,620' | 3,420' | 200' | 3762 | 0.70 | 3762 | NC | Alleghany | Glade Valley - Map | |
| 87 | Cold Knob | 3,620' | 3,460' | 160' | Pine Mountain | 0.61 | Pine Mountain | NC | Buncombe & Henderson | Dunsmore Mountain - Map | |
| 88 | Fodder Stack | 3,615' | 3,500' | 115' | 3820 | 1.80 | 3820 | NC | Wilkes | Whitehead - Map | |
| 89 | Bald Mountain | 3,587' | 3,180' | 407' | Cellar Mountain | 3.23 | Cellar Mountain | VA | Augusta & Nelson | Big Levels - Map | |
| 90 | Upper Mountain | 3,580' | 3,180' | 400' | Laurel Ridge | 1.30 | Laurel Ridge | NC | Ashe | Laurel Springs - Map | |
| 91 | Rocky Knob | 3,572' | 3,150' | 422' | Hog Mountain | 4.19 | Hog Mountain | VA | Floyd & Patrick | Woolwine - Map | |
| 92 | Lump, The | 3,540' | 3,460' | 80' | 3730 | 2.34 | 3730 | NC | Wilkes | Glendale Springs - Map | |
| 93 | Buzzards Roost | 3,530' | 3,490' | 40' | Sharp Top Mountain | 0.29 | Sharp Top Mountain | VA | Bedford | Peaks of Otter - Map | |
| 94 | 3500 | 3,500' | 3,220' | 280' | 3730 | 2.46 | 3730 | NC | Ashe & Wilkes | Horse Gap - Map | |
| 95 | Pigpen Knob | 3,500' | 3,420' | 80' | Grandfather Mountain | 1.90 | Rich Mountain | NC | Watauga | Boone - Map | |
| 96 | 3490 | 3,490' | 2,970' | 520' | Bald Mountain | 3.87 | Maintop Mountain | VA | Nelson & Rockbridge | Vesuvius - Map | |
| 97 | Grassy Knoll | 3,490' | 3,350' | 140' | Hog Mountain | 1.57 | Rocky Knob | VA | Floyd & Patrick | Woolwine - Map | |
| 98 | Round Mountain | 3,460' | 3,220' | 240' | Bald Mountain | 1.33 | Mine Bank Mountain | VA | Nelson | Big Levels - Map | |
| 99 | Harkening Hill | 3,372' | 2,630' | 742' | Flat Top Mountain | 1.83 | Sharp Top Mountain | VA | Bedford & Botetourt | Peaks of Otter - Map | |
| 100 | New Brammer Spur | 3,350' | 3,270' | 80' | 3417 | 0.39 | 3417 | VA | Patrick | Woolwine - Map | |
| 101 | 3340 | 3,340' | 2,820' | 520' | Woodys Knob | 1.90 | Jackson Knob | NC | McDowell & Mitchell | Spruce Pine - Map | |
| 102 | 3333 | 3,333' | 2,670' | 663' | Poor Mountain | 5.36 | Montgomery County HP | VA | Floyd & Franklin | Callaway - Map | |
| 103 | Grassy Knob | 3,318' | 2,940' | 378' | Pine Mountain | 1.80 | Pine Mountain | NC | Buncombe | Dunsmore Mountain - Map | |
| 104 | Brooks Knob | 3,310' | 3,100' | 210' | 3820 | 2.17 | 3820 | NC | Wilkes | Whitehead - Map | |
| 105 | Truckwheel Mountain | 3,260' | 3,020' | 240' | Pine Mountain | 0.73 | Grassy Knob | NC | Buncombe | Dunsmore Mountain - Map | |
| 106 | Bull Run Knob | 3,202' | 2,810' | 392' | 3250 | 2.55 | 3250 | VA | Franklin & Roanoke | Bent Mountain - Map | |
| 107 | Flat Rock Ridge | 3,140' | 3,020' | 120' | 3820 | 1.99 | Little Grandfather Mountain | NC | Wilkes | Whitehead - Map | |
| 108 | Cedar Ridge | 3,060' | 3,020' | 40' | Green Mountain | 2.50 | Green Mountain | NC | Wilkes | Whitehead - Map | |
| 109 | Groundhog Mountain | 3,050' | 2,690' | 360' | Turnip Patch Ridge | 6.12 | East Knob | VA | Patrick | Laurel Fork - Map | |
| 110 | Lance Mountain | 3,002' | 2,950' | 52' | Grassy Knob | 0.78 | Ball Mountain | NC | Buncombe | Skyland - Map | |
| 111 | Flat Rock Knob | 2,965' | 2,700' | 265' | 3820 | 2.45 | Little Grandfather Mountain | NC | Wilkes | Whitehead - Map | |
| 112 | Cumberland Knob | 2,850' | 2,750' | 100' | 3150 | 1.07 | 2930 | NC | Surry | Cumberland Knob - Map | |
| 113 | Twelve O'Clock Knob | 2,842' | 2,790' | 52' | 3417 | 1.29 | 3417 | VA | Patrick | Woolwine - Map | |
| 114 | High Piney Spur | 2,830' | 2,730' | 100' | 3150 | 1.91 | 2930 | NC | Alleghany & Surry | Cumberland Knob - Map | |
| 115 | Glenn Bald | 2,703' | 2,510' | 193' | Grassy Knob | 1.35 | Ball Mountain | NC | Buncombe | Skyland - Map | |
| 116 | Blue Knob | 2,670' | 2,111' | 559' | Cove Mountain | 8.33 | Cove Mountain | VA | Bedford & Botetourt | Villamont - Map | |
| 117 | Harveys Knob | 2,670' | 2,370' | 300' | Harkening Hill | 5.08 | Cove Mountain | VA | Bedford & Botetourt | Montvale - Map | |
| 118 | Sunset Hill | 2,650' | 2,590' | 60' | Harkening Hill | 0.82 | Sharp Top Mountain | VA | Bedford | Peaks of Otter - Map | |
| 119 | Shut-in Ridge | 2,570' | 2,450' | 120' | Grassy Knob | 1.88 | Ball Mountain | NC | Buncombe | Skyland - Map | |
| 120 | Hemphill Knob | 2,540' | 2,260' | 280' | 3980 | 1.45 | Little Cedar Mountain | NC | Buncombe | Oteen - Map | |
| 121 | Bull Mountain | 2,500' | 2,420' | 80' | Peach Knob | 1.63 | 2620 | NC | Buncombe | Oteen - Map | |
| 122 | Stewart Knob | 2,435' | 1,990' | 445' | Greens Knob | 1.40 | Weaver Knob | VA | Bedford, Botetourt, & Roanoke | Stewartsville - Map | |
| 123 | Roanoke Mountain | 2,193' | 1,210' | 983' | 2683 | 4.56 | Lynville Mountain | VA | Roanoke | Garden City - Map | |
| 124 | Chestnut Ridge | 1,702' | 1,350' | 352' | Roanoke Mountain | 1.47 | Roanoke Mountain | VA | Roanoke City | Garden City - Map | |