| 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 |
| 2 | 47 | Snake Mountain | 5,597' | 3,311' | 2,286' | Grandfather Mountain | 16.25 | Grandfather Mountain | Watauga | Zionville - Map |
| 3 | 52 | Elk Knob | 5,558' | 4,487' | 1,071' | Snake Mountain | 1.76 | Snake Mountain | Watauga | Zionville - Map |
| Snake Benchmark | 5,518' | 5,460' | 58' | Snake Mountain | 0.52 | Snake Mountain | Johnson & Watauga | Zionville - Map | ||
| 4 | 74 | Rich Mountain Bald | 5,372' | 4,420' | 952' | Snake Mountain | 1.38 | Snake Mountain | Watauga | Zionville - Map |
| Pinnacle Ridge | 5,260' | 5,220' | 40' | Beech Mountain | 0.54 | Beech Mountain | Watauga | Elk Park - Map | ||
| 5 | 88 | Hanging Rock | 5,220' | 4,100' | 1,120' | Beech Mountain | 3.02 | Grandfather Mountain | Avery & Watauga | Valle Crucis - Map |
| Potato Hill | 5,194' | 5,100' | 94' | Rich Mountain Bald | 0.73 | Rich Mountain Bald | Watauga | Zionville - Map | ||
| 6 | 135 | Old Field Bald | 4,956' | 4,340' | 616' | Elk Knob | 2.64 | Elk Knob | Ashe & Watauga | Zionville - Map |
| 7 | 144 | Rocky Knob | 4,940' | 4,620' | 320' | Beech Mountain | 2.31 | Beech Mountain | Watauga | Valle Crucis - Map |
| 8 | 150 | Pine Orchard Knob | 4,900' | 4,540' | 360' | Elk Knob | 1.43 | Old Field Bald | Watauga | Zionville - Map |
| S | Rittle Knob | 4,860' | 4,580' | 280' | Pine Orchard Knob | 0.89 | Pine Orchard Knob | Watauga | Zionville - Map | |
| 9 | 160 | Harmon Knob | 4,820' | 4,220' | 600' | Rich Mountain Bald | 1.81 | Rich Mountain Bald | Watauga | Zionville - Map |
| 10 | 166 | Rich Mountain | 4,782' | 3,980' | 802' | Rich Mountain Bald | 3.59 | Harmon Knob | Watauga | Boone - Map |
| Long Hope Mountain | 4,700' | 4,540' | 160' | Elk Knob | 1.11 | Old Field Bald | Watauga | Zionville - Map | ||
| 11 | 205 | Sugarloaf Mountain | 4,660' | 4,340' | 320' | Harmon Knob | 1.22 | Harmon Knob | Watauga | Zionville - Map |
| S | Loggy Ridge | 4,660' | 4,380' | 280' | Harmon Knob | 0.61 | Harmon Knob | Watauga | Zionville - Map | |
| 12 | 207 | Bald, The | 4,657' | 3,260' | 1,397' | Snake Mountain | 5.81 | Snake Mountain | Johnson & Watauga | Sherwood - Map |
| S | Grassy Knob | 4,620' | 4,340' | 280' | Rich Mountain | 1.73 | Rich Mountain | Watauga | Zionville - Map | |
| Forked Ridge | 4,580' | 4,540' | 40' | Beech Mountain | 1.60 | Beech Mountain | Watauga | Elk Park - Map | ||
| 13 | 237 | Flat Top Mountain | 4,558' | 3,460' | 1,098' | Grandfather Mountain | 5.33 | Rich Mountain | Watauga | Boone - Map |
| Snakeden Mountain | 4,510' | 4,420' | 90' | Rich Mountain | 1.05 | Rich Mountain | Watauga | Boone - Map | ||
| Ellison Mountain | 4,460' | 4,220' | 240' | Rich Mountain Bald | 0.80 | Rich Mountain Bald | Watauga | Zionville - Map | ||
| Doe Ridge | 4,460' | 4,260' | 200' | Rich Mountain | 0.94 | Rich Mountain | Watauga | Boone - Map | ||
| 14 | 285 | Howard Knob | 4,420' | 4,020' | 400' | Rich Mountain | 1.70 | Rich Mountain | Watauga | Boone - Map |
| 15 | 290 | 4420 | 4,420' | 4,100' | 320' | Snake Mountain | 1.73 | Snake Mountain | Watauga | Zionville - Map |
| 16 | 304 | Rich Mountain | 4,380' | 3,820' | 560' | Flat Top Mountain | 1.83 | Flat Top Mountain | Watauga | Boone - Map |
| Curly Mapel Ridge | 4,380' | 4,220' | 160' | Rich Mountain | 1.29 | Sugarloaf Mountain | Watauga | Zionville - Map | ||
| White Rock | 4,380' | 4,220' | 160' | Hanging Rock | 1.23 | Hanging Rock | Watauga | Valle Crucis - Map | ||
| Wolf Ridge | 4,380' | 4,300' | 80' | Rich Mountain | 1.73 | Sugarloaf Mountain | Watauga | Zionville - Map | ||
| 17 | 316 | Buckeye Knob | 4,379' | 3,740' | 639' | Bald, The | 2.75 | Bald, The | Watauga | Sherwood - Map |
| Rocky Knob | 4,369' | 4,220' | 149' | Rich Mountain Bald | 0.93 | Rich Mountain Bald | Watauga | Zionville - Map | ||
| Toms Knob | 4,340' | 4,100' | 240' | Rocky Knob | 1.78 | Rocky Knob | Watauga | Valle Crucis - Map | ||
| Pierce Ridge | 4,300' | 4,180' | 120' | Sugarloaf Mountain | 0.54 | Sugarloaf Mountain | Watauga | Zionville - Map | ||
| Buckeye Knob | 4,260' | 4,060' | 200' | Rich Mountain | 2.18 | Harmon Knob | Watauga | Zionville - Map | ||
| Lost Ridge | 4,260' | 4,220' | 40' | Beech Mountain | 2.08 | Beech Mountain | Watauga | Elk Park - Map | ||
| 18 | 365 | Rocky Face | 4,220' | 3,780' | 440' | Rocky Knob | 1.98 | Rocky Knob | Watauga | Valle Crucis - Map |
| 19 | 368 | Nettle Knob | 4,220' | 3,860' | 360' | Sugarloaf Mountain | 1.26 | Sugarloaf Mountain | Watauga | Zionville - Map |
| 20 | 369 | Nettle Knob | 4,220' | 3,900' | 320' | Hanging Rock | 2.19 | Hanging Rock | Watauga | Valle Crucis - Map |
| 21 | 373 | Stone Benchmark | 4,218' | 3,726' | 492' | Bald, The | 4.79 | Bald, The | Johnson & Watauga | Elk Mills - Map |
| 22 | 382 | 4180 | 4,180' | 3,700' | 480' | Pine Orchard Knob | 2.10 | Pine Orchard Knob | Watauga | Zionville - Map |
| S | 4180 | 4,180' | 3,900' | 280' | Elk Knob | 1.60 | 4420 | Watauga | Zionville - Map | |
| 23 | 396 | Bentley Knob | 4,140' | 3,540' | 600' | Flat Top Mountain | 3.65 | Flat Top Mountain | Watauga | Deep Gap - Map |
| Sugartree Ridge | 4,140' | 4,100' | 40' | Snake Mountain | 0.77 | Snake Mountain | Watauga | Zionville - Map | ||
| 24 | 411 | Thomkins Knob | 4,100' | 3,140' | 960' | Bentley Knob | 7.61 | Mulatto Mountain | Ashe, Watauga, & Wilkes | Maple Springs - Map |
| State Line Ridge | 4,100' | 3,860' | 240' | Buckeye Knob | 1.40 | Bald, The | Johnson & Watauga | Sherwood - Map | ||
| 25 | 433 | 4060 | 4,060' | 3,700' | 360' | Bentley Knob | 1.00 | Bentley Knob | Watauga | Boone - Map |
| 26 | 440 | Rocky Knob | 4,032' | 3,260' | 772' | Bentley Knob | 3.28 | Howard Knob | Watauga | Deep Gap - Map |
| 27 | 446 | 4020 | 4,020' | 3,700' | 320' | Wilson Mountain | 1.31 | Wilson Mountain | Johnson & Watauga | Baldwin Gap - Map |
| Rocky Knob | 4,020' | 3,820' | 200' | Rich Mountain | 2.13 | Rich Mountain | Watauga | Boone - Map | ||
| S | Stone Mountain | 3,985' | 3,700' | 285' | 4180 | 0.95 | 4180 | Watauga | Todd - Map | |
| Blackburn Knob | 3,980' | 3,740' | 240' | 4060 | 0.76 | 4060 | Watauga | Boone - Map | ||
| Goshen Hill | 3,980' | 3,740' | 240' | 4060 | 0.74 | 4060 | Watauga | Deep Gap - Map | ||
| Locust Ridge | 3,980' | 3,820' | 160' | Pine Orchard Knob | 1.67 | 4180 | Watauga | Zionville - Map | ||
| Big Black Pine Rough | 3,980' | 3,900' | 80' | Beech Mountain | 3.01 | Beech Mountain | Watauga | Elk Park - Map | ||
| Lost Ridge | 3,980' | 3,940' | 40' | Buckeye Knob | 0.39 | Buckeye Knob | Watauga | Sherwood - Map | ||
| 28 | 479 | Greene Knob | 3,940' | 3,540' | 400' | Pine Orchard Knob | 1.78 | 4180 | Watauga | Zionville - Map |
| S | 3940 | 3,940' | 3,660' | 280' | Bentley Knob | 2.97 | Flat Top Mountain | Watauga | Globe - Map | |
| Deck Hill | 3,940' | 3,740' | 200' | Flat Top Mountain | 1.17 | Flat Top Mountain | Watauga | Boone - Map | ||
| Green Knob | 3,940' | 3,780' | 160' | Rich Mountain | 1.00 | Rich Mountain | Watauga | Boone - Map | ||
| Martin Knob | 3,900' | 3,660' | 240' | Rich Mountain | 0.75 | Rich Mountain | Watauga | Boone - Map | ||
| Sampson Mountain | 3,900' | 3,680' | 220' | Bentley Knob | 0.91 | Bentley Knob | Watauga | Deep Gap - Map | ||
| Raven Rocks | 3,900' | 3,820' | 80' | Flat Top Mountain | 1.26 | Rich Mountain | Watauga | Boone - Map | ||
| 29 | 508 | Prophet Knob | 3,860' | 3,456' | 404' | Buckeye Knob | 2.05 | Buckeye Knob | Watauga | Sherwood - Map |
| Yarnall Knob | 3,860' | 3,660' | 200' | 4060 | 1.82 | 4060 | Watauga | Boone - Map | ||
| Husons Ridge | 3,860' | 3,740' | 120' | Thomkins Knob | 0.83 | Thomkins Knob | Ashe & Watauga | Maple Springs - Map | ||
| Thunder Hill | 3,860' | 3,780' | 80' | Bentley Knob | 2.13 | 4060 | Watauga | Boone - Map | ||
| Fire Scale Mountain | 3,854' | 3,740' | 114' | Thomkins Knob | 0.95 | Thomkins Knob | Watauga | Maple Springs - Map | ||
| 30 | 534 | Timothy Knob | 3,820' | 3,500' | 320' | Nettle Knob | 1.31 | Nettle Knob | Watauga | Valle Crucis - Map |
| Ash Bearpen Knob | 3,820' | 3,580' | 240' | Grandfather Mountain | 2.53 | Nettle Knob | Watauga | Valle Crucis - Map | ||
| Egg Knob | 3,820' | 3,620' | 200' | Beech Mountain | 2.85 | Rocky Knob | Watauga | Elk Park - Map | ||
| Pine Hill | 3,820' | 3,660' | 160' | Rocky Knob | 2.58 | Rocky Knob | Watauga | Valle Crucis - Map | ||
| Pine Ridge | 3,820' | 3,700' | 120' | Rich Mountain | 1.19 | Flat Top Mountain | Watauga | Boone - Map | ||
| Bull Mountain | 3,820' | 3,740' | 80' | Flat Top Mountain | 2.14 | Rich Mountain | Watauga | Boone - Map | ||
| Valle Mountain | 3,780' | 3,580' | 200' | Rocky Face | 0.93 | Rocky Face | Watauga | Valle Crucis - Map | ||
| Snakeden Ridge | 3,780' | 3,700' | 80' | Nettle Knob | 0.46 | Nettle Knob | Watauga | Valle Crucis - Map | ||
| Little Black Pine Rough | 3,780' | 3,740' | 40' | Beech Mountain | 3.15 | Beech Mountain | Watauga | Elk Park - Map | ||
| 31 | 565 | Frozenhead Ridge | 3,745' | 3,420' | 325' | Prophet Knob | 0.87 | Prophet Knob | Watauga | Sherwood - Map |
| Fair Mountain | 3,740' | 3,500' | 240' | Grandfather Mountain | 2.87 | Rich Mountain | Watauga | Globe - Map | ||
| Big Ridge | 3,740' | 3,540' | 200' | Rocky Knob | 3.48 | Rocky Knob | Watauga | Elk Park - Map | ||
| Long Ridge | 3,740' | 3,580' | 160' | Rocky Face | 1.30 | Rocky Face | Watauga | Valle Crucis - Map | ||
| Buzzard Cliffs | 3,740' | 3,660' | 80' | Rich Mountain | 1.69 | Rich Mountain | Watauga | Boone - Map | ||
| Buck Ridge | 3,740' | 3,660' | 80' | Bentley Knob | 1.67 | Bentley Knob | Watauga | Deep Gap - Map | ||
| White Rock Ridge | 3,740' | 3,700' | 40' | Bentley Knob | 1.25 | Bentley Knob | Watauga | Deep Gap - Map | ||
| Pasleys Ridge | 3,718' | 3,580' | 138' | Bentley Knob | 1.77 | Bentley Knob | Watauga | Deep Gap - Map | ||
| 32 | 589 | 3700 | 3,700' | 3,180' | 520' | Thomkins Knob | 2.01 | Thomkins Knob | Watauga | Deep Gap - Map |
| 33 | 596 | "Buckeye Knob" | 3,700' | 3,340' | 360' | Howard Knob | 1.39 | Howard Knob | Watauga | Boone - Map |
| 34 | 598 | Husky Knob | 3,700' | 3,380' | 320' | Rich Mountain | 2.24 | Rich Mountain | Watauga | Boone - Map |
| S | Big Ridge | 3,700' | 3,420' | 280' | Timothy Knob | 1.00 | Timothy Knob | Watauga | Valle Crucis - Map | |
| Turkey Knob | 3,700' | 3,540' | 160' | Rocky Knob | 0.89 | Rocky Knob | Watauga | Deep Gap - Map | ||
| Snake Den Ridge | 3,700' | 3,660' | 40' | Buckeye Knob | 0.79 | Buckeye Knob | Watauga | Sherwood - Map | ||
| Love Knob | 3,696' | 3,420' | 276' | Frozenhead Ridge | 1.50 | Frozenhead Ridge | Watauga | Sherwood - Map | ||
| 35 | 613 | 3660 | 3,660' | 3,180' | 480' | Husky Knob | 1.11 | Husky Knob | Watauga | Boone - Map |
| Chestnut Knob | 3,660' | 3,540' | 120' | Grandfather Mountain | 3.35 | Rich Mountain | Watauga | Globe - Map | ||
| Buck Knob | 3,660' | 3,540' | 120' | Grandfather Mountain | 2.36 | Nettle Knob | Watauga | Valle Crucis - Map | ||
| S | 3630 | 3,630' | 3,340' | 290' | Bald, The | 2.39 | Buckeye Knob | Watauga | Sherwood - Map | |
| S | 3620 | 3,620' | 3,340' | 280' | 4180 | 1.79 | 4180 | Watauga | Zionville - Map | |
| Elk Ridge | 3,620' | 3,500' | 120' | Nettle Knob | 0.72 | Nettle Knob | Watauga | Valle Crucis - Map | ||
| Pine Ridge | 3,620' | 3,500' | 120' | Nettle Knob | 0.55 | Timothy Knob | Watauga | Valle Crucis - Map | ||
| 36 | 641 | Laurence Knob | 3,584' | 3,220' | 364' | 3700 | 2.75 | 3770 | Watauga | Todd - Map |
| 37 | 647 | 3580 | 3,580' | 3,220' | 360' | Laurence Knob | 2.31 | 3700 | Watauga | Todd - Map |
| 38 | 650 | 3580 | 3,580' | 3,220' | 360' | Laurence Knob | 1.14 | Laurence Knob | Watauga | Todd - Map |
| 39 | 651 | 3580 | 3,580' | 3,260' | 320' | Rocky Knob | 2.07 | Rocky Knob | Watauga | Deep Gap - Map |
| S | 3580 | 3,580' | 3,300' | 280' | Nettle Knob | 2.23 | "Buckeye Knob" | Watauga | Zionville - Map | |
| S | Chestnut Mountain | 3,580' | 3,300' | 280' | Rocky Knob | 1.36 | Rocky Knob | Watauga | Deep Gap - Map | |
| S | Wilson Ridge | 3,580' | 3,300' | 280' | Rocky Knob | 1.10 | Rocky Knob | Watauga | Boone - Map | |
| Baird Mountain | 3,580' | 3,540' | 40' | Husky Knob | 0.72 | Husky Knob | Watauga | Valle Crucis - Map | ||
| Myria Knob | 3,540' | 3,340' | 200' | Rich Mountain | 1.75 | Rich Mountain | Watauga | Boone - Map | ||
| Bingham Hill | 3,540' | 3,380' | 160' | Rich Mountain | 1.47 | Husky Knob | Watauga | Boone - Map | ||
| Poplar Ridge | 3,540' | 3,460' | 80' | Snake Mountain | 1.78 | Snake Mountain | Johnson & Watauga | Zionville - Map | ||
| Straight Ridge | 3,540' | 3,460' | 80' | Howard Knob | 0.77 | Howard Knob | Watauga | Boone - Map | ||
| Pigpen Knob | 3,500' | 3,420' | 80' | Grandfather Mountain | 1.90 | Rich Mountain | Watauga | Boone - Map | ||
| Tar Ridge | 3,500' | 3,460' | 40' | Bentley Knob | 2.20 | Bentley Knob | Watauga | Deep Gap - Map | ||
| Horse Ridge | 3,490' | 3,340' | 150' | Bald, The | 2.12 | Stone Benchmark | Watauga | Sherwood - Map | ||
| Rocky Knob | 3,460' | 3,260' | 200' | Stone Benchmark | 2.35 | Stone Benchmark | Watauga | Elk Mills - Map | ||
| Osborne Mountain | 3,460' | 3,260' | 200' | 3700 | 1.25 | 3700 | Watauga | Deep Gap - Map | ||
| Jake Mountain | 3,460' | 3,380' | 80' | Rocky Knob | 1.44 | Rocky Knob | Watauga | Deep Gap - Map | ||
| Ivory Ridge | 3,460' | 3,420' | 40' | Frozenhead Ridge | 2.10 | Frozenhead Ridge | Watauga | Sherwood - Map | ||
| Beaverdam Ridge | 3,460' | 3,420' | 40' | Frozenhead Ridge | 1.55 | Frozenhead Ridge | Watauga | Sherwood - Map | ||
| Mast Knob | 3,455' | 3,220' | 235' | Bentley Knob | 2.77 | Bentley Knob | Watauga | Deep Gap - Map | ||
| 40 | 726 | Dyer Knob | 3,420' | 2,980' | 440' | Frozenhead Ridge | 2.84 | Frozenhead Ridge | Watauga | Sherwood - Map |
| Mill Ridge | 3,420' | 3,220' | 200' | Grandfather Mountain | 1.25 | Nettle Knob | Watauga | Valle Crucis - Map | ||
| Bee Tree Ridge | 3,420' | 3,300' | 120' | Prophet Knob | 0.93 | Prophet Knob | Watauga | Sherwood - Map | ||
| 41 | 743 | Gwyn Ridge | 3,380' | 2,940' | 440' | Husky Knob | 2.55 | Husky Knob | Watauga | Valle Crucis - Map |
| 42 | 750 | 3380 | 3,380' | 3,060' | 320' | Rich Mountain Bald | 2.35 | Rich Mountain Bald | Watauga | Sherwood - Map |
| Dugger Mountain | 3,380' | 3,340' | 40' | Bentley Knob | 3.22 | Bentley Knob | Watauga | Deep Gap - Map | ||
| 43 | 765 | Crossing Knob | 3,340' | 2,940' | 400' | Rocky Knob | 1.07 | Dyer Knob | Watauga | Sherwood - Map |
| Blue Knob | 3,340' | 3,260' | 80' | Bentley Knob | 2.44 | Bentley Knob | Watauga | Deep Gap - Map | ||
| 44 | 787 | 3300 | 3,300' | 2,940' | 360' | Gwyn Ridge | 1.06 | Gwyn Ridge | Watauga | Valle Crucis - Map |
| Tester Mountain | 3,300' | 3,060' | 240' | 3660 | 1.56 | Gwyn Ridge | Watauga | Valle Crucis - Map | ||
| 45 | 800 | 3260 | 3,260' | 2,890' | 370' | Rich Mountain | 1.66 | Gwyn Ridge | Watauga | Sherwood - Map |
| Locust Ridge | 3,260' | 3,220' | 40' | Bentley Knob | 2.80 | Rocky Knob | Watauga | Globe - Map | ||
| Little Dugger Mountain | 3,248' | 2,980' | 268' | Bentley Knob | 3.50 | Bentley Knob | Watauga | Deep Gap - Map | ||
| S | 3220 | 3,220' | 2,940' | 280' | Rich Mountain | 1.68 | 3380 | Watauga | Sherwood - Map | |
| Hockiday Ridge | 3,220' | 3,100' | 120' | Frozenhead Ridge | 0.95 | Crossing Knob | Watauga | Sherwood - Map | ||
| Grassy Knob | 2,980' | 2,900' | 80' | Bentley Knob | 2.69 | Bentley Knob | Watauga | Deep Gap - Map | ||
| High Knob | 2,820' | 2,700' | 120' | Rocky Knob | 2.69 | Rocky Knob | Watauga | Deep Gap - Map | ||
| Pine Knob | 2,738' | 2,660' | 78' | Bentley Knob | 4.38 | Bentley Knob | Watauga | Deep Gap - Map | ||
| Ivy Point Ridge | 2,705' | 2,660' | 45' | Thomkins Knob | 1.60 | 3700 | Watauga | Maple Springs - Map | ||
| High Peak | 2,620' | 2,420' | 200' | Bentley Knob | 4.02 | Bentley Knob | Watauga | Deep Gap - Map | ||
| Simmons Ridge | 2,620' | 2,540' | 80' | 3700 | 3.03 | 3700 | Watauga | Deep Gap - Map | ||
| Wolf Knob | 2,610' | 2,460' | 150' | Thomkins Knob | 1.77 | Thomkins Knob | Watauga & Wilkes | Maple Springs - Map | ||
| White Rock Mountain | 2,580' | 2,420' | 160' | Bentley Knob | 3.45 | 2666 | Caldwell, Watauga, & Wilkes | Buffalo Cove - Map | ||
| Greens Ridge | 2,545' | 2,340' | 205' | 3700 | 2.09 | Flint Knob | Watauga | Maple Springs - Map | ||
| Chestnut Mountain | 2,531' | 2,380' | 151' | Flint Knob | 1.75 | Flint Knob | Watauga & Wilkes | Maple Springs - Map | ||
| Rocky Knob | 2,466' | 2,380' | 86' | Bentley Knob | 4.91 | 3700 | Watauga | Deep Gap - Map | ||
| Poor Knob | 2,342' | 2,260' | 82' | Bentley Knob | 3.43 | 3700 | Watauga | Deep Gap - Map | ||
| East Ridge | 2,340' | 2,220' | 120' | 3700 | 2.46 | 3700 | Watauga | Deep Gap - Map |