List of mountains in North Carolina
Mount Mitchell is the highest peak in the U.S. state of North Carolina This article lists notable mountains in the U.S. state of North Carolina .
Highest mountains
The following sortable table lists the 20 highest mountain peaks of North Carolina with at least 160 feet (49 m) of topographic prominence .[ 1]
Kuwohi , third highest mountain in North CarolinaFrom left: Old Black , Mount Kephart , Mount Guyot and Mount Chapman , 9th, 16th, 4th, and 7th highest mountains, respectively, in North Carolina Richland Balsam , 8th highest mountain in North CarolinaWaterrock Knob , 12th highest mountain in North Carolina
The 20 highest summits of North Carolina with at least 160 feet of topographic prominence
Rank
Summit
Mountain Range
Elevation
Prominence
Isolation
Location
1
Mount Mitchell [ 2] [ a] Black Mountains
35°45′53″N 82°15′54″W / 35.764857°N 82.26506°W / 35.764857; -82.26506 (Mount Mitchell )
2
Mount Craig [ 3] Black Mountains
35°46′39″N 82°15′42″W / 35.777584°N 82.261759°W / 35.777584; -82.261759 (Mount Craig (North Carolina) )
3
Kuwohi [ 4] [ 5] [ b] Great Smoky Mountains
35°33′47″N 83°29′55″W / 35.562919°N 83.498601°W / 35.562919; -83.498601 (Clingmans Dome )
4
Mount Guyot [ 6] [ c] Great Smoky Mountains
35°42′19″N 83°15′28″W / 35.705311°N 83.257683°W / 35.705311; -83.257683 (Mount Guyot )
5
Balsam Cone [ 7] Black Mountains
35°47′23″N 82°15′21″W / 35.789705°N 82.255846°W / 35.789705; -82.255846 (Balsam Cone )
6
Mount Gibbes [ 8] Black Mountains
35°44′21″N 82°17′07″W / 35.739124°N 82.285235°W / 35.739124; -82.285235 (Mount Gibbes )
7
Mount Chapman [ 9] [ d] Great Smoky Mountains
35°41′12″N 83°16′16″W / 35.686712°N 83.271089°W / 35.686712; -83.271089 (Mount Chapman )
8
Richland Balsam [ 10] Great Balsam Mountains
35°22′03″N 82°59′25″W / 35.367588°N 82.990335°W / 35.367588; -82.990335 (Richland Balsam )
9
Old Black [ 11] [ e] Great Smoky Mountains
35°42′54″N 83°15′20″W / 35.715047°N 83.255426°W / 35.715047; -83.255426 (Old Black )
10
Celo Knob [ 12] Black Mountains
35°51′09″N 82°14′55″W / 35.852423°N 82.248678°W / 35.852423; -82.248678 (Celo Knob )
11
Blackstock Knob [ 13] Black Mountains
35°44′17″N 82°19′07″W / 35.738063°N 82.318615°W / 35.738063; -82.318615 (Blackstock Knob )
12
Waterrock Knob [ 14] Plott Balsams
35°27′51″N 83°08′16″W / 35.464088°N 83.137812°W / 35.464088; -83.137812 (Waterrock Knob )
13
Roan High Knob [ 15] [ 16] [ f] Unaka Range
36°06′16″N 82°07′21″W / 36.104561°N 82.122448°W / 36.104561; -82.122448 (Roan High Knob )
14
Mount Lyn Lowry [ 17] Plott Balsams
35°27′49″N 83°06′38″W / 35.46371°N 83.110627°W / 35.46371; -83.110627 (Mount Lyn Lowry )
15
Luftee Knob [ 18] Great Smoky Mountains
35°41′33″N 83°12′55″W / 35.692447°N 83.215382°W / 35.692447; -83.215382 (Celo Knob )
16
Mount Kephart [ 19] [ 20] [ g] Great Smoky Mountains
35°37′52″N 83°23′24″W / 35.630988°N 83.389906°W / 35.630988; -83.389906 (Mount Kephart )
17
Black Balsam Knob [ 21] Great Balsam Mountains
35°19′41″N 82°52′28″W / 35.328003°N 82.874571°W / 35.328003; -82.874571 (Black Balsam Knob )
18
Winter Star Mountain [ 22] Black Mountains
35°49′04″N 82°14′57″W / 35.817668°N 82.249273°W / 35.817668; -82.249273 (Winter Star Mountain )
19
Mount Collins [ 23] [ h] Great Smoky Mountains
35°35′11″N 83°28′23″W / 35.586275°N 83.473046°W / 35.586275; -83.473046 (Mount Collins )
20
Marks Knob [ 24] Great Smoky Mountains
35°40′48″N 83°14′55″W / 35.67999°N 83.248498°W / 35.67999; -83.248498 (Marks Knob )
Other mountains
Cold Mountain Grandfather Mountain Pilot Mountain Stone Mountain Whiteside Mountain
See also
Notes
^ Highest mountain in eastern North America.
^ Partially in Tennessee; highest mountain in Tennessee.
^ Partially in Tennessee.
^ Partially in Tennessee.
^ Partially in Tennessee.
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^ Partially in Tennessee.
References
^ North Carolina 5000-foot Peaks . Peakbagger.com Retrieved 20 August 2016.^ "Mount Mitchell" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved August 20, 2016 .^ "Mount Craig" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved August 20, 2016 .^ "Kuwohi" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved August 20, 2016 .^ "Kuwohi" . Peakware.com . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016 .^ "Mount Guyot" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved August 22, 2016 .^ "Balsam Cone" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved February 21, 2016 .^ "Mount Gibbes" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved February 21, 2016 .^ "Mount Chapman" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved February 21, 2016 .^ "Richland Balsam" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved February 21, 2016 .^ "Old Black" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved February 21, 2016 .^ "Celo Knob" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved February 21, 2016 .^ "Blackstock Knob" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved February 21, 2016 .^ "Waterrock Knob" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved February 21, 2016 .^ "Roan High Knob" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved February 21, 2016 .^ "Roan High Knob" . Peakware.com . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016 .^ "Mount Lyn Lowry" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved February 21, 2016 .^ "Luftee Knob" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved February 21, 2016 .^ "Mount Kephart" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved February 21, 2016 .^ "Mount Kephart" . Peakware.com . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016 .^ "Black Balsam Knob" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved February 21, 2016 .^ "Winter Star Mountain" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved February 21, 2016 .^ "Mount Collins" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved February 21, 2016 .^ "Marks Knob" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved February 21, 2016 .
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