List of mountains in 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] Listings found elsewhere may not necessarily agree because they do not include each of these mountains.

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	6,684 ft 2037 m	6,094 ft 1857 m	1,189 mi 1,913 km	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	6,647 ft 2026 m	285 ft 87 m	0.89 mi 1.44 km	35°46′39″N 82°15′42″W / 35.777584°N 82.261759°W / 35.777584; -82.261759 (Mount Craig (North Carolina))
3	Clingmans Dome^[4]^[5]^[b]	Great Smoky Mountains	6,643 ft 2025 m	4,505 ft 1373 m	70.7 mi 113.9 km	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	6,621 ft 2018 m	1,581 ft 482 m	16.74 mi 26.9 km	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	6,600 ft 2012 m	360 ft 110 m	0.9 mi 1.45 km	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	6,520 ft 1987 m	400 ft 122 m	2.1 mi 3.38 km	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	6,417 ft 1956 m	577 ft 176 m	1.49 mi 2.39 km	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	6,410 ft 1954 m	3,010 ft 917 m	27.1 mi 43.6 km	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	6,370 ft 1942 m	170 ft 52 m	0.68 mi 1.1 km	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	6,327 ft 1928 m	607 ft 185 m	3.52 mi 5.66 km	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	6,320 ft 1926 m	440 ft 134 m	1.6 mi 2.57 km	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	6,292 ft 1918 m	1,947 ft 593 m	10.7 mi 17.22 km	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	6,285 ft 1916 m	3,485 ft 1062 m	18.8 mi 30.3 km	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	6,240 ft 1902 m	360 ft 110 m	1.5 mi 2.41 km	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	6,234 ft 1900 m	314 ft 96 m	2.5 mi 4.02 km	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	6,217 ft 1895 m	657 ft 200 m	2.8 mi 4.51 km	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	6,214 ft 1894 m	989 ft 301 m	7.1 mi 11.43 km	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	6,203 ft 1891 m	283 ft 86 m	1.1 mi 1.77 km	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	6,188 ft 1886 m	465 ft 142 m	1.7 mi 2.74 km	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	6,169 ft 1880 m	249 ft 76 m	1.4 mi 2.25 km	35°40′48″N 83°14′55″W / 35.67999°N 83.248498°W / 35.67999; -83.248498 (Marks Knob)

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List of mountains in North Carolina

Contents

Highest mountains

Other mountains

See also

Notes

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