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List of mountains in North Carolina

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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.

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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
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
3 Kuwohi[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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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Other mountains

Cold Mountain
Grandfather Mountain
Pilot Mountain
Stone Mountain
Whiteside Mountain

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Notes

  1. [a]
    Highest mountain in eastern North America.
  2. [b]
    Partially in Tennessee; highest mountain in Tennessee.
  3. [c]
    Partially in Tennessee.
  4. [d]
    Partially in Tennessee.
  5. [e]
    Partially in Tennessee.
  6. [f]
    Partially in Tennessee.
  7. [g]
    Partially in Tennessee.
  8. [h]
    Partially in Tennessee.

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