List of mountains in North Carolina

This page 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.

Mount Chapman, 7th 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
1 Mount Mitchell	Black Mountains	6,684 ft 2037 m	6,094 ft 1857 m	1,913.49	35°45′53″N 82°15′54″W / 35.764857°N 82.26506°W / 35.764857; -82.26506 (Mount Mitchell)
2 Mount Craig (North Carolina)	Black Mountains	2,026	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	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 (Great Smoky Mountains)	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	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	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	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	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 (Great Smoky Mountains)	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	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	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	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 Mountain (Roan Highlands)	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 Plott Balsams	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 Great_Smoky_Mountains#Notable_peaks	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	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	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	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	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	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)

Other mountains

References

^ North Carolina 5000-foot Peaks. Peakbagger.com Retrieved 20 August 2016.

[NC5000-1] North Carolina 5000-foot Peaks. Peakbagger.com Retrieved 20 August 2016.

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