List of mountains in North Carolina Facts for Kids

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

Clingman's Dome, third highest mountain in North Carolina

From 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 Carolina

Waterrock 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	Black Mountains	&100000000000020372829996,684 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m	&100000000000018574510006,094 ft 1857 m	&100000000019134900000001,189 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	Black Mountains	&100000000000020260000006,647 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m	&10000000000000087000000285 ft 87 m	&100000000000014400000000.89 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	&100000000000020247860006,643 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m	&100000000000013730000004,505 ft 1373 m	&1000000000011385000000070.7 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	&100000000000020180809996,621 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m	&100000000000004818888001,581 ft 482 m	&1000000000002694000000016.74 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	&100000000000020116800006,600 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m	&10000000000000109727999360 ft 110 m	&100000000000014500000000.90 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	&100000000000019872960006,520 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m	&10000000000000121920000400 ft 122 m	&100000000000033800000002.10 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	&100000000000019559020006,417 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m	&10000000000000175870000577 ft 176 m	&100000000000023900000001.49 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	&100000000000019537680006,410 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m	&100000000000009174479993,010 ft 917 m	&1000000000004358000000027.1 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	&100000000000019415760006,370 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m	&10000000000000051816000170 ft 52 m	&100000000000011000000000.68 mi 1.10 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	&100000000000019284700006,327 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m	&10000000000000185014000607 ft 185 m	&100000000000056600000003.52 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	&100000000000019263359386,320 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m	&10000000000000134111995440 ft 134 m	&100000000000025749439991.60 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	&100000000000019178015386,292 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m	&100000000000005934455811,947 ft 593 m	&1000000000001721993799910.70 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	Unaka Range	&100000000000019156679386,285 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m	&100000000000010622279663,485 ft 1062 m	&1000000000003025559200018.80 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	Plott Balsams	&100000000000019019519396,240 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m	&10000000000000109727996360 ft 110 m	&100000000000024140100001.50 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	Great Smoky Mountains	&100000000000019001231396,234 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m	&10000000000000095707196314 ft 96 m	&100000000000040233499992.50 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	&100000000000018949415396,217 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m	&10000000000000200253593657 ft 200 m	&100000000000045061520002.80 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	&100000000000018940271396,214 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m	&10000000000000301447190989 ft 301 m	&100000000000114263140007.10 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	&100000000000018906743396,203 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m	&10000000000000086258397283 ft 86 m	&100000000000017702739991.10 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	&100000000000018861023396,188 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m	&10000000000000141731995465 ft 142 m	&100000000000027358780001.70 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	&100000000000018803111396,169 ft Expression error: Missing operand for round. m	&10000000000000075895197249 ft 76 m	&100000000000022530760001.40 mi 2.25 km	35°40′48″N 83°14′55″W / 35.67999°N 83.248498°W / 35.67999; -83.248498 (Marks Knob)