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Rich Mountain Bald
Rich Mountain Bald is located in North Carolina
Rich Mountain Bald
Rich Mountain Bald
Location in North Carolina
Highest point
Elevation 5,361 ft (1,634 m)
Prominence 932 feet (284 m)
Geography
Location Watauga County, North Carolina, U.S.
Parent range Blue Ridge Mountains
Topo map USGS Zionville

Rich Mountain Bald (variant: Bald of Rich Mountain and Big Bald of Rich) is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, southeast of the community of Zionville. Its elevation reaches 5,361 feet (1,634 m).

The mountain generates several feeder streams to the South Fork New River (via Meat Camp Creek) and Watauga River (via Cove Creek). Rich Mountain Gap separates it with Snake Mountain.

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