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The Three Peaks and their surroundings. The Three Peaks rise on the southern edge of the extensive pinnacle plateau with the Langen Alm (La Grava Longa), an alpine plateau at around 2200 m to 2400 m, which here forms the end of the Rienz Valley (Valle della Rienza). There are three small mountain lakes, the Zinnenseen.
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 2
Of the 50 most prominent summits of the United States, only Denali exceeds 5000 meters (16,404 feet) of topographic prominence, three peaks exceed 4000 meters (13,123 feet), ten peaks exceed 3000 meters (9843 feet), 45 peaks exceed 2000 meters (6562 feet), and all 50 peaks exceed 1932 meters (6339 feet) of topographic prominence.
There are a few, though, that are located on private property. All of these mountains are located within 32 miles (51 km) of the North Carolina - Tennessee border, [1] with 12 on the state border itself and many more on various county borders. Those who complete a list of 40 of these peaks [2] are awarded membership in the South Beyond 6000 club.
Name Sub-range Type Administrative location Highest point Elevation (meter) Coordinate location Adams Mountain: Blue Ridge Mountains: mountain: Caldwell County, North Carolina: 759 Adstock Mountain Notre Dame Mountains: mountain
Of the 100 highest major summits of greater North America, only Denali exceeds 6000 meters (19,685 feet) elevation, 11 peaks exceed 5000 meters (16,404 feet), and all 100 peaks exceed 4076 meters (13,373 feet) elevation. Of these 100 peaks, 81 are located in the United States, 17 in Canada, seven in México, and one in Guatemala. Six of these ...
The southern Appalachian spruce-fir forest, though sometimes referred to as "boreal" or "Canadian," is a unique plant community endemic to a few high peaks of the Southern Appalachians. In fact, it is more akin to a high elevation cloud forest. [8] It is dominated by red spruce and Fraser fir, and coats the elevations above 5,500 feet (1,700 m).
Three Top Mountain (variant names: Three Tops) is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, located west of the town of West Jefferson. Its elevation reaches 5,020 feet (1,530 m) [1] at its highest peak, unofficially named "Big Rock." [4] Three Top also has ten other sub-peaks of varying height.