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The mountain consists of three peaks, the lowest being Rocky Top at 5,440 feet (1,660 m) above sea level and the easternmost being the highest at 5,527 feet (1,685 m) above sea level. Thunderhead is the highest point in Blount County, Tennessee [ 3 ] and the highest point on the Appalachian Trail coming from the south until the trail ascends ...
The Uwharries are North Carolina's easternmost mountain range; they are the lowest mountain range in the state. The Uwharries begin in Montgomery County, North Carolina and terminate in the hills of Person County, North Carolina. The highest point in the Uwharries is High Rock Mountain, which is only 1,119 feet (341.1 m) above sea level.
Charlies Bunion rises to an elevation of 5,528 feet (1,685 m) above sea level, and is situated along the state line between Sevier County, Tennessee and Swain County, North Carolina. The Appalachian Trail crosses the mountain's northern slope some four miles (6 km) east of Newfound Gap, allowing day-hikers and rock climbers easy access.
Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, at an elevation of 5,430 feet (1,655 m) above sea level. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] The city is 25 miles (40 km) northwest of the Colorado state capital of Denver .
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.
The mountain rises to 1,625 feet (495 m) above sea level, which is barely more than the 984 feet (300 m) above the surrounding terrain needed to qualify it as a true mountain, given that the lowest point within a 4.35 miles (7.00 km) radius is slightly less than 640 feet (200 m) above sea level and located along Crowders Creek between Dickey ...
Mount Pisgah is a mountain in the Appalachian mountain range and part of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, United States.The mountain's height is 5,721 feet (1,744 m) above sea level, and it sits approximately 15 miles (24 kilometers) southwest of Asheville, near the crossing of the boundaries of Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson and Transylvania counties.
A few miles south of Celo, the crest drops to 5,700 feet (1,700 m) at Deep Gap before rising steeply again to the summit of Potato Hill in the north-central section of the range. The crest continues southward across the central section, which contains 6 of the 10 highest summits in the eastern United States, including the highest, Mount ...