The peaks of North Carolina
Peaks tracks 1,305 destinations in North Carolina, topping out at Mount Mitchell (6,683 ft). 64 of those are in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the state's best-represented protected area.
North Carolina
Worth a look
Mount Mitchell
6,683 ft
summit
Clingmans Dome
6,644 ft
summit
Mount Craig
6,637 ft
summit
Richland Balsam
6,411 ft
summit
Old Black
6,371 ft
summit
Celo Knob
6,329 ft
summit
Waterrock Knob
6,291 ft
summit
Black Balsam Knob
6,212 ft
summit
Mount Collins
6,188 ft
summit
Grassy Ridge Bald
6,165 ft
summit
Marks Knob
6,162 ft
summit
Tennent Mountain
6,070 ft
summit
Protected areas
Where these peaks sit
Great Smoky Mountains National ParkNational park
64 destinations
Pisgah National ForestNational forest
44 destinations
Cherokee National ForestNational forest
29 destinations
Chattahoochee National ForestNational forest
17 destinations
Cherokee National ForestNational forest
13 destinations
Nantahala National ForestNational forest
8 destinations
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