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North Carolina County High Points

Showing Adam Helman's first ascent dates for climbed peaks

RankCountyPeak Elev-Ft
(Opt)		Range (Level 5) Prom-Ft
(Opt)		Ascent Date
40.AlamanceCane Creek Mountains980Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
27.AlexanderHickory Knob2580Eastern Carolina Piedmont1000 
20.AlleghanyCatherine Knob4175N NC Blue Ridge Crest1175 
53.AnsonGordon Mountain636Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
16.AsheThe Peak5200Beech-Snake-Rich920 
7.AveryGrassy Ridge Bald6200Roan-Unaka Mountains6882009-04-27
89.BeaufortBeaufort County High Point73Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
82.BertieBertie County High Point100Virginia Piedmont  
72.BladenBladen County High Point175Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
87.BrunswickBrunswick County High Point75Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
5.BuncombePotato Knob6440Black Mountains120 
19.BurkeLong Arm Mountain4320N NC Blue Ridge Crest 2009-04-27
43.CabarrusCabarrus County High Point900Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
9.CaldwellGrandfather Mountain5946N NC Blue Ridge Crest24662009-04-27
98.CamdenCamden County High Point20Virginia Piedmont  
96.CarteretCarteret County High Point45Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
46.CaswellStony Creek Mountain-North Summit890Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
28.CatawbaBaker Mountain1800Western Carolina Piedmont640 
49.ChathamChatham County High Point774Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
18.CherokeeLaurel Top-Southwest Ridge5080Unicoi Mountains80 
92.ChowanChowan County High Point52Virginia Piedmont  
13.ClayStanding Indian5499Georgia Blue Ridge28592009-04-30
25.ClevelandBenn Knob2920Western Carolina Piedmont480 
77.ColumbusColumbus County High Point132Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
89.CravenCraven County High Point66Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
61.CumberlandCumberland County High Point486Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
89.CurrituckLuark Hill73Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
82.DareJockeys Ridge100Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
33.DavidsonHigh Rock Mountain1188Eastern Carolina Piedmont508 
38.DavieDavie County High Point1020Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
72.DuplinDuplin County High Point170Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
50.DurhamRed Mountain-South Peak780Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
75.EdgecombeEdgecombe County High Point140Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
35.ForsythForsyth County High Point1120Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
56.FranklinFranklin County High Point560Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
31.GastonThe Pinnacle1690Western Carolina Piedmont7702009-05-02
86.GatesGates County High Point85Virginia Piedmont  
12.GrahamHuckleberry Knob5600Unicoi Mountains34802009-04-29
51.GranvilleGranville County High Point750Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
76.GreeneGreene County High Point145Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
39.GuilfordGuilford County High Point1010Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
64.HalifaxHalifax County High Point400Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
60.HarnettBig Ridge500Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
3.HaywoodMount Guyot6621Eastern Great Smoky Mountains1621 
15.HendersonLittle Pisgah Mountain5320Great Balsam Mountains2402009-05-01
84.HertfordHertford County High Point95Virginia Piedmont  
57.HokeHoke County High Point560Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
97.HydeOcracoke Island High Point27Eastern Carolina Piedmont27 
30.IredellFox Mountain1760Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
4.JacksonRichland Balsam6410Great Balsam Mountains30502009-05-01
65.JohnstonJohnston County High Point380Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
79.JonesJones County High Point132Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
58.LeeLee County High Point550Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
74.LenoirLenoir County High Point171Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
32.LincolnBuffalo Knob1520Western Carolina Piedmont  
13.MaconStanding Indian5499Georgia Blue Ridge28592009-04-30
17.MadisonSandymush Bald5152Newfound Mountain Region512 
85.MartinMartin County High Point92Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
11.McDowellThe Pinnacle5665N NC Blue Ridge Crest505 
43.MecklenburgMecklenburg County High Point900Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
6.MitchellRoan High Knob6285Roan-Unaka Mountains35252009-04-26
41.MontgomeryDark Mountain953Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
52.MooreMoore County High Point740Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
67.NashNash County High Point360Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
87.New HanoverNew Hanover County High Point80Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
65.NorthamptonNorthampton County High Point380Virginia Piedmont  
81.OnslowOnslow County High Point112Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
47.OrangeOcconeechee Mountain870Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
94.PamlicoPamlico County High Point50Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
98.PasquotankPasquotank County High Point20Virginia Piedmont  
80.PenderPender County High Point120Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
92.PerquimansPerquimans County High Point52Virginia Piedmont  
43.PersonRoxboro Hill900Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
78.PittPitt County High Point128Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
24.PolkTryon Peak3320South NC Blue Ridge Crest1509 
34.RandolphShepherd Mountain1160Eastern Carolina Piedmont520 
54.RichmondRichmond County High Point630Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
69.RobesonRobeson County High Point240Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
37.RockinghamRockingham County High Point1060Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
36.RowanYoungs Mountain1100Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
22.RutherfordSugarloaf Mountain3965South NC Blue Ridge Crest1765 
70.SampsonSampson County High Point230Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
62.ScotlandScotland County High Point482Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
42.StanlyMorrow Mountain910Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
26.StokesMoores Knob2579Eastern Carolina Piedmont1459 
23.SurryFisher Peak3600South Virginia Blue Ridge  
2.SwainClingmans Dome6643Central Great Smoky Mountains45232009-04-29
8.TransylvaniaChestnut Bald6040Great Balsam Mountains240 
100.TyrrellTyrrell County High Point17Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
48.UnionUnion County High Point790Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
55.VanceVance County High Point570Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
58.WakeWake County High Point540Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
63.WarrenWarren County High Point490Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
94.WashingtonWashington County High Point50Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
9.WataugaGrandfather Mountain5946N NC Blue Ridge Crest24662009-04-27
71.WayneWayne County High Point200Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
21.WilkesThompkins Knob4120N NC Blue Ridge Crest  
68.WilsonWilson County High Point330Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
29.YadkinClick Benchmark1755Eastern Carolina Piedmont615 
1.YanceyMount Mitchell6684Black Mountains60942009-04-26

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List Description

Note that this list is not authoritative and it is present here mainly so climbers can log their ascents. If you are serious about county highpointing in North Carolina, you should visit the County Highpointing Web Site, join the Yahoo County Highpointing Group, and refer to Andy Martin's book for the definitive listing of all the points.

Acknowledgments

Sources that were used to help me compile this list include:

  • Book County High Points by Andy Martin; list compiled 1994 by Fred Lobdell, limited review by David Olson and Andy Martin.
  • Some latitude-longitude values for points in the lowlands of the state provided by the CoHP.org web site, and manually verified.

 


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