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North Carolina County High Points

Showing Steve Davies's first ascent dates for climbed peaks

RankCountyPeak Elev-Ft
(Avg)		Range (Level 5) Prom-Ft
(Avg)		Ascent Date
28.CatawbaBaker Mountain1790Western Carolina Piedmont620 
89.BeaufortBeaufort County High Point69Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
25.ClevelandBenn Knob2900Western Carolina Piedmont440 
82.BertieBertie County High Point100Virginia Piedmont  
60.HarnettBig Ridge495Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
72.BladenBladen County High Point172Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
87.BrunswickBrunswick County High Point75Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
32.LincolnBuffalo Knob1500Western Carolina Piedmont  
43.CabarrusCabarrus County High Point895Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
98.CamdenCamden County High Point20Virginia Piedmont  
40.AlamanceCane Creek Mountains975Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
96.CarteretCarteret County High Point45Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
20.AlleghanyCatherine Knob4175N NC Blue Ridge Crest1155 
49.ChathamChatham County High Point774Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
8.TransylvaniaChestnut Bald6020Great Balsam Mountains200 
92.ChowanChowan County High Point52Virginia Piedmont  
29.YadkinClick Benchmark1755Eastern Carolina Piedmont605 
2.SwainClingmans Dome6643Central Great Smoky Mountains4513 
77.ColumbusColumbus County High Point132Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
89.CravenCraven County High Point66Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
61.CumberlandCumberland County High Point486Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
41.MontgomeryDark Mountain953Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
38.DavieDavie County High Point1015Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
72.DuplinDuplin County High Point170Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
75.EdgecombeEdgecombe County High Point140Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
23.SurryFisher Peak3590South Virginia Blue Ridge  
35.ForsythForsyth County High Point1110Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
30.IredellFox Mountain1750Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
56.FranklinFranklin County High Point560Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
86.GatesGates County High Point85Virginia Piedmont  
53.AnsonGordon Mountain636Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
9.CaldwellGrandfather Mountain5946N NC Blue Ridge Crest2446 
9.WataugaGrandfather Mountain5946N NC Blue Ridge Crest2446 
51.GranvilleGranville County High Point745Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
7.AveryGrassy Ridge Bald6180Roan-Unaka Mountains668 
76.GreeneGreene County High Point141Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
39.GuilfordGuilford County High Point1005Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
64.HalifaxHalifax County High Point395Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
84.HertfordHertford County High Point95Virginia Piedmont  
27.AlexanderHickory Knob2570Eastern Carolina Piedmont980 
33.DavidsonHigh Rock Mountain1188Eastern Carolina Piedmont503 
57.HokeHoke County High Point555Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
12.GrahamHuckleberry Knob5580Unicoi Mountains3440 
82.DareJockeys Ridge100Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
65.JohnstonJohnston County High Point375Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
79.JonesJones County High Point128Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
18.CherokeeLaurel Top-Southwest Ridge5060Unicoi Mountains40 
58.LeeLee County High Point545Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
74.LenoirLenoir County High Point167Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
15.HendersonLittle Pisgah Mountain5300Great Balsam Mountains200 
19.BurkeLong Arm Mountain4300N NC Blue Ridge Crest  
89.CurrituckLuark Hill69Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
85.MartinMartin County High Point92Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
43.MecklenburgMecklenburg County High Point895Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
52.MooreMoore County High Point735Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
26.StokesMoores Knob2579Eastern Carolina Piedmont1449 
42.StanlyMorrow Mountain905Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
3.HaywoodMount Guyot6621Eastern Great Smoky Mountains1601 
1.YanceyMount Mitchell6684Black Mountains6091 
67.NashNash County High Point360Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
87.New HanoverNew Hanover County High Point77Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
65.NorthamptonNorthampton County High Point375Virginia Piedmont  
47.OrangeOcconeechee Mountain865Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
97.HydeOcracoke Island High Point27Eastern Carolina Piedmont27 
81.OnslowOnslow County High Point112Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
94.PamlicoPamlico County High Point50Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
98.PasquotankPasquotank County High Point20Virginia Piedmont  
80.PenderPender County High Point117Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
92.PerquimansPerquimans County High Point52Virginia Piedmont  
78.PittPitt County High Point128Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
5.BuncombePotato Knob6420Black Mountains80 
50.DurhamRed Mountain-South Peak775Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
4.JacksonRichland Balsam6410Great Balsam Mountains3030 
54.RichmondRichmond County High Point625Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
6.MitchellRoan High Knob6285Roan-Unaka Mountains3505 
69.RobesonRobeson County High Point240Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
37.RockinghamRockingham County High Point1050Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
43.PersonRoxboro Hill895Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
70.SampsonSampson County High Point230Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
17.MadisonSandymush Bald5152Newfound Mountain Region492 
62.ScotlandScotland County High Point482Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
34.RandolphShepherd Mountain1155Eastern Carolina Piedmont510 
13.ClayStanding Indian5499Georgia Blue Ridge2839 
13.MaconStanding Indian5499Georgia Blue Ridge2839 
46.CaswellStony Creek Mountain-North Summit885Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
22.RutherfordSugarloaf Mountain3965South NC Blue Ridge Crest1745 
16.AsheThe Peak5180Beech-Snake-Rich880 
11.McDowellThe Pinnacle5665N NC Blue Ridge Crest485 
31.GastonThe Pinnacle1690Western Carolina Piedmont760 
21.WilkesThompkins Knob4100N NC Blue Ridge Crest  
24.PolkTryon Peak3300South NC Blue Ridge Crest1469 
100.TyrrellTyrrell County High Point17Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
48.UnionUnion County High Point785Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
55.VanceVance County High Point570Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
58.WakeWake County High Point540Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
63.WarrenWarren County High Point485Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
94.WashingtonWashington County High Point50Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
71.WayneWayne County High Point197Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
68.WilsonWilson County High Point325Eastern Carolina Piedmont  
36.RowanYoungs Mountain1095Eastern Carolina Piedmont  

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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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