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Herrin Knob, North Carolina

Prominence: 200 ft, 61 m

Elevation: 5720+ feet, 1743+ meters

Approx. Isolation: 0.51 mi, 0.82 km

Elevation Info:	Elevation range: 5720 - 5760 ft (40-foot closed contour) NAVD88 Elevation: 5720 ft / 1743 m (Range 5720 - 5760 ft)
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	35° 17' 47'' N; 82° 55' 26'' W 35.29639, -82.923965 (Dec Deg) 325059E 3907610N Zone 17 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	North Carolina
County/Second Level Region	Haywood Jackson
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Prominence

Clean Prominence: 200 ft/61 m
Optimistic Prominence: 280 ft/85 m
Key Col: Mount Hardy Gap 5520 ft/1682 m  (40 foot contour)
Col elevation in range between 5480 and 5520 feet.
    Topo Map: Sam Knob O35082c8 1:24,000
    Key Col Lat/Long: 35° 17' 57'' N; 82° 55' 32'' W
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Isolation

0.51 mi/0.82 km
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
Mount Hardy (NNW)
Isolation distance is based on NHN and is slightly overstated.

Ranges

Continent: North America
Range2: Appalachian Mountains
Range3: Blue Ridge Mountains
Range4: Central Blue Ridge Ranges
Range5: Great Balsam Mountains

Drainage Basins

Pigeon
French Broad
Tennessee
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean

Tuckasegee
Little Tennessee
Tennessee
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean

Ownership

Land: National Forests in North Carolina

Topo Map

Sam Knob O35082c8 1:24,000

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