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Blackstock Knob, North Carolina

Prominence: 440 ft, 134 m

Elevation: 6320+ feet, 1926+ meters

Approx. Isolation: 1.64 mi, 2.63 km

Elevation Info:	Elevation range: 6320 - 6360 ft (40-foot closed contour) NAVD88 Elevation: 6320 ft / 1926 m (Range 6320 - 6360 ft)
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	35° 44' 17'' N; 82° 19' 7'' W 35.738063, -82.318615 (Dec Deg) 380761E 3955698N Zone 17 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	North Carolina
County/Second Level Region	Buncombe Yancey
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Prominence

Clean Prominence: 440 ft/134 m
Optimistic Prominence: 520 ft/158 m
Key Col: Rainbow Gap 5880 ft/1792 m  (40 foot contour)
Col elevation in range between 5840 and 5880 feet.
    Topo Map: Montreat O35082f3 1:24,000
    Key Col Lat/Long: 35° 43' 59'' N; 82° 18' 35'' W
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Isolation

1.64 mi/2.63 km
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
Potato Knob (ESE)
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: Black Mountains

Drainage Basins

French Broad
Tennessee
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean

Nolichucky
French Broad
Tennessee
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean

Ownership

Land: National Forests in North Carolina

Topo Map

Montreat O35082f3 1:24,000

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