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The Peak, North Carolina
Prominence: 840 ft, 256 m
Elevation: 5160+ feet, 1573+ meters
True Isolation: 5.41 mi, 8.71 km
Elevation Info:
Elevation range: 5160 - 5200 ft
(40-foot closed contour)
NAVD88 Elevation
: 5160 ft / 1573 m
(Range 5160 - 5200 ft)
Local or Alternate Name(s)
Benchmark: Trout Benchmark
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)
36° 24' 12'' N, 81° 38' 37'' W
36.403246, -81.643694 (Dec Deg)
442282 E 4028868 N, Zone 17 (UTM)
Country
United States
State/Province
North Carolina
County/Second Level Region
Ashe (Highest Point)
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The Peak at ListsOfJohn.com
The Peak at Summits on the Air (Amateur Radio)
CoHP.org Trip Report for Ashe, NC by Bob Packard
CoHP.org Trip Report for Ashe, NC by Patrick Craft
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Lists that contain The Peak:
Eastern U.S. County High Points over 4500 feet
(Rank #30)
Fifty Highest Eastern CoHPs
(Rank #25)
100 Highest Eastern CoHPs
(Rank #25)
Eastern USA 5000-foot Peaks
(Rank #162)
North Carolina 5000-foot Peaks
(Rank #143)
High Points of Counties in 13 Original States
(Rank #22)
North Carolina County High Points
(Rank #16)
Southern USA CoHPs
(Rank #33)
Ascent Info
Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users:
40
Show all viewable ascents/attempts
(Total: 37)
Selected Trip Reports:
2011-05-30 by Tom Layton (Unsuccessful)
2011-10-08 by Tom Layton
2015-05-11 by Tom Layton (Unsuccessful)
2017-12-11 by Jason Newman
2018-03-31 by Zachary Robbins (GPS Track)
2018-03-31 by Jonathan Blackwell (GPS Track)
2018-04-12 by Henry Pharr
2018-06-03 by Bradley R (GPS Track)
2019-10-14 by Ben Lostracco
2020-10-18 by Steven Fishback (GPS Track)
2021-04-13 by Steve Hiker
2021-04-21 by Jeremy Fuerst
2021-09-25 by David Winston (GPS Track)
2022-03-05 by Jeff Rinehart
2022-04-15 by Dwight Wolf
Nearby Peak Searches:
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Elevation Ladder from The Peak
Prominence Ladder from The Peak
The Peak HP marker possibly (2020-10-18). Photo by
Steven Fishback
.
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Prominence
Key Col Page
(Detailed prominence information)
Clean Prominence
: 840 ft/256 m
Optimistic Prominence
: 920 ft/280 m
Key Col
: 4320 ft/1317 m
Isolation
Isolation Page
(Detailed isolation information)
Distance: 5.41 mi/8.71 km
Isolation Limit Point
: 36.3283, -81.6725
Nearest Higher Neighbor
in the
PBC database
:
Elk Knob
(SSW)
Ranges
Continent:
North America
Range2:
Appalachian Mountains
Range3:
Blue Ridge Mountains
Range4:
Western Blue Ridge Ranges
Range5:
Beech-Snake-Rich
Drainage Basins
New
Kanawha
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
Topo Map
Baldwin Gap O36081d6 1:24,000
Data Source
1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
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Other Photos
I really want to know the story here. Looks like a small airplane or glider door. (2020-10-18). Photo by
Steven Fishback
.
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Grand view of The Peak (2020-10-18). Photo by
Steven Fishback
.
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