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Richland Balsam, North Carolina
Prominence: 3010 ft, 918 m
Elevation: 6410 feet, 1954 meters
True Isolation: 27.08 mi, 43.58 km
Elevation Info:
NAVD88 Elevation
: 6410 ft / 1954 m
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)
35° 22' 3'' N, 82° 59' 25'' W
35.367588, -82.990335 (Dec Deg)
319182 E 3915627 N, Zone 17 (UTM)
Country
United States
State/Province
North Carolina
County/Second Level Region
Haywood
Jackson (Highest Point)
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Richland Balsam at SummitPost.org
Richland Balsam at ListsOfJohn.com
Weather for Richland Balsam at Mountain-Forecast.com
Richland Balsam at Summits on the Air (Amateur Radio)
CoHP.org Trip Report for Jackson, NC by Ron Tagliapietra
CoHP.org Trip Report for Jackson, NC by John Mitchler
CoHP.org Trip Report for Jackson, NC by Mike Beavers
CoHP.org Trip Report for Jackson, NC by Hans Haustein
CoHP.org Trip Report for Jackson, NC by Patrick Craft
CoHP.org Trip Report for Jackson, NC by Roy Schweiker
CoHP.org Trip Report for Jackson, NC by Don Desrosiers
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Lists that contain Richland Balsam:
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(Rank #15)
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(Rank #5)
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(Rank #4)
Top 10 Prominence Grid for U.S. States
(Rank #148)
Top 10 County High Points Grid for U.S. States
(Rank #135)
2000-foot Prominence CoHPs - 48 States
(Rank #155)
Top 10 Elevation Grid for U.S. States
(Rank #145)
Southeast USA Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence
(Rank #5)
CoHP High Five List
(Rank #77)
100 Highest Eastern CoHPs
(Rank #4)
Southern Appalachian 6000-foot Peaks
(Rank #9)
USA Lower 48 Top 400 Peaks by Prominence
(Rank #389)
South Beyond 6000
(Rank #10)
Southeast USA Top 50 by Prominence
(Rank #5)
Eastern USA 5000-foot Peaks
(Rank #9)
USA Lower 48 Range5 High Points
(Rank #403)
North Carolina 5000-foot Peaks
(Rank #8)
North Carolina Peaks with 1000 feet of Prominence
(Rank #5)
High Points of Counties in 13 Original States
(Rank #4)
Southeastern Wilderness High Points
(Rank #1)
(Peak is on over 20 lists; Not all shown here.)
Ascent Info
Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users:
250
Show all viewable ascents/attempts
(Total: 231)
Selected Trip Reports:
1998 by Tom Layton
2000-05-26 by Scott Surgent
2002-02-14 by Kevin Hessler
2007-09-13 by Bill Oswald
2011-09-06 by Dennis Stewart
2012-05-17 by Dennis Poulin (GPS Track)
2013-06-27 by Dave Dunham
2014-09-01 by Jack Magaw (GPS Track)
2015-05-25 by Albert Wolff (GPS Track)
2015-05-28 by Rebecca Swint
2015-07-31 by William Sanderson
2015-11-07 by Lee Newton (GPS Track)
2016-07-02 by Lincoln Durey (GPS Track)
2016-07-21 by Mike Stinson
2017-03-11 by Eric Bruce
2017-05-14 by Debbie Adams
2017-06-25 by Mike Gourley (GPS Track)
2017-07-04 by Henry Pharr
2017-08-08 by Andy Hatzos (GPS Track)
2017-09-16 by David Winston (GPS Track)
2017-09-28 by Jonathan Smyer (GPS Track)
2017-10-14 by Zachary Robbins (GPS Track)
2018-04-19 by Ed Wandall
2018-11-05 by Ariel Jacala
2019-02-14 by Ariel Jacala (GPS Track)
2019-04-21 by Barrett Wood
2019-08-31 by Bradley R (GPS Track)
2019-11-11 by James Barlow (GPS Track)
2020-03-16 by Mike Trimble (GPS Track)
2020-04-11 by David Winston (GPS Track)
2020-04-30 by Andrew Karr (GPS Track)
2020-06-18 by Stav Basis
2020-07-11 by Jeff Wadley
2020-08-02 by Scott Leslie
2020-08-29 by William Musser
2020-10-31 by Garth Brown (GPS Track)
2020-11-01 by Steven Fishback (GPS Track)
2020-11-09 by David Ensley (Unsuccessful)
2021-03-20 by Jeb Ware (GPS Track)
2021-06-08 by Raven Matherne (GPS Track)
2021-08-15 by Bobby Schultz
2022-07-10 by Kevin McCabe
Nearby Peak Searches:
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Contrary to what you see on the USGS topo, the Haywood-Jackson county line runs east and north of Richland Balsam, according to the Jackson GIS map (boundary marked by angular green line). If this is correct, the peak is entirely in Jackson County. The curved brown line is the Blue Ridge Parkway property line. The Haywood GIS map shows the boundary higher on the mountain but still not on the summit (1998). Photo by
Tom Layton
.
Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence
Key Col Page
(Detailed prominence information)
Clean Prominence
: 3010 ft/918 m
Optimistic Prominence
: 3050 ft/930 m
Line Parent
:
Mount Guyot
Key Col
: Balsam Gap 3400 ft/1036 m
Isolation
Isolation Page
(Detailed isolation information)
Distance: 27.08 mi/43.58 km
Isolation Limit Point
: 35.686495, -83.270925
Nearest Higher Neighbor
in the
PBC database
:
Mount Chapman
(NW)
Ranges
Continent:
North America
Range2:
Appalachian Mountains
Range3:
Blue Ridge Mountains
Range4:
Central Blue Ridge Ranges
Range5:
Great Balsam Mountains (Highest Point)
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
Wilderness/Special Area: Middle Prong Wilderness Area (Highest Point)
Topo Map
Sam Knob O35082c8 1:24,000
Data Source
1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
Dynamic Map
Richland Balsam
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Other Photos
Richland Balsam summit sign (2021-06-16). Photo by
Jason Crane
.
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