North Carolina County Highpoints

North Carolina Geography

I've been to few states that have the variety of terrain that you can find in North Carolina. County highpointing in North Carolina is sure to be just as varied. There are 100 counties in North Carolina. These counties can be divided up fairly neatly into three geographic regions. These are the Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal regions. The mountain county highpoints contain some of the highest summits in the east. Most high points in this area have established trails leading to them. The piedmont counties have a more gently rolling topography so highpoints here can be less obvious. The coastal plain is flat as a pancake and in most places the county highpoints are all but unnoticable. Highpoints in the coastal plain may not be of much interest to the summitpost community but I include them here just for a complete comprehensive list.

Mountain County Highpoints

The mountain counties easily have the most interesting terrain(at least to the SummitPost community) of all the regions. Eight have highpoints in excess of 6000’ and another 10 top 5000.’

County	Highpoint	Elevation
Alleghany	Peach Bottom Mt.	4175’
Ashe	The Peak	5208’
Avery	Grassy Ridge Bald	6189’
Buncombe	Potato Knob	6400’
Burke	Long Arm Mt.	4280’
Caldwell	eastern summit of Calloway Peak	5920’
Cherokee	600' NW of benchmark NY 76(Tri-County Knob), S ridge of Laurel Knob on TN line	5040'- 1, 2
Clay	Standing Indian Mt.	5498’
Graham	Huckleberry Knob	5560’
Haywood	Mt. Guyot	6621’
Henderson	Little Pisgah Mt.	5280’
Jackson	Richland Balsam	6410’
Macon	Standing Indian Mt.	5498’
Madison	Sandymush Bald	5152’
McDowell	The Pinnacle	5665’
Mitchell	Roan High Knob	6286’
Polk	Tryon Peak	3280’
Rutherford	Sugarloaf Mt.	3965’
Surry	Fisher Peak	3580’
Swain	Clingmans Dome	6643’
Transylvania	Chestnut Bald	6040’
Watauga	Calloway Peak	5920’
Wilkes	Thompkins Knob	4079’
Yancey	Mt. Mitchell	6684’

Piedmont County Highpoints

The piedmont counties have high points that vary from high monadnocks to insignifigant crossroads.

County	Highpoint	Elevation
Alamance	Cane Creek Mountains	970’
Alexander	Hickory Knob	2564’
Anson	Gordon Mt.(SW Summit)	636’
Cabarrus	200' and 3400' SW of intersection of SR 1612 and 1613	890’
Caswell	Stony Creek Mt.	880’
Catawba	Baker Mt.	1780’
Chatham	4200' NW of intersection of SR 1003 and 1333	774’
Cleveland	Benn Knob	2894’
Davidson	High Rock Mt.	1188’
Davie	ridge along SR 1317, 5900' NW of intersection of SR 1317 and 1319	1010’
Durham	Red Mt.	770’
Forsyth	two points on SR 1636 <500' S of Stokes Co.	1100’
Franklin	intersection of NC 96 and SR 1144	562’
Gaston	King's Pinnacle	1690’
Granville	a point 1.3 mi SE of intersection of SR 1140 and 1141	743’
Guilford	point 1/4 mile south of NC150 at Forsyth line	1000’
Iredell	Fox Mt.	1740’
Lee	2500' SW of intersection of US 1 and SR 1181	540’
Lincoln	Buffalo Knob	1480’
Mecklenburg	point 1 mile east of Brockenbrough Airport	890’
Montgomery	Dark Mt.	953’
Moore	three points centered around an area 1200' N of NC 211 and SR 1146	730’
Orange	Occoneechee Mt.(west summit)	860’
Person	2000' SW of intersection of 501 Byp and SR 1152 in Roxboro	888’
Randolph	Shepherd Mt.	1150’
Richmond	broad area 1000' W of Norman	620’
Rockingham	point on SR 1352 <1000' E of Stokes Co, area on south side of SR 1501, 2500' NE of intersection of SR 1504 and 1505	1040'- 1,2,3
Rowan	Youngs Mt.	1090’
Stanly	Morrow Mt.	900’
Stokes	Moores Knob	2579’
Union	west side of SR 1357 in Stallings	786’
Vance	four points in Dabney just west of intersection of SR 1304 and 1305	570’
Wake	3500' N of intersection of SR 1839 and 1840	545’
Warren	on both the east and west sides of US 1/158, 2000' E of Warren/Vance county line	480’
Yadkin	Brushy Mountains	1755’

Coastal County Highpoints

The coastal counties are the most vertically challenged of the North Carolina counties. Many have numerous highpoints(Edgecombe and Martin have over 30!) As far as the SummitPost community is concerned they are of very little interest. I used the NC Geological Survey to get most of my info. For a more official picture of all the highpoints in this region visit the County Highpointers page here.

County	Highpoint	Elevation
Beaufort	point approx. 700' S of intersection of US 17 and SR 1131	66’
Bertie	3600' W of intersection of SR 1249 and 1207	103’
Bladen	area 3500' E of intersection of SR 1336 and 1339	170’
Brunswick	1.6 mi W of intersection of SR 1409 and 1410, several areas centered 2 mi NW of intersection of SR 1401 and 1402, 1600' W of intersection of NC 87 and SR 1414, 4.2 mi NW of intersection of US 17/74/76	75’- 1,2,3,4
Camden	intersection of Corapeake Ditch and Sherrill Ditch	24’
Carteret	point 300' SE of intersection of NC 24 and SR 1124	51’
Chowan	two points 3700' and 5500' E of intersection of NC 37 and SR 1300, two points 1500' and 2700' N of intersection of SR 1418 and SR 1002	52’- 1,2,3,4
Columbus	intersection of NC131 and SR 1519 in NW part of county	132’
Craven	intersection of US 70 and NC 41	76’
Cumberland	4000' SW of Coolyconch Mtn.	486’
Currituck	Luark Hill	66’
Dare	Jockey's Ridge (sand dune)	138’
Duplin	0.5 mile N of intersection of SR 1500 and SR 1004	170’
Edgecombe	several areas just E of RR tracks/county line south of Rocky Mount between SR 1154 and Sharpsburg	140’
Gates	point 150' E of intersection of railroad tracks and NC 37 in Gates	85’
Greene	area along SR 1140 between SR 1132 and SR 1142	138’
Halifax	point 1900' NE of intersection of SR 1001 and SR 1400 in Roper Springs	391’
Harnett	1500' SE of Mt. Moriah church on the south side of NC 24/27	490’
Hertford	point 2000' SE of intersection of SR 1300 and US 158/258, point 2000' NW of intersection of SR 1180 and SR 1182	95’- 1,2
Hoke	centered on largest building in McCain	550’
Hyde	Sand dune west of NC 12 between Knoll House Cr. and Try Yard Cr.	27’
Johnston	2000' W of intersection of SR 1553 and 1700, 1800' E of intersection of SR 1553 and 1700	370’- 1,2
Jones	area 1.4 mi NE of intersection of SR 1147 and SR 1148	125’
Lenoir	Area on SR SR 1111 between SR 1165 and SR 1112	164’
Martin	area 2500' SW of intersection of Martin, Halifax, and Edgecombe counties	92’
Nash	point 4500' N of intersection of SR 1325 and NC 58	360’
New Hanover	3500' NNW of intersection of US 421 and SR 1524, 2400' N of intersection of SR 1101 and 1218	75’- 1,2
Northampton	point 2000' SW of Gaston Church in NW part of county	370’
Onslow	1 mile long ridge 1.3 mi W of Haw Branch	34’
Pamlico	point 1400' E of New Hope Church in Reelsboro	50’
Pasquotank	point 1.2 mi NW of intersection of County Line Ditch and Insurance Ditch, point 2.0 mi NW of intersection of County Line Ditch and Insurance Ditch, point 4700' W of intersection of US 158 and SR 1367	21’- 1,2,3
Pender	1 mi. W of Lake Ann	115’
Perquimans	portion of a ridge 2000' SE of Joppa in NW corner of county	52’
Pitt	1600' N of intersection of SR 1239 and US 258	127’
Robeson	several points centered on an area 1.3 mi NE of intersection of SR 1308 and 1310	240’
Sampson	2500' and 3000' NW of intersection of NC 55 and SR 1005, 1700' NE of intersection of NC 55 and SR 1005	230'- 1,2,3
Scotland	1600' E of intersection of US 1 and SR 1346 in NW Scotland Co.	480’
Tyrell	point 2.7 miles N of Washington/Tyrrell/Hyde Co. intersection	16’
Washington	Three points in SW corner of county west of SR 1100/Long Ridge Rd	50’- 1,2,3
Wayne	1800' NW of intersection of SR 1219 and SR 1223	195’
Wilson	point 600' S of intersection of SR 1131 and SR 1132	320’

The Source...

I gathered most of this info from the North Carolina Geological Survey's homepage. They have a wealth of knowledge on the state of North Carolina. You can visit it here.

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