Yep. You're right. And Cortez did a post for Lyn Lowry. (Personally, I hate the name change and the hideous metal cross erected on the summit, but I'll fix the post and make a link to the page for Lyn Lowry.)
You have a paragraph that questions why some peaks are included on this list, but not others. My understanding is it all comes down to prominence. To be included on this list the peak must hold 120 feet of prominence, and more specifically "clean" prominence. The other peaks you've mentioned such as Clingman's Peak (40 feet) and Mount Hardison (94 feet) just don't hold enough prominence to qualify.
Interesting, for most Appalachian peak lists 160 feet is typically required to qualify as being it's "own" peak. If this requirement was held there would only be 35 peaks on this list.
One more item. I consider Peakbagger.com to be a leader on maintaining these types of lists and calculating prominence of different peaks. Sometime since 2018 they updated there information and now Mount Yonaguska holds more than 120 feet of prominence and Tricorner Knob now holds less than 120 feet. This means Yonaguska is now on the list and Tricorner is not if this is the "rule" you're going by. Peakbagger lists it as Yonaguska OR Tricorner (but only Yonaguska is marked on the list's map).
In the end you get to define your lists how you would like, but I believe this is the most accepted reasons for the 40 peaks included on this list.
mlandau3 - Aug 25, 2007 10:35 am - Hasn't voted
A Small QuibbleJones Knob is now named Lyn Lowry.
BobSmith - Aug 28, 2007 7:35 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: A Small QuibbleYep. You're right. And Cortez did a post for Lyn Lowry. (Personally, I hate the name change and the hideous metal cross erected on the summit, but I'll fix the post and make a link to the page for Lyn Lowry.)
bdreese2 - May 28, 2021 6:05 pm - Voted 10/10
Adding 2 CentsEnjoyed the write up.
You have a paragraph that questions why some peaks are included on this list, but not others. My understanding is it all comes down to prominence. To be included on this list the peak must hold 120 feet of prominence, and more specifically "clean" prominence. The other peaks you've mentioned such as Clingman's Peak (40 feet) and Mount Hardison (94 feet) just don't hold enough prominence to qualify.
Interesting, for most Appalachian peak lists 160 feet is typically required to qualify as being it's "own" peak. If this requirement was held there would only be 35 peaks on this list.
One more item. I consider Peakbagger.com to be a leader on maintaining these types of lists and calculating prominence of different peaks. Sometime since 2018 they updated there information and now Mount Yonaguska holds more than 120 feet of prominence and Tricorner Knob now holds less than 120 feet. This means Yonaguska is now on the list and Tricorner is not if this is the "rule" you're going by. Peakbagger lists it as Yonaguska OR Tricorner (but only Yonaguska is marked on the list's map).
In the end you get to define your lists how you would like, but I believe this is the most accepted reasons for the 40 peaks included on this list.