This list represents the 40 peaks required for membership in the 'South Beyond 6000' club, which is administered by Carolina Mountain Club. In the case of Cattail Peak- Potato Hill may be higher in which case it would replace Cattail as the official summit.
Rank | Summit Name | Elev. | Prom. | Range |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mount Mitchell | 6684 | 6089 | Black Mountains |
2 | Mount Craig | 6647 | 287 | Black Mountains |
3 | Kuwohi | 6643 | 4503 | Great Smoky Mountains |
4 | Mount Guyot | 6621 | 1581 | Great Smoky Mountains |
5 | Balsam Cone | 6600 | 360 | Black Mountains |
5 | Cattail Peak | 6600 | 120 | Black Mountains |
7 | Mount Le Conte | 6593 | 1360 | Great Smoky Mountains |
8 | Mount Gibbes | 6520 | 400 | Black Mountains |
9 | Mount Chapman | 6417 | 577 | Great Smoky Mountains |
10 | Richland Balsam | 6410 | 3010 | Great Balsam Mountains |
11 | Old Black | 6370 | 170 | Great Smoky Mountains |
12 | Mount Hallback | 6329 | 129 | Black Mountains |
13 | Celo Knob | 6327 | 607 | Black Mountains |
14 | Blackstock Knob | 6320 | 440 | Black Mountains |
15 | Waterrock Knob | 6292 | 1947 | Plott Balsams |
16 | Roan High Knob | 6285 | 3485 | Roan Highlands (Unaka Mountains) |
17 | Roan High Bluff | 6267 | 147 | Roan Highlands (Unaka Mountains) |
18 | Mount Lyn Lowry | 6240 | 360 | Plott Balsams |
19 | Luftee Knob | 6234 | 314 | Great Smoky Mountains |
20 | Mount Kephart | 6217 | 657 | Great Smoky Mountains |
21 | Black Balsam Knob | 6214 | 989 | Great Balsam Mountains |
22 | Winter Star Mountain | 6203 | 283 | Black Mountains |
23 | Gibbs Mountain | 6200 | 120 | Black Mountains |
24 | Mount Collins | 6188 | 465 | Great Smoky Mountains |
25 | Marks Knob | 6169 | 249 | Great Smoky Mountains |
26 | Grassy Ridge Bald | 6160 | 648 | Roan Highlands (Unaka Mountains) |
27 | Big Cataloochee Mountain | 6155 | 635 | Great Smoky Mountains |
28 | Mount Hardy | 6120 | 760 | Great Balsam Mountains |
28 | Mount Yonaguska | 6120 | 160 | Great Smoky Mountains |
30 | Plott Balsam Mountain | 6088 | 368 | Plott Balsams |
31 | Craggy Dome | 6080 | 1000 | Great Craggy Mountains |
31 | Reinhart Knob | 6080 | 200 | Great Balsam Mountains |
33 | Sam Knob | 6040 | 360 | Great Balsam Mountains |
33 | Grassy Cove Top | 6040 | 320 | Great Balsam Mountains |
33 | Tennent Mountain | 6040 | 120 | Great Balsam Mountains |
36 | Yellow Face | 6032 | 312 | Plott Balsams |
37 | Cold Mountain | 6030 | 990 | Great Balsam Mountains |
38 | Mount Sequoyah | 6003 | 163 | Great Smoky Mountains |
39 | Shining Rock | 6000 | 240 | Great Balsam Mountains |
39 | Chestnut Bald | 6000 | 160 | Great Balsam Mountains |