North Carolina & Tennessee 'Southern Sixers' List


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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




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