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Balsam Beartown Mountain, Virginia

Prominence: 2130 ft, 650 m

Elevation: 4710 feet, 1436 meters

True Isolation: 28.2 mi, 45.39 km

Elevation Info:	NAVD88 Elevation: 4710 ft / 1436 m
Alternate Name(s)	Maiden Benchmark
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	37° 4' 53'' N; 81° 24' 49'' W 37.081416, -81.413675 (Dec Deg) 463232E 4103984N Zone 17 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	Virginia
County/Second Level Region	Tazewell (Highest Point)
Links Search Engines - search the web for "Balsam Beartown Mountain": Wikipedia Search Microsoft Bing Search Google Search Yahoo Search Other Web Sites CoHP.org Trip Report for Tazewell, VA by Ron Tagliapietra CoHP.org Trip Report for Tazewell, VA by Fred Lobdell CoHP.org Trip Report for Tazewell, VA by Bob Packard CoHP.org Trip Report for Tazewell, VA by Ryan Richardson CoHP.org Trip Report for Tazewell, VA by Roy Schweiker CoHP.org Trip Report for Tazewell, VA by Patrick Craft CoHP.org Trip Report for Tazewell, VA by Michael Schwartz CoHP.org Trip Report for Tazewell, VA by Ed Talbott Lists that contain Balsam Beartown Mountain: Virginia County/Ind. City High Points (Rank #4) Virginia 4500-foot Peaks (Rank #6) Appalachian Mountain Range4 High Points (Rank #8) Southeastern Wilderness High Points (Rank #11) USA Lower 48 Range3 High Points (Rank #18) Southeast USA Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence (Rank #20) Southeast USA Peaks Top 50 by Prominence (Rank #20) High Points of Counties Crossed by the Appalachian Trail (Rank #25) Fifty Highest Eastern CoHPs (Rank #33) Eastern U.S. County High Points over 4500 feet (Rank #39) Southern USA CoHPs (Rank #42) North America Range3 High Points (Rank #51) USA Lower 48 Range4 High Points (Rank #85) CoHP High Five List (Rank #104) USA/Canada Range4 High Points (Rank #157) 2000-foot Prominence CoHPs - 48 States (Rank #227) USA Lower 48 Range5 High Points (Rank #471) Selected Trip Reports from this site: 2012-05-05 by Tom Layton 2012-08-11 by James Barlow (GPS Track) View ascents of peak by registered Peakbagger.com members. Nearby Peak Searches: Radius Search - Nearest Peaks to Balsam Beartown Mountain Elevation Ladder from Balsam Beartown Mountain Prominence Ladder from Balsam Beartown Mountain

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Prominence

Clean Prominence: 2130 ft/650 m
Optimistic Prominence: 2150 ft/656 m
Key Col: 2580 ft/786 m  (20 foot contour)
Col elevation in range between 2560 and 2580 feet.
    Topo Map: Rural Retreat O36081h3 1:24,000
    Key Col Lat/Long: 36° 53' 6'' N; 81° 17' 8'' W
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Isolation

28.2 mi/45.39 km
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
    Third Peak  (S)
Isolation Limit Point: 36° 40' 29'' N; 81° 27' 59'' W
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Ranges

Continent: North America
Range2: Appalachian Mountains
Range3: Appalachian Ridges (Highest Point)
Range4: Southern Appalachian Ridges (Highest Point)
Range5: Garden-Brushy-East River Mountain Area (Highest Point)
Range6: Garden Mountain (Highest Point)

Drainage Basins

New
Kanawha
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean

North Fork Holston (HP)
Holston
Tennessee
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean

Ownership

Land: George Washington-Jefferson National Forest
Wilderness/Special Area: Beartown Wilderness Area (Highest Point)

Topo Map

Hutchinson Rock O37081a4 1:24,000

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