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Balsam Cone, North Carolina

Prominence: 360 ft, 110 m

Elevation: 6600+ feet, 2012+ meters

Approx. Isolation: 0.9 mi, 1.45 km

Elevation Info:	Elevation range: 6600 - 6640 ft (40-foot closed contour) NAVD88 Elevation: 6600 ft / 2012 m (Range 6600 - 6640 ft)
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	35° 47' 23'' N; 82° 15' 21'' W 35.789705, -82.255846 (Dec Deg) 386511E 3961352N Zone 17 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	North Carolina
County/Second Level Region	Yancey
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Prominence	Clean Prominence: 360 ft/110 m Optimistic Prominence: 440 ft/134 m Key Col: 6240 ft/1902 m (40 foot contour) Col elevation in range between 6200 and 6240 feet. Topo Map: Mount Mitchell O35082g3 1:24,000 Key Col Lat/Long: 35° 47' 1'' N; 82° 15' 32'' W Key Col Map Links: Bing Maps MSN/Encarta Google Maps
Isolation	0.9 mi/1.45 km Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database: Mount Craig (SSW) Isolation distance is based on NHN and is slightly overstated.
Ranges	Continent: North America Range2: Appalachian Mountains Range3: Blue Ridge Mountains Range4: Central Blue Ridge Ranges Range5: Black Mountains
Drainage Basins	Nolichucky French Broad Tennessee Ohio Mississippi Gulf of Mexico Atlantic Ocean
Ownership	Land: National Forests in North Carolina (Highest Point) Wilderness/Special Area: Black Mountain-Middle Creek RNA
Topo Map	Mount Mitchell O35082g3 1:24,000

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