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Great Balsam Mountains

Highest Point	Richland Balsam (6410 ft/1954 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	North Carolina
Area	671 sq mi / 1,738 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	27 mi / 44 km North-South 40 mi / 65 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	35° 22' N; 82° 54' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Great Balsam Mountains
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Great Balsam Mountains.

Central Blue Ridge Ranges	Level 4 (Parent)
Black Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Great Craggy Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Newfound Mountain Region	Level 5 (Sibling)
Plott Balsams	Level 5 (Sibling)
Great Balsam Mountains	Level 5
Cowee Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Cheoah Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Nantahala Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Great Balsam Mountains

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Richland Balsam	6410	1954
2.	Black Balsam Knob	6214	1894
3.	Mount Hardy	6120+	1865+
4.	Reinhart Knob	6080+	1853+
5.	Sam Knob	6040+	1841+
6.	Tennent Mountain	6040+	1841+
7.	Grassy Cove Top	6040+	1841+
8.	Cold Mountain	6030	1838
9.	Chestnut Bald	6000+	1829+
10.	Shining Rock	6000+	1829+
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

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