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Cataloochee Balsam, North Carolina
Prominence: 1547 ft, 472 m
Elevation: 5970 feet, 1820 meters
True Isolation: 6.1 mi, 9.82 km
Elevation Info:
NAVD88 Elevation
: 5970 ft / 1820 m
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)
35° 34' 53'' N, 83° 10' 35'' W
35.581521, -83.17648 (Dec Deg)
302792 E 3939715 N, Zone 17 (UTM)
Country
United States
State/Province
North Carolina
County/Second Level Region
Haywood
Swain
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Lists that contain Cataloochee Balsam:
Eastern USA 5000-foot Peaks
(Rank #38)
North Carolina 5000-foot Peaks
(Rank #35)
North Carolina Peaks with 1000 feet of Prominence
(Rank #27)
Southern USA Peaks with 1000 feet of Prominence
(Rank #70)
Ascent Info
Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users:
24
Show all viewable ascents/attempts
(Total: 24)
Selected Trip Reports:
2017-09-04 by Chris Gilsdorf
2019-10-03 by William Sanderson
2020-10-12 by Marvin Reeves
2021-04-11 by Brandon Girard (GPS Track)
2021-06-06 by David Winston (GPS Track)
2021-09-03 by Albert Wolff (GPS Track)
2022-05-28 by Steven Fishback (GPS Track)
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American flag placed at the summit of Cataloochee Balsam, left by a fellow peakbagger (hat tip!) (2020-10-12). Photo by
Marvin Reeves
.
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Prominence
Key Col Page
(Detailed prominence information)
Clean Prominence
: 1547 ft/472 m
Optimistic Prominence
: 1547 ft/472 m
Key Col
: 4423 ft/1348 m
Isolation
Isolation Page
(Detailed isolation information)
Distance: 6.1 mi/9.82 km
Isolation Limit Point
: 35.67, -83.1767
Nearest Higher Neighbor
in the
PBC database
:
Balsam Corner
(N)
Ranges
Continent:
North America
Range2:
Appalachian Mountains
Range3:
Blue Ridge Mountains
Range4:
Great Smoky Mountains
Range5:
Eastern Great Smoky Mountains
Range6:
Balsam Mountain
Drainage Basins
Tuckasegee
Little Tennessee
Tennessee
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
Ownership
Land: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Topo Map
Bunches Bald O35083e2 1:24,000
Data Source
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Cataloochee Balsam
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Cataloochee Balsam Summit with small flag (2021-09-03). Photo by
Albert Wolff
.
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