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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
Links Search Engines - search the web for "Cataloochee Balsam": Wikipedia Search Microsoft Bing Search Google Search Yahoo Search Other Web Sites Cataloochee Balsam at ListsOfJohn.com Cataloochee Balsam at Summits on the Air (Amateur Radio) Weather and Snow National Weather Service Forecast NOAA Snow Depth Map 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. Click here for larger-size photo.
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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	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
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Cataloochee Balsam Summit with small flag (2021-09-03). Photo by Albert Wolff.
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