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Big Bald, North Carolina/Tennessee
Prominence: 2556 ft, 779 m
Elevation: 5516 feet, 1681 meters
True Isolation: 15.87 mi, 25.54 km
Elevation Info:
NAVD88 Elevation
: 5516 ft / 1681 m
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)
35° 59' 24'' N, 82° 29' 25'' W
35.989967, -82.490312 (Dec Deg)
365660 E 3983862 N, Zone 17 (UTM)
Country
United States
State/Province
North Carolina
Tennessee
County/Second Level Region
Yancey
Unicoi (Highest Point)
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(Rank #10)
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(Rank #16)
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(Rank #19)
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(Rank #10)
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(Rank #93)
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(Rank #437)
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(Rank #21)
North Carolina 5000-foot Peaks
(Rank #83)
North Carolina Peaks with 1000 feet of Prominence
(Rank #8)
Tennessee Peaks with 1000 feet of Prominence
(Rank #3)
Southern USA Peaks with 1000 feet of Prominence
(Rank #10)
Tennessee County High Points
(Rank #6)
Southern USA CoHPs
(Rank #27)
Ascent Info
Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users:
226
Show all viewable ascents/attempts
(Total: 208)
Selected Trip Reports:
1985-10-26 by Lincoln Durey
1992-04-28 by Terry DelliQuadri
2000-05-07 by Kevin Hessler
2003-04-25 by Alan Beck
2008-11-01 by Brian Stansberry
2010-02-14 by Shannon Dillmore (Unsuccessful)
2011-10-22 by Tom Layton
2012-08-13 by Ron Stangeland
2013-05-18 by Rob Anthony
2014-04-18 by Sarah Stanishewski
2014-05-01 by Ken Russell
2016-01-16 by Zachary Robbins (GPS Track)
2016-09-05 by Bradley R (GPS Track)
2018-11-03 by Zachary Robbins (GPS Track)
2019-01-06 by David Winston (GPS Track)
2019-09-13 by Jayson H (GPS Track)
2019-11-11 by James Barlow (GPS Track)
2020-06-06 by Powen Ru (GPS Track)
2020-06-13 by Brandon Girard
2020-06-20 by Stav Basis
2020-08-25 by Jim Haynor
2020-11-05 by Craig Barlow
2021-07-16 by Cache MACS
2021-08-27 by Will Waller
2022-07-18 by Gabriel C
2022-11-03 by William Musser (GPS Track)
2023-05-12 by Veronica Ashcroft
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View of the summit from the north along the bald section of the AT (2023-05-12). Photo by
Veronica Ashcroft
.
Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence
Key Col Page
(Detailed prominence information)
Clean Prominence
: 2556 ft/779 m
Optimistic Prominence
: 2596 ft/791 m
Line Parent
:
Blackstock Knob
Key Col
: Paint Gap 2960 ft/902 m
Isolation
Isolation Page
(Detailed isolation information)
Distance: 15.87 mi/25.54 km
Isolation Limit Point
: 35.7933, -82.3433
Nearest Higher Neighbor
in the
PBC database
:
Flat Spring Knob
(SSE)
Ranges
Continent:
North America
Range2:
Appalachian Mountains
Range3:
Blue Ridge Mountains
Range4:
Western Blue Ridge Ranges
Range5:
Bald Mountains (Highest Point)
Drainage Basins
Nolichucky
French Broad
Tennessee
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
Ownership
Land: Cherokee National Forest
Topo Map
Bald Creek O35082h4 1:24,000
Data Source
1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
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Big Bald (
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)
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