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Balsam Cone, North Carolina
Prominence: 360 ft, 110 m
Elevation: 6600+ feet, 2012+ meters
True 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)
Subpeaks
Maple Camp Bald
(5613 ft/1711 m)
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)
35° 47' 23'' N, 82° 15' 21'' W
35.789705, -82.255846 (Dec Deg)
386511 E 3961352 N, Zone 17 (UTM)
Country
United States
State/Province
North Carolina
County/Second Level Region
Yancey
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Lists that contain Balsam Cone:
U.S. National Forest High Points
(Rank #80)
Southern Appalachian 6000-foot Peaks
(Rank #5)
South Beyond 6000
(Rank #5)
Eastern USA 5000-foot Peaks
(Rank #5)
North Carolina 5000-foot Peaks
(Rank #5)
Ascent Info
Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users:
300
Show all viewable ascents/attempts
(Total: 265)
Selected Trip Reports:
2002-04-02 by Kevin Hessler
2007-08-18 by Julia Mlynarek
2007-08-18 by Terry Wheeler
2009-05-09 by Matt Perry
2010-06-12 by Nathan Sylvester
2010-06-17 by William Sanderson
2011-04-16 by Sam Roback
2011-09-12 by Dennis Stewart
2012-05-17 by Tommy Cox
2013-06-01 by Tom Layton
2013-10-21 by Vic Hanson
2013-12-05 by Matt Whittaker
2014-03-02 by Bradley R (GPS Track)
2014-05-17 by Marcus Lostracco (GPS Track)
2014-06-03 by Eric Bruce
2014-08-03 by Albert Wolff
2014-09-18 by Quincy Koetz
2015-08-02 by Zachary Robbins (GPS Track)
2015-12-06 by Bryan Marchant
2017-07-09 by Zachary Robbins (GPS Track)
2017-09-09 by Caitlin Roscioli
2017-09-23 by Mike Stinson
2018-08-25 by Henry Pharr
2019-07-04 by Zachary Robbins (GPS Track)
2019-09-12 by Jayson H (GPS Track)
2020-03-11 by Mike Trimble (GPS Track)
2020-05-31 by Nick I
2020-06-07 by Patrick Clay
2020-07-02 by Collin Sweeney
2020-09-04 by Scott Leslie
2020-11-25 by Trey Penland
2021-08-28 by Loyd Patterson (GPS Track)
2022-04-02 by Brandon Girard (GPS Track)
2022-04-17 by Alexander Barinov (GPS Track)
2022-07-02 by Steven Fishback (GPS Track)
2022-09-02 by Amber Gibbs (GPS Track)
2023-05-18 by Veronica Ashcroft
Nearby Peak Searches:
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Elevation Ladder from Balsam Cone
Prominence Ladder from Balsam Cone
Balsam Cone is the peak just to the left of the blow down which is on top of Big Tom. (2013-04-23). Photo by
Bruce Hicks
.
Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence
Key Col Page
(Detailed prominence information)
Clean Prominence
: 360 ft/110 m
Optimistic Prominence
: 440 ft/134 m
Line Parent
:
Mount Craig
Key Col
: 6240 ft/1902 m
Isolation
Isolation Page
(Detailed isolation information)
Distance: 0.9 mi/1.45 km
Isolation Limit Point
: 35.7775, -82.2617
Nearest Higher Neighbor
in the
PBC database
:
Mount Craig
(SSW)
Ranges
Continent:
North America
Range2:
Appalachian Mountains
Range3:
Blue Ridge Mountains
Range4:
Central Blue Ridge Ranges
Range5:
Black Mountains
Ridges/Divides
Black Mountains Crest
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
Data Source
1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
Dynamic Map
Balsam Cone (
Key Col
)
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Other Photos
Mt Craig and the Black Mountain Crest from Mt Mitchell (2014-05-20).
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