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Mount Pisgah, North Carolina

Prominence: 1361 ft, 415 m

Elevation: 5721 feet, 1744 meters

True Isolation: 5.6 mi, 9.02 km

Elevation Info:	NAVD88 Elevation: 5721 ft / 1744 m
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	35° 25' 33'' N, 82° 45' 25'' W 35.425898, -82.756822 (Dec Deg) 340514 E 3921693 N, Zone 17 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	North Carolina
County/Second Level Region	Buncombe Haywood
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Ascent Info Total successful ascents logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 145 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 136) Selected Trip Reports: 1988-08-27 by Adam Kanipe 1996-09 by G. Ringle 2001-05-21 by Kevin Hessler 2004-08-07 by Jack Magaw (GPS Track) 2009-08-14 by Ben Lostracco 2009-10-09 by Scott Gustafson 2010-06-04 by Keith Turner 2010-10-30 by doc lawler 2012-03-06 by Richard Oestreicher 2013-06-27 by Dave Dunham 2013-08-03 by Adam Kanipe 2014-05-27 by Scott Chruszcz 2014-07-19 by David Darby (GPS Track) 2015-04-03 by Bradley R (GPS Track) 2015-04-03 by Rusty Shackleford 2015-07-08 by Chris M 2016-06-30 by Mike Stinson 2017-02-12 by Zachary Robbins (GPS Track) 2017-06-25 by Mike Gourley (GPS Track) 2018-10-18 by Ariel Jacala 2018-10-31 by Henry Pharr 2020-06-18 by Stav Basis 2020-08-28 by William Musser (GPS Track) 2020-11-07 by Thomas Marshall (GPS Track) 2021-01-03 by Brooks Sizemore 2021-08-24 by Barrett Wood
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View from the top of Mount Pisgah, with iconic Cold Mountain in the background (2012-10-23). Photo by Bruce Hicks. Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Key Col Page (Detailed prominence information) Clean Prominence: 1361 ft/415 m Optimistic Prominence: 1401 ft/427 m Key Col: Cherry Gap 4360 ft/1329 m
Isolation	Isolation Page (Detailed isolation information) Distance: 5.6 mi/9.02 km Isolation Limit Point: 35.41, -82.8542 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database: Cold Mountain (WSW)
Ranges	Continent: North America Range2: Appalachian Mountains Range3: Blue Ridge Mountains Range4: Central Blue Ridge Ranges Range5: Great Balsam Mountains
Drainage Basins	Pigeon French Broad Tennessee Ohio Mississippi Gulf of Mexico Atlantic Ocean
Ownership	Land: National Forests in North Carolina Wilderness/Special Area: Cradle of Forestry OCD
Topo Map	Cruso O35082d7 1:24,000
Data Source	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
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Other Photos

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Mount Pisgah from the east. The track of the old cable railway can be seen descending from the radio tower (1964-03-30). Photo by Dan Moore.
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