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Southern Blue Ridge Front

Range Type

Geographically-defined sub-range

Highest Point

Grandfather Mountain (5946 ft/1812 m)

Countries

United States

States/Provinces

North Carolina (35%), Georgia (28%), Virginia (21%), South Carolina (8%), Tennessee (8%)
(numbers are approximate percentage of range area)

Area

12,428 sq mi / 32,188 sq km
Area may include lowland areas

Extent

211 mi / 340 km North-South
302 mi / 485 km East-West

Center Lat/Long

35° 46' N; 82° 8' W

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South of Roanoke, Virginia, the Blue Ridge is no longer a solitary mountain ridge, but the "front range" of the entire Blue Ridge Complex of mountains, which reaches back west all the way to the Smokies. Like the Northern Blue Ridge, the Southern falls off steeply to the hilly Piedmont to the southeast. But to the northwest it no longer drops off to a wide valley; instead it connects to many high ranges that cover all of western North Carolina.

Map of Southern Blue Ridge Front
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Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Southern Blue Ridge Front.

Blue Ridge Mountains	Level 3 (Parent)
Northern Blue Ridge	Level 4 (Sibling)
Southern Blue Ridge Front	Level 4
South Virginia Blue Ridge	Level 5 (Child)
N NC Blue Ridge Crest	Level 5 (Child)
South NC Blue Ridge Crest	Level 5 (Child)
Georgia Blue Ridge	Level 5 (Child)
Unicoi Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
Great Smoky Mountains	Level 4 (Sibling)
Western Blue Ridge Ranges	Level 4 (Sibling)
Central Blue Ridge Ranges	Level 4 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Southern Blue Ridge Front

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range5
1.	Grandfather Mountain	5946	1812	N NC Blue Ridge Crest
2.	The Pinnacle	5665	1727	N NC Blue Ridge Crest
3.	Huckleberry Knob	5560+	1695+	Unicoi Mountains
4.	Standing Indian	5499	1676	Georgia Blue Ridge
5.	Big Junction East	5480+	1670+	Unicoi Mountains
6.	Haw Knob	5472	1668	Unicoi Mountains
7.	Hooper Bald	5429	1655	Unicoi Mountains
8.	Bald Knob	5400+	1646+	N NC Blue Ridge Crest
9.	Stratton Bald	5360+	1634+	Unicoi Mountains
10.	Graybeard Mountain	5360+	1634+	N NC Blue Ridge Crest
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range5
1.	Grandfather Mountain	5946	1812	N NC Blue Ridge Crest
2.	Huckleberry Knob	5560+	1695+	Unicoi Mountains
3.	Standing Indian	5499	1676	Georgia Blue Ridge
4.	Yellow Mountain	5127	1563	South NC Blue Ridge Crest
5.	Buffalo Mountain	3971	1210	South Virginia Blue Ridge

Photos of Peaks in the Southern Blue Ridge Front

Grandfather Mountain Grandfather Mountain features a swaying suspension bridge as part of its many attractions (1991-10-26).	Standing Indian Standing Indian Mountain (2016-04-18). Photo by David Rodgers. Click here for larger-size photo.
Albert Mountain View from Albert Mountain (Under fire tower) (2020-10-14). Photo by Rilyn Crouch. Click here for larger-size photo.	Green Knob Lookout Tower atop of Green Knob (2016-04-23). Photo by Jonathan Blackwell. Click here for larger-size photo.
Ridgepole Mountain The view from up in a tree in winter on top of Ridgepole (2015-01-17). Photo by Jared Salzmann. Click here for larger-size photo.	Little Bald Knob Someone scratched "Covid 19" into the signs on the way to Little Bald Knob. (2020-12-05). Photo by Holly Saxby. Click here for larger-size photo.
Shortoff Mountain Shortoff Mountain (2017-07-01). Photo by Jayla Elati. Click here for larger-size photo.	Laurel Top-Southwest Ridge Trailhead for Laurel Top-Southwest Ridge. South end of Big Junction Overlook (2020-11-13). Photo by Steven Fishback . Click here for larger-size photo.
Brasstown Bald Georgia state high point tower at Brasstown Bald (2006-12-13). Photo by Tom Owen. Click here for larger-size photo.	Brasstown Wilderness High Point Georgia state high point tower at Brasstown Bald (2006-12-13). Photo by Tom Owen. Click here for larger-size photo.

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