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Balsam Mountain

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Luftee Knob (6234 ft/1900 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	North Carolina
Area	210 sq mi / 545 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	21 mi / 34 km North-South 19 mi / 30 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	35° 37' N; 83° 9' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Balsam Mountain
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Eastern Great Smoky Mountains	Level 5 (Parent)
Balsam Mountain	Level 6

Major Peaks of the Balsam Mountain

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Luftee Knob	6234	1900	Balsam Mountain
2.	Mount Yonaguska	6178	1883	Balsam Mountain
3.	Big Cataloochee Mountain	6155	1876	Balsam Mountain
4.	Thermo Knob	6080+	1853+	Balsam Mountain
5.	Big Butt	6040+	1841+	Balsam Mountain
6.	Balsam Corner	6040+	1841+	Balsam Mountain
7.	Cataloochee Balsam	5970	1820	Balsam Mountain
8.	Chiltoes Mountain	5880+	1792+	Balsam Mountain
9.	Mount Sterling	5842	1781	Balsam Mountain
10.	Balsam High Top	5720+	1743+	Balsam Mountain
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the Balsam Mountain

Luftee Knob Cairn on summit (2019-06-08). Photo by Garth Brown. Click here for larger-size photo.	Mount Yonaguska Steven on the summit (2019-06-08). Photo by Garth Brown. Click here for larger-size photo.
Big Cataloochee Mountain Carin on Summit (2019-11-02). Photo by Garth Brown. Click here for larger-size photo.	Cataloochee Balsam 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.
Chiltoes Mountain Chiltoes summit showing little flag and cairn (2021-09-03). Photo by Albert Wolff. Click here for larger-size photo.	Mount Sterling The rickety fire tower on Mount Sterling, in North Carolina Photo by Jeff Malik.
Heintooga Bald A tattered Old Glory! (2021-10-12). Photo by Marvin Reeves. Click here for larger-size photo.

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