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Central Blue Ridge Ranges

Range Type	Bogus mountain grouping for this site
Highest Point	Mount Mitchell (6684 ft/2037 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	North Carolina (94%), Tennessee (6%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	2,678 sq mi / 6,936 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	69 mi / 111 km North-South 104 mi / 167 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	35° 31' N; 83° 6' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Central Blue Ridge Ranges
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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 Central Blue Ridge Ranges.

Blue Ridge Mountains	Level 3 (Parent)
Northern Blue Ridge	Level 4 (Sibling)
Southern Blue Ridge Front	Level 4 (Sibling)
Great Smoky Mountains	Level 4 (Sibling)
Western Blue Ridge Ranges	Level 4 (Sibling)
Central Blue Ridge Ranges	Level 4
Black Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
Great Craggy Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
Newfound Mountain Region	Level 5 (Child)
Plott Balsams	Level 5 (Child)
Great Balsam Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
Cowee Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
Cheoah Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
Nantahala Mountains	Level 5 (Child)

Major Peaks of the Central Blue Ridge Ranges

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range5
1.	Mount Mitchell	6684	2037	Black Mountains
2.	Mount Craig	6647	2026	Black Mountains
3.	Commissary Ridge	6640+	2024+	Black Mountains
4.	Cattail Peak	6600+	2012+	Black Mountains
5.	Balsam Cone	6600+	2012+	Black Mountains
6.	Big Tom	6560+	1999+	Black Mountains
7.	Mount Gibbes	6520+	1987+	Black Mountains
8.	Clingmans Peak	6520+	1987+	Black Mountains
9.	Potato Hill	6475	1974	Black Mountains
10.	Richland Balsam	6410	1954	Great Balsam Mountains
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.	Mount Mitchell	6684	2037	Black Mountains
2.	Richland Balsam	6410	1954	Great Balsam Mountains
3.	Waterrock Knob	6292	1918	Plott Balsams
4.	Craggy Dome	6080+	1853+	Great Craggy Mountains
5.	Wine Spring Bald	5440+	1658+	Nantahala Mountains
6.	Crabtree Bald	5320+	1622+	Newfound Mountain Region
7.	Cheoah Bald	5062	1543	Cheoah Mountains
8.	Cowee Bald	4944	1507	Cowee Mountains

Photos of Peaks in the Central Blue Ridge Ranges

Mount Mitchell A very misty day on the highest peak in the Eastern United States, Mount Mitchell (1984-08-18).	Mount Craig The Black Mountain crest between Mount Mitchell and Deep Gap. Photo by Todd Grey (2007-02). Click here for larger-size photo.
Cattail Peak Mt Craig and the Black Mountain Crest from Mt Mitchell (2014-05-20). Click here for larger-size photo. Edit Photo Info	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.
Big Tom Plaque on top of Big Tom (2012-10-14). Photo by Bruce Hicks. Click here for larger-size photo.	Mount Gibbes NC Geodetic Survey benchmark on Mt. Gibbes (2015-07-06). Photo by Bryan Marchant. Click here for larger-size photo.
Richland Balsam Contrary to what you see on the USGS topo, the Haywood-Jackson county line runs east and north of Richland Balsam, according to the Jackson GIS map (boundary marked by angular green line). If this is correct, the peak is entirely in Jackson County. The curved brown line is the Blue Ridge Parkway property line. The Haywood GIS map shows the boundary higher on the mountain but still not on the summit (1998). Photo by Tom Layton. Click here for larger-size photo.	Mount Hallback Mt. Hallback summit sign (2021-06-21). Photo by Jason Crane. Click here for larger-size photo.
Celo Knob view from summit of Celo Knob (2014-05-17). Photo by Marcus Lostracco. Click here for larger-size photo.	Blackstock Knob Foggy day at the summit (2022-11-05). Photo by Mason Erman. Click here for larger-size photo.

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