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{{Short description|Mountains in the Southern United States with elevations greater than 6,000 feet}}
In [[peak bagging]] terminology in the [[United States]], the '''southern sixers''' refers to the group of mountains in the [[American South|southern]] states of [[North Carolina]] and [[Tennessee]] with heights of at least six thousand feet (1828.8 m). The southern sixers are the tallest group of mountains in the eastern United States and the only peaks in the [[Appalachian Mountains]] besides [[New Hampshire]]'s [[Mount Washington (New Hampshire)|Mount Washington]] to exceed 6,000 feet. Most of these mountains are located in [[Great Smoky Mountains National Park]] (abbreviated GSMNP in the list), [[Mount Mitchell State Park]] (MMSP), along the [[Blue Ridge Parkway]] (BRP), or in [[Cherokee National Forest|Cherokee]] or [[Pisgah National Forest]]. There are several, though, that are located on private property.
[[File:Mt. LeConte Clingmans Dome 05-31-20.jpg|right|thumb|[[Mount Le Conte (Tennessee)|Mount Le Conte]], in the [[Great Smoky Mountains]], viewed from [[Kuwohi]]. Mount Le Conte is the highest mountain entirely within Tennessee and the tallest mountain east of the Rocky Mountains, measured from base to summit.]]
In [[peak bagging]] terminology in the [[United States]], the '''Southern Sixers''' refers to the group of mountains in the [[American South|southern]] states of [[North Carolina]] and [[Tennessee]] with [[elevation]]s above [[sea level]] of at least six thousand feet (1829 m). The southern sixers are the tallest group of mountains in the eastern United States and the only peaks in the [[Appalachian Mountains]] besides [[New Hampshire]]'s [[Mount Washington (New Hampshire)|Mount Washington]] to exceed 6,000 feet.


Most of these mountains are located in the [[Great Smoky Mountains National Park]] (abbreviated GSMNP in the list), [[Mount Mitchell State Park]] (MMSP), along the [[Blue Ridge Parkway]] (BRP), or in the [[Cherokee National Forest|Cherokee]] or [[Pisgah National Forest]]. There are a few, though, that are located on private property. All of these [[mountains]] are located within {{convert|32|mi|km}} of the North Carolina - Tennessee [[frontier|border]],<ref>Black Balsam Knob is precisely 31.48 miles from Brown Gap at {{coord|35|46|23|N|82|59|38|W|type:mountain_region:US}}</ref> with 12 on the state border itself and many more on various [[County (United States)|county]] borders.
Those who complete a list of 40 of these peaks<ref>[http://webpages.charter.net/sws4024/beyond6000.html South Beyond 6000]</ref> are awarded membership in the '''South Beyond 6000''' club.


Those who complete a list of 40 of these peaks<ref>[http://webpages.charter.net/sws4024/beyond6000.html South Beyond 6000]</ref> are awarded membership in the '''South Beyond 6000''' club.


==List of Southern Sixers==
[[Image:Mount Craig.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Mount Craig, the second highest peak in the Appalachians, as viewed from nearby Mount Mitchell.]]
[[Image:Clifftops4-7-07.JPG|right|thumb|300px|The view from atop Mount LeConte, the only southern sixer entirely in the state of Tennessee]]
[[Image:Mount Craig NC.jpg|right|thumb|Mount Craig, the second highest peak in the Appalachians, as viewed from nearby Mount Mitchell.]]
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![[mountain range|Range]]
![[mountain range|Range]]
!Land
!Land
!align=center|<span style="display:none">TN0621</span>{{Click-Inline|image=Flag of Tennessee.svg|link=Tennessee counties|width=48px}}
!align=center|<span style="display:none">TN0621</span>[[File:Flag of Tennessee.svg|48px|link=Tennessee counties]]
!align=center|<span style="display:none">NC0573</span>{{Click-Inline|image=Flag of North Carolina.svg|link=List of counties in North Carolina |width=48px}}
!align=center|<span style="display:none">NC0573</span>[[File:Flag of North Carolina.svg|48px|link=List of counties in North Carolina]]
!Prominence
![[Prominence]]
![[Topographic isolation|Isolation]]
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1
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|[[Yancey County]]
|[[Yancey County]]
|align=center|6,089
|align=center|6,089
|align=center|1,189
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|-
|align=center|2
|align=center|2
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|Yancey
|Yancey
|align=center|287
|align=center|287
|align=center|.91
|-
|-
|align=center|3
|align=center|3
|[[Clingmans Dome]]
|[[Kuwohi]]
|align=center|6,643
|align=center|6,643
|[[Great Smoky Mountains]]
|[[Great Smoky Mountains]]
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|[[Swain County]]
|[[Swain County]]
|align=center|4,513
|align=center|4,513
|align=center|70.64
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|-
|align=center|4
|align=center|4
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|Haywood
|Haywood
|align=center|1,581
|align=center|1,581
|align=center|16.73
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|align=center|5
|align=center|5
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|Yancey
|Yancey
|align=center|171
|align=center|171
|align=center|.88
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|align=center|6
|align=center|6
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|Yancey
|Yancey
|align=center|
|align=center|120
|align=center|.62
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|align=center|7
|align=center|7
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|
|align=center|1,360
|align=center|1,360
|align=center|7.21
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|-
|align=center|8
|align=center|8
|[[Mount Buckley]]
|[[Mount Buckley (North Carolina)|Mount Buckley]]
|align=center|6,580<ref>[http://www.nps.gov/grsm/naturescience/mountains.htm Mount Buckley] Considered part of Clingmans Dome.</ref>
|align=center|6,580<ref>[http://www.nps.gov/grsm/naturescience/mountains.htm Mount Buckley] Often considered part of Kuwohi.</ref>
|Great Smoky Mtns
|Great Smoky Mtns
|align=center|GSMNP
|align=center|GSMNP
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|Swain
|Swain
|align=center|60
|align=center|60
|align=center|.42
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|align=center|9
|align=center|9
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|align=center|6,571
|align=center|6,571
|Black Mtns
|Black Mtns
|align=center|[[WMIT-FM]]
|align=center|[[WMIT]]
|
|
|Yancey
|Yancey
|align=center|111
|align=center|111
|align=center|2.35
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|-
|align=center|10
|align=center|10
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|Yancey
|Yancey
|align=center|
|align=center|
|align=center|.19
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|align=center|11
|align=center|11
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|align=center|6,557
|align=center|6,557
|Black Mtns
|Black Mtns
|align=center|[[WMIT-FM]]
|align=center|[[WMIT]]
|
|
|Yancey
|Yancey
|align=center|497
|align=center|497
|align=center|.02
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|-
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|[[Potato Hill]]
|Potato Hill
|align=center|6,475
|align=center|6,475
|Black Mtns
|Black Mtns
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|Yancey
|Yancey
|align=center|80
|align=center|80
|align=center|.29
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|-
|align=center|13
|align=center|13
|[[Mount Love]]
|[[Mount Love]]
|align=center|6,446<ref>[http://www.cs.utk.edu/~dunigan/gsmnp/m.php?wpt=SVP009 Mount Love] Considered part of Clingmans Dome.</ref>
|align=center|6,446<ref>[http://tnlandforms.us/gsmnp/m.php?wpt=SVP009 Mount Love] Often considered part of Kuwohi.</ref>
|Great Smoky Mtns
|Great Smoky Mtns
|align=center|GSMNP
|align=center|GSMNP
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|Swain
|Swain
|align=center|106
|align=center|106
|align=center|.41
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|-
|align=center|14
|align=center|14
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|Sevier
|Sevier
|Swain
|Swain
|align=center|
|align=center|577
|align=center|1.48
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|-
|align=center|15
|align=center|15
|[[Richland Balsam]]
|[[Richland Balsam]]
|align=center|6,410<ref>[http://www.blueridgeheritage.com/NaturalHeritage/NaturalTreasures/Mountains/RichlandBalsam.html Richland Balsam]</ref>
|align=center|6,410<ref>[http://www.blueridgeheritage.com/NaturalHeritage/NaturalTreasures/Mountains/RichlandBalsam.html Richland Balsam] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305233305/http://www.blueridgeheritage.com/NaturalHeritage/NaturalTreasures/Mountains/RichlandBalsam.html |date=2009-03-05 }}</ref>
|[[Great Balsam Mountains]]
|[[Great Balsam Mountains]]
|align=center|BRP
|align=center|BRP
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|Haywood
|Haywood
|align=center|1,000
|align=center|1,000
|align=center|27.13
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|-
|align=center|16
|align=center|16
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|Buncombe, Yancey
|Buncombe, Yancey
|align=center|
|align=center|40
|align=center|.45
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|align=center|17
|align=center|17
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|Haywood
|Haywood
|align=center|170
|align=center|170
|align=center|.70
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|-
|align=center|18
|align=center|18
|[[Roan Mountain (Roan Highlands)|Roan High Bluff]]
|align=center|6,367
|[[Unaka Mountains]]
|align=center|Cherokee / Pisgah
|[[Carter County, Tennessee|Carter County]]
|[[Mitchell County, North Carolina|Mitchell County]]
|align=center|3,485
|-
|align=center|19
|[[Blackstock Knob]]
|[[Blackstock Knob]]
|align=center|6,359
|align=center|6,359
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|Buncombe, Yancey
|Buncombe, Yancey
|align=center|480
|align=center|480
|align=center|1.64
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|-
|align=center|20
|align=center|19
|[[Celo Knob]]
|[[Celo Knob]]
|align=center|6,327<ref>[http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/northcarolina/preserves/art5597.html Celo Knob]</ref>
|align=center|6,327<ref>[http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/northcarolina/preserves/art5597.html Celo Knob]</ref>
|Black Mtns
|Black Mtns
|align=center|
|align=center|Pisgah
|
|
|Yancey
|Yancey
|align=center|647
|align=center|647
|align=center|3.52
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|-
|align=center|21
|align=center|20
|[[Mount Hallback]]
|[[Mount Hallback]]
|align=center|6,320
|align=center|6,320
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|Yancey
|Yancey
|align=center|200
|align=center|200
|align=center|1.11
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|-
|align=center|22
|align=center|21
|[[Waterrock Knob]]
|[[Waterrock Knob]]
|align=center|6,292
|align=center|6,292
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|Haywood, [[Jackson County, North Carolina|Jackson County]]
|Haywood, [[Jackson County, North Carolina|Jackson County]]
|align=center|1,947
|align=center|1,947
|align=center|10.66
|-
|-
|align=center|23
|align=center|22
|[[Roan Mountain (Roan Highlands)|Roan High Knob]]
|[[Roan Mountain (Roan Highlands)|Roan High Knob]]
|align=center|6,285
|align=center|6,285
|Unaka Mountains
|[[Unaka Mountains]]
|align=center|Cherokee / Pisgah
|align=center|Cherokee / Pisgah
|[[Carter County, Tennessee|Carter County]]
|Carter
|[[Mitchell County, North Carolina|Mitchell County]]
|align=center|3,485
|align=center|18.81
|-
|align=center|23
|[[Roan Mountain (Roan Highlands)#Peaks on Roan Mountain|Roan High Bluff]]
|align=center|6,267
|Unaka Mountains
|align=center|Pisgah
|
|Mitchell
|Mitchell
|align=center|
|align=center|147
|align=center|1.54
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|-
|align=center|24
|align=center|24
|[[Jones Knob]] (Browing Knob)
|[[Browning Knob]]
|align=center|6,240
|align=center|6,240
|Plott Balsams
|Plott Balsams
|align=center|BRP
|align=center|BRP
|
|
|Haywood, Jackson
|
|align=center|160
|align=center|160
|align=center|.33
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|-
|align=center|25
|align=center|25
|[[Luftee Knob]]
|[[Luftee Knob]]
|align=center|6,234
|align=center|6,234<ref>[http://www.activityguidebook.com/destination/654 Luftee Knob]</ref>
|Great Smoky Mtns
|Great Smoky Mtns
|align=center|GSMNP
|align=center|GSMNP
|
|
|Haywood, Swain
|
|align=center|434
|align=center|434
|align=center|2.53
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|-
|align=center|26
|align=center|26
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|align=center|6,224
|align=center|6,224
|Black Mtns
|Black Mtns
|align=center|
|align=center|Pisgah
|
|
|Yancey
|Yancey
|align=center|
|align=center|120
|align=center|.81
|-
|-
|align=center|27
|align=center|27
|[[Mount Lyn Lowry]]
|[[Mount Lyn Lowry]][http://www.virtualblueridge.com/parkway_tour/overlooks/00445.asp]
|align=center|6,220
|align=center|6,220
|Plott Balsams
|Plott Balsams
|align=center|
|align=center|Private
|
|
|
|Haywood, Jackson
|align=center|380
|align=center|380
|align=center|1.22
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|-
|align=center|28
|align=center|28
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|Swain
|Swain
|align=center|660
|align=center|660
|align=center|3.09
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|-
|align=center|29
|align=center|29
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|align=center|6,214
|align=center|6,214
|Great Balsam Mtns
|Great Balsam Mtns
|align=center|BRP
|align=center|Pisgah
|
|
|Haywood
|Haywood
|align=center|989
|align=center|989
|align=center|7.08
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|-
|align=center|30
|align=center|30
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|align=center|6,212
|align=center|6,212
|Black Mtns
|Black Mtns
|align=center|
|align=center|Pisgah
|
|
|Yancey
|Yancey
|align=center|532
|align=center|532
|align=center|1.13
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|-
|align=center|31
|align=center|31
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|align=center|6,200
|align=center|6,200
|Black Mtns
|Black Mtns
|align=center|
|align=center|Pisgah
|
|
|Yancey
|Yancey
|align=center|
|align=center|80
|align=center|.32
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|-
|align=center|32
|align=center|32
|[[Grassy Ridge Bald]]
|align=center|6,189
|Unaka Mountains
|align=center|Pisgah
|
|Mitchell, [[Avery County]]
|align=center|648
|align=center|2.35
|-
|align=center|33
|[[Mount Collins]]
|[[Mount Collins]]
|align=center|6,188
|align=center|6,188
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|Sevier
|Sevier
|Swain
|Swain
|align=center|
|align=center|465
|align=center|1.80
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|-
|align=center|33
|align=center|34
|[[Marks Knob]]
|[[Marks Knob]]
|align=center|6,169
|align=center|6,169<ref>[http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?fid=52744 Marks Knob]</ref>
|Great Smoky Mtns
|Great Smoky Mtns
|align=center|GSMNP
|align=center|GSMNP
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|Swain
|
|align=center|369
|align=center|369
|align=center|1.34
|-
|align=center|34
|[[Roan Mountain (Roan Highlands)|Grassy Ridge]]
|align=center|6,160
|Unaka Mountains
|align=center|Cherokee / Pisgah
|Carter
|Mitchell
|align=center|
|-
|-
|align=center|35
|align=center|35
|[[Big Cataloochee Mountain]]
|[[Cataloochee (Great Smoky Mountains)|Big Cataloochee Mountain]]
|align=center|6,155
|align=center|6,155<ref>[http://tnlandforms.us/gsmnp/m.php?wpt=NCP001 Big Cataloochee]</ref>
|Great Smoky Mtns
|Great Smoky Mtns
|align=center|GSMNP
|align=center|GSMNP
|
|
|Haywood
|
|align=center|675
|align=center|675
|align=center|2.61
|-
|-
|align=center|36
|align=center|36
|[[Mount Hardison]]
|[[Mount Hardison]]
|align=center|6,134
|align=center|6,134<ref>[http://tnlandforms.us/gsmnp/m.php?wpt=NCP006 Mount Hardison]</ref>
|Great Smoky Mtns
|Great Smoky Mtns
|align=center|GSMNP
|align=center|GSMNP
|
|
|Swain
|
|align=center|254
|align=center|254
|align=center|.60
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|-
|align=center|37
|align=center|37
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|Haywood, Swain
|Haywood, Swain
|align=center|160
|align=center|160
|align=center|.55
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|-
|align=center|38
|align=center|38
|[[Mount Yonaguska]]
|[[Mount Yonaguska]]
|align=center|6,120
|align=center|6,120<ref>[http://tnlandforms.us/gsmnp/m.php?wpt=NCP007 Mount Yonaguska]</ref>
|Great Smoky Mtns
|Great Smoky Mtns
|align=center|GSMNP
|align=center|GSMNP
|
|
|Haywood, Swain
|
|align=center|40
|align=center|40
|align=center|.33
|-
|-
|align=center|39
|align=center|39
|[[Mount Ambler]]
|[[Mount Ambler]]
|align=center|6,120
|align=center|6,120<ref>[http://tnlandforms.us/gsmnp/m.php?wpt=SVP002 Mount Ambler]</ref>
|Great Smoky Mtns
|Great Smoky Mtns
|align=center|GSMNP
|align=center|GSMNP
|Sevier
|
|Swain
|
|align=center|
|align=center|86
|align=center|.45
|-
|-
|align=center|40
|align=center|40
|[[Mount Hardy]]
|Mount Hardy
|align=center|6,110<ref>[http://www.blueridgeheritage.com/NaturalHeritage/NaturalTreasures/Mountains/mounthardy.html Mount Hardy]</ref>
|align=center|6,110
|Great Balsam Mtns
|Great Balsam Mtns
|align=center|
|align=center|BRP
|
|
|Haywood, Jackson
|
|align=center|
|align=center|760
|align=center|3.46
|-
|-
|align=center|41
|align=center|41
|[[Craggy Dome]][http://www.virtualblueridge.com/parkway_tour/overlooks/00364.asp]
|[[Craggy Dome]]
|align=center|6,105
|align=center|6,105
|[[Great Craggy Mountains]]
|[[Great Craggy Mountains]]
|align=center|
|align=center|BRP
|
|
|[[Buncombe County]]
|[[Buncombe County]]
|align=center|785
|align=center|785
|align=center|3.49
|-
|-
|align=center|42
|align=center|42
|[[Plott Balsam]]
|[[Plott Balsam]][http://www.virtualblueridge.com/parkway_tour/overlooks/00458.asp]
|align=center|6,088
|align=center|6,088
|Plott Balsams
|Plott Balsams
|align=center|
|align=center|BRP
|
|
|
|Haywood
|align=center|408
|align=center|408
|align=center|1.69
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|-
|align=center|43
|align=center|43
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|align=center|GSMNP
|align=center|GSMNP
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|Haywood, Swain
|
|align=center|60
|align=center|60
|align=center|.62
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|-
|align=center|44
|align=center|44
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|align=center|6,080
|align=center|6,080
|Great Balsam Mtns
|Great Balsam Mtns
|align=center|
|align=center|BRP
|
|
|Haywood, Jackson
|
|align=center|
|align=center|200
|align=center|1.41
|-
|-
|align=center|45
|align=center|45
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|align=center|6,050
|align=center|6,050
|Great Balsam Mtns
|Great Balsam Mtns
|align=center|
|align=center|Pisgah
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|
|Haywood
|
|align=center|
|align=center|360
|align=center|1.15
|-
|-
|align=center|46
|align=center|46
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|align=center|6,040
|align=center|6,040
|Great Balsam Mtns
|Great Balsam Mtns
|align=center|
|align=center|Pisgah
|
|
|Haywood
|Haywood
|align=center|320
|align=center|320
|align=center|2.87
|-
|-
|align=center|47
|align=center|47
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|align=center|6,040
|align=center|6,040
|Great Balsam Mtns
|Great Balsam Mtns
|align=center|
|align=center|Pisgah
|
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|Haywood
|
|align=center|
|align=center|320
|align=center|1.37
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|-
|align=center|48
|align=center|48
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|align=center|6,040
|align=center|6,040
|Great Balsam Mtns
|Great Balsam Mtns
|align=center|
|align=center|Pisgah
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|Haywood
|
|align=center|
|align=center|120
|align=center|.71
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|-
|align=center|49
|align=center|49
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|Buncombe, Yancey
|Buncombe, Yancey
|align=center|
|align=center|
|align=center|.80
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|-
|align=center|50
|align=center|50
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|align=center|6,040
|align=center|6,040
|Great Balsam Mtns
|Great Balsam Mtns
|align=center|
|align=center|BRP
|
|
|[[Transylvania County]], Haywood
|
|align=center|
|align=center|160
|align=center|1.67
|-
|-
|align=center|51
|align=center|51
|[[Yellow Face]]
|[[Yellow Face (North Carolina)|Yellow Face]]
|align=center|6,032
|align=center|6,032
|Plott Balsams
|Plott Balsams
|align=center|
|align=center|[[Nature Conservancy]]
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|
|Jackson
|
|align=center|
|align=center|312
|align=center|1.16
|-
|-
|align=center|52
|align=center|52
|[[Cold Mountain (North Carolina)|Cold Mountain]]
|[[Cold Mountain (North Carolina)|Cold Mountain]][http://www.virtualblueridge.com/parkway_tour/overlooks/00412a.asp]
|align=center|6,030
|align=center|6,030
|Great Balsam Mtns
|Great Balsam Mtns
|align=center|
|align=center|Pisgah
|
|
|Haywood
|Haywood
|align=center|990
|align=center|990
|align=center|2.86
|-
|-
|align=center|53
|align=center|53
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|Sevier
|Sevier
|Swain
|Swain
|align=center|
|align=center|163
|align=center|1.28
|-
|align=center|54
|[[Spruce Ridge]]
|align=center|6,000
|Great Balsam Mtns
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====Criteria====
==Map==

No minimum [[topographic prominence|prominence]] has been established for this list; the locator map below, however, only shows peaks with more than one thousand feet of prominence or considerable [[topographic isolation|isolation]], for the sake of clarity.
The locator map below shows the locations of those Southern Sixers with more than one thousand feet of [[prominence|topographic prominence]] or considerable [[topographic isolation|isolation]].


{{Southern Sixers locator map}}
{{Southern Sixers locator map}}


==See also==
*[[List of mountains in North Carolina]]
*[[List of mountains of the United States]]


==References==
==References==

* [http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=7821 Peakbagger]
* [http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=7821 Peakbagger]
* [http://www.garrencreek.com/ARThighpoints.htm Tarheel High Points]
* [http://www.garrencreek.com/ARThighpoints.htm Tarheel High Points]
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* [http://www.nps.gov/grsm Great Smoky Mountains National Park]
* [http://www.nps.gov/grsm Great Smoky Mountains National Park]
* [http://www.nps.gov/blri Blue Ridge Parkway]
* [http://www.nps.gov/blri Blue Ridge Parkway]
* [http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/cherokee/ Cherokee National Forest]


[[Category:Southern Sixers]]
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[[Category:Blue Ridge Mountains]]
[[Category:Mountains of North Carolina]]
[[Category:Mountains of North Carolina]]
[[Category:Mountains of Tennessee]]
[[Category:Mountains of Tennessee]]
[[Category:Peak bagging in the United States]]

Latest revision as of 07:07, 21 September 2024

Mount Le Conte, in the Great Smoky Mountains, viewed from Kuwohi. Mount Le Conte is the highest mountain entirely within Tennessee and the tallest mountain east of the Rocky Mountains, measured from base to summit.

In peak bagging terminology in the United States, the Southern Sixers refers to the group of mountains in the southern states of North Carolina and Tennessee with elevations above sea level of at least six thousand feet (1829 m). The southern sixers are the tallest group of mountains in the eastern United States and the only peaks in the Appalachian Mountains besides New Hampshire's Mount Washington to exceed 6,000 feet.

Most of these mountains are located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (abbreviated GSMNP in the list), Mount Mitchell State Park (MMSP), along the Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP), or in the Cherokee or Pisgah National Forest. There are a few, though, that are located on private property. All of these mountains are located within 32 miles (51 km) of the North Carolina - Tennessee border,[1] with 12 on the state border itself and many more on various county borders.

Those who complete a list of 40 of these peaks[2] are awarded membership in the South Beyond 6000 club.

List of Southern Sixers

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Mount Craig, the second highest peak in the Appalachians, as viewed from nearby Mount Mitchell.
The Southern Sixers
Rank Peak Name Elevation (ft) Range Land TN0621 NC0573 Prominence Isolation
1 Mount Mitchell 6,684 Black Mountains MMSP Yancey County 6,089 1,189
2 Mount Craig 6,647 Black Mtns MMSP Yancey 287 .91
3 Kuwohi 6,643 Great Smoky Mountains GSMNP Sevier County Swain County 4,513 70.64
4 Mount Guyot 6,621 Great Smoky Mtns GSMNP Sevier Haywood 1,581 16.73
5 Balsam Cone 6,611 Black Mtns MMSP Yancey 171 .88
6 Cattail Peak 6,600 Black Mtns MMSP Yancey 120 .62
7 Mount LeConte 6,593 Great Smoky Mtns GSMNP Sevier 1,360 7.21
8 Mount Buckley 6,580[3] Great Smoky Mtns GSMNP Sevier Swain 60 .42
9 Mount Gibbes 6,571 Black Mtns WMIT Yancey 111 2.35
10 Big Tom 6,560 Black Mtns MMSP Yancey .19
11 Clingmans Peak 6,557 Black Mtns WMIT Yancey 497 .02
12 Potato Hill 6,475 Black Mtns Pisgah Yancey 80 .29
13 Mount Love 6,446[4] Great Smoky Mtns GSMNP Sevier Swain 106 .41
14 Mount Chapman 6,417 Great Smoky Mtns GSMNP Sevier Swain 577 1.48
15 Richland Balsam 6,410[5] Great Balsam Mountains BRP Haywood 1,000 27.13
16 Potato Knob 6,400 Black Mtns BRP Buncombe, Yancey 40 .45
17 Old Black 6,370 Great Smoky Mtns GSMNP Sevier, Cocke County Haywood 170 .70
18 Blackstock Knob 6,359 Black Mtns BRP Buncombe, Yancey 480 1.64
19 Celo Knob 6,327[6] Black Mtns Pisgah Yancey 647 3.52
20 Mount Hallback 6,320 Black Mtns MMSP Yancey 200 1.11
21 Waterrock Knob 6,292 Plott Balsams BRP Haywood, Jackson County 1,947 10.66
22 Roan High Knob 6,285 Unaka Mountains Cherokee / Pisgah Carter County Mitchell County 3,485 18.81
23 Roan High Bluff 6,267 Unaka Mountains Pisgah Mitchell 147 1.54
24 Browning Knob 6,240 Plott Balsams BRP Haywood, Jackson 160 .33
25 Luftee Knob 6,234[7] Great Smoky Mtns GSMNP Haywood, Swain 434 2.53
26 Gibbs Mountain 6,224 Black Mtns Pisgah Yancey 120 .81
27 Mount Lyn Lowry[1] 6,220 Plott Balsams Private Haywood, Jackson 380 1.22
28 Mount Kephart 6,217 Great Smoky Mtns GSMNP Sevier Swain 660 3.09
29 Black Balsam Knob 6,214 Great Balsam Mtns Pisgah Haywood 989 7.08
30 Winter Star Mountain 6,212 Black Mtns Pisgah Yancey 532 1.13
31 Percys Peak 6,200 Black Mtns Pisgah Yancey 80 .32
32 Grassy Ridge Bald 6,189 Unaka Mountains Pisgah Mitchell, Avery County 648 2.35
33 Mount Collins 6,188 Great Smoky Mtns GSMNP Sevier Swain 465 1.80
34 Marks Knob 6,169[8] Great Smoky Mtns GSMNP Swain 369 1.34
35 Big Cataloochee Mountain 6,155[9] Great Smoky Mtns GSMNP Haywood 675 2.61
36 Mount Hardison 6,134[10] Great Smoky Mtns GSMNP Swain 254 .60
37 Tricorner Knob 6,120 Great Smoky Mtns GSMNP Sevier Haywood, Swain 160 .55
38 Mount Yonaguska 6,120[11] Great Smoky Mtns GSMNP Haywood, Swain 40 .33
39 Mount Ambler 6,120[12] Great Smoky Mtns GSMNP Sevier Swain 86 .45
40 Mount Hardy 6,110[13] Great Balsam Mtns BRP Haywood, Jackson 760 3.46
41 Craggy Dome[2] 6,105 Great Craggy Mountains BRP Buncombe County 785 3.49
42 Plott Balsam[3] 6,088 Plott Balsams BRP Haywood 408 1.69
43 Thermo Knob 6,080 Great Smoky Mtns GSMNP Haywood, Swain 60 .62
44 Reinhart Knob 6,080 Great Balsam Mtns BRP Haywood, Jackson 200 1.41
45 Sam Knob 6,050 Great Balsam Mtns Pisgah Haywood 360 1.15
46 Shining Rock 6,040 Great Balsam Mtns Pisgah Haywood 320 2.87
47 Grassy Cove Top 6,040 Great Balsam Mtns Pisgah Haywood 320 1.37
48 Tennent Mountain 6,040 Great Balsam Mtns Pisgah Haywood 120 .71
49 Patton Knob 6,040 Black Mtns BRP Buncombe, Yancey .80
50 Chestnut Bald 6,040 Great Balsam Mtns BRP Transylvania County, Haywood 160 1.67
51 Yellow Face 6,032 Plott Balsams Nature Conservancy Jackson 312 1.16
52 Cold Mountain[4] 6,030 Great Balsam Mtns Pisgah Haywood 990 2.86
53 Mount Sequoyah 6,003 Great Smoky Mtns GSMNP Sevier Swain 163 1.28

Map

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The locator map below shows the locations of those Southern Sixers with more than one thousand feet of topographic prominence or considerable isolation.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Black Balsam Knob is precisely 31.48 miles from Brown Gap at 35°46′23″N 82°59′38″W / 35.77306°N 82.99389°W / 35.77306; -82.99389
  2. ^ South Beyond 6000
  3. ^ Mount Buckley Often considered part of Kuwohi.
  4. ^ Mount Love Often considered part of Kuwohi.
  5. ^ Richland Balsam Archived 2009-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Celo Knob
  7. ^ Luftee Knob
  8. ^ Marks Knob
  9. ^ Big Cataloochee
  10. ^ Mount Hardison
  11. ^ Mount Yonaguska
  12. ^ Mount Ambler
  13. ^ Mount Hardy
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