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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

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

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

References

^ 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
^ South Beyond 6000
^ Mount Buckley Often considered part of Kuwohi.
^ Mount Love Often considered part of Kuwohi.
^ Richland Balsam Archived 2009-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
^ Celo Knob
^ Luftee Knob
^ Marks Knob
^ Big Cataloochee
^ Mount Hardison
^ Mount Yonaguska
^ Mount Ambler
^ Mount Hardy

External links

[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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+{{Short description|Mountains in the Southern United States with elevations greater than 6,000 feet}}
-[[File:Clifftops4-7-07.jpg|right|thumb|The view from atop Mount LeConte, the only southern sixer entirely in the state of Tennessee]]
+[[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 heights 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.
+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 [[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. 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.
+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.
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-|[[Clingmans Dome]]
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 |[[Mount Buckley (North Carolina)|Mount Buckley]]
-|align=center|6,580<ref>[http://www.nps.gov/grsm/naturescience/mountains.htm Mount Buckley] Often 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
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 |[[Mount Love]]
-|align=center|6,446<ref>[http://tnlandforms.us/gsmnp/m.php?wpt=SVP009 Mount Love] Often 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>
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 |[[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>
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 |align=center|BRP
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 |align=center|6,327<ref>[http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/northcarolina/preserves/art5597.html Celo Knob]</ref>
 |Black Mtns
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+|align=center|Pisgah
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 |Yancey
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 |align=center|6,224
 |Black Mtns
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 |Yancey
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 |align=center|6,214
 |Great Balsam Mtns
-|align=center|BRP
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 |Haywood
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 |align=center|6,212
 |Black Mtns
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 |Yancey
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 |align=center|6,200
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 |align=center|6,110<ref>[http://www.blueridgeheritage.com/NaturalHeritage/NaturalTreasures/Mountains/mounthardy.html Mount Hardy]</ref>
 |Great Balsam Mtns
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 |Haywood, Jackson
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 |align=center|6,105
 |[[Great Craggy Mountains]]
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 |[[Buncombe County]]
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 |align=center|6,080
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 |Haywood, Jackson
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 |align=center|6,050
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 |[[Transylvania County]], Haywood
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 * [http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/cherokee/ Cherokee National Forest]
-[[Category:Southern Sixers]]
+[[Category:Southern Sixers| ]]
 [[Category:Blue Ridge Mountains]]
 [[Category:Mountains of North Carolina]]

Latest revision as of 07:07, 21 September 2024

List of Southern Sixers

Map

See also

References

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