Bald Mountains

Mountain range in Tennessee and North Carolina, United States

For other uses, see Bald Mountain.

Bald Mountains

The view northwest from the summit of Big Bald

Highest point
Peak| Big Bald
Elevation| 5,516 ft (1,681 m)
Coordinates| 35°59′23″N 82°29′25″W﻿ / ﻿35.98984167°N 82.49034833°W﻿ / 35.98984167; -82.49034833
Geography
Country| United States
States| North Carolina and Tennessee
Parent range| Blue Ridge Mountains
Borders on| Unaka Mountains and Great Smoky Mountains

The Bald Mountains are a mountain range rising along the border between Tennessee and North Carolina in the southeastern United States.[1] They are part of the Blue Ridge Mountain Province of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. The Bald Mountains stretch from the Pigeon River in the south to the Nolichucky River in the north, and comprise parts of Cocke County, Greene County, and Unicoi County in Tennessee and parts of Madison County and Yancey County in North Carolina. The Great Smoky Mountains border the range to the south, and the Unakas rise opposite the Nolichucky to the north. The range gets its name from the relatively frequent occurrence of grassy balds atop the more prominent summits.

The Cherokee National Forest and the Pisgah National Forest protect substantial sections of the Bald Mountains. The Appalachian Trail traverses the crest of the range. Populated areas within the range include Erwin and Del Rio in Tennessee and Hot Springs in North Carolina. The highest summit in the Bald Mountains is Big Bald, which rises to an elevation of 5,516 feet (1,681 m).

## See also

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* Max Patch

## References

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1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bald Mountains

* "Unaka Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
* "Great Smoky Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bald Mountains.

* "Bald Mountains". Peakbagger.com.
* Big Bald Banding Station -- An annual migratory bird banding and monitoring project that operates atop Big Bald

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Mountains of North Carolina

Blue Ridge Mountains|

| Bald Mountains|

* Big Bald
* Max Patch

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Black Mountains|

* Celo Knob
* Mount Craig
* Mount Mitchell

Brushy Mountains|

* Hibriten Mountain
* Pores Knob

Great Balsam Mountains|

* Black Balsam Knob
* Chestnut Mountain (Transylvania County)
* Cold Mountain
* Richland Balsam
* Shining Rock
* Tanasee Bald

Great Craggy Mountains|

* Beaucatcher Mountain

Great Smoky Mountains|

* Andrews Bald
* Charlies Bunion
* Kuwohi
* Gregory Bald
* Marks Knob
* Mount Cammerer
* Mount Chapman
* Mount Collins
* Mount Guyot
* Mount Hardison
* Mount Kephart
* Mount Sequoyah
* Mount Sterling
* Old Black
* Shuckstack
* Silers Bald
* Spence Field
* Thunderhead Mountain
* Tricorner Knob

Plott Balsams|

* Eaglenest Mountain
* North Eaglenest Mountain
* Waterrock Knob

Unaka Range|

* Big Yellow Mountain
* Grassy Ridge Bald
* Little Yellow Mountain
* Roan Mountain

Unicoi Mountains|

* Bob Stratton Bald
* Haw Knob

* Hooper Bald

Iron Mountains|

* Snake Mountain
* North Carolina-Tennessee-Virginia Corners

Others|

* Adams Mountain
* Bear's Paw
* Bee Mountain
* Beech Mountain
* Bluerock Mountain
* Brier Knob
* Brown Mountain
* Chestnut Mountain (Caldwell County)
* Crossing Knob
* Doe Hill Mountain
* Elk Knob
* Fire Scale Mountain
* Flattop Mountain
* Grandfather Mountain
* Grandmother Mountain
* Howard Knob
* Humpback Mountain
* Little Chestnut Mountain
* Mount Pisgah
* Peak Mountain
* Pixie Mountain
* Rich Mountain, near Boone, Watauga County - 1) Rich Mountain (SSW of Boone) 2) Rich Mountain (NW of Boone) 3) Rich Mountain Bald (NNW of Boone)
* Sassafras Mountain
* Spanish Oak Mountain
* Stone Mountain
* Sugar Mountain
* Table Rock
* Three Top Mountain
* Tomkins Knob
* Woody's Knob

Sauratown Mountains|

* Moore's Knob
* Pilot Mountain

Uwharrie Mountains|

* Caraway Mountains
* Morrow Mountain

Others|

* Albert Mountain
* Big Butt Mountain
* Cane Creek Mountains
* Crowders Mountain
* Devil's Courthouse
* Kings Pinnacle
* Looking Glass Rock
* Mayfield Mountain
* McAlpine Mountain
* Mount Jefferson
* Mulatto Mountain
* Occoneechee Mountain
* Old Butt Knob
* South Mountains
* Standing Indian Mountain
* Terrells Mountain
* Wayah Bald
* Wesser Bald
* Whiteside Mountain

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Mountains of Tennessee

Blue Ridge Mountains|

| Bald Mountains|

* Big Bald
* Max Patch

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Cohutta Mountains|

Big Frog Mountain

Great Smoky Mountains|

* Anakeesta Knob
* Bote Mountain
* Chilhowee Mountain
* Chimney Tops
* Kuwohi
* Coon Butt
* English Mountain
* Gregory Bald
* Mount Cammerer
* Mount Chapman
* Mount Collins
* Mount Guyot
* Mount Kephart
* Mount Le Conte
* Mount Mingus
* Mount Sequoyah
* Old Black
* Silers Bald
* Spence Field
* Sugarland Mountain
* Thunderhead Mountain
* Tricorner Knob
* Woolly Tops Mountain

Iron Mountains|

* Snake Mountain
* North Carolina-Tennessee-Virginia Corners

Unaka Range|

* Roan Mountain

Unicoi Mountains|

* Haw Knob
* Oswald Dome
* Starr Mountain

Others|

* Little Frog Mountain
* Holston Mountain

Appalachian Plateau|

| Cumberland Mountains|

* Crab Orchard Mountains
* Cross Mountain
* Frozen Head
* Lone Mountain
* Pine Mountain
* Tri-State Peak

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Cumberland Plateau|

* Brown Mountain
* Little Mountain
* Lookout Mountain
* Walden Ridge

Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians|

* Bays Mountain
* Clinch Mountain
* Mount Evil
* House Mountain
* Powell Mountain
* White Oak Mountain

Others|

* Gee Hill
* Penile Hill

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