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These locations and elevations were determined by visual inspection of U.S. Geological Survey 7.5-minute topographic maps. Some counties have locations which appear to have the same elevation, and these are noted below. This listing is not maintained. Explanation for Column + / ! ===> ! = an exact elevation from topographic maps ; + = an estimated elevation from topographic maps. NOTE: the availability of more specific and detailed elevation data (e.g. Light Detection and Ranging data (LiDAR)), has resulted in more accurate determinations of the surface elevations of North Carolina. Please refer to www.ncfloodmaps.com for more accurate data. |
| COUNTY | HIGH POINT AND LOCATION | ELEVATION (ft) | +/! | USGS 7.5' QUAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance | Cane Creek Mountains | 970 | + | Snow Camp |
| Alexander | Hickory Knob | 2564 | ! | Ellendale |
| Alleghany | Peach Bottom Mountain - Catherine Knob | 4175 | ! | Whitehead |
| Anson | Gordon Mountain (SW summit) | 636 | ! | Russellville |
| Ashe | The Peak (Trout triangle) | 5208 | ! | Baldwin Gap |
| Avery | Grassy Ridge Bald | 6160 | + | Carvers Gap |
| Beaufort | point approx. 700' S of intersection of US 17 and SR 1131 | 66 | + | Wilmar |
| Bertie | 3600' W of intersection of SR 1249 and 1207 | 103 | ! | Kelford |
| Bladen | area 3500' W of intersection of SR 1336 and 1339 | 170 | + | Dublin |
| Brunswick | 1.6 mi W of intersection of SR 1409 and 1410 | 75 | + | Lewis Swamp |
| Brunswick | several areas centered 2 mi NW of intersection of SR 1401 and 1402 | 75 | + | Bolivia |
| Brunswick | 1600' W of intersection of NC 87 and SR 1414 | 75 | + | Winnabow |
| Brunswick | 4.2 mi NW of intersection of US 17/74/76 | 75 | + | Winnabow |
| Buncombe | Potato Knob | 6400 | + | Montreat |
| Burke | Long Arm Mountain (Jonas triangle) | 4280 | + | Linville Falls |
| Cabarrus | 200' and 3400' SW of intersection of SR 1612 and 1613 | 890 | + | Cornelius/Mooresville |
| Caldwell | northwest point of county on eastern summit of Calloway Peak | 5920 | + | Grandfather Mountain |
| Camden | intersection of Corapeake Ditch and Sherrill Ditch | 24 | ! | Corapeake |
| Carteret | point 300' SE of intersection of NC 24 and SR 1124 (Knoll triangle) | 51 | ! | Salter Path |
| Caswell | Stony Creek Mountain (north summit) | 880 | + | Cherry Grove |
| Catawba | Baker Mountain | 1780 | + | Longview |
| Chatham | a point 4200' NW of intersection of SR 1003 and 1333 (x) | 774 | ! | Silk Hope |
| Cherokee | a point 600' NW of benchmark NY 76 | 5040 | + | Topton |
| Chowan | two points 3700' and 5500' E of intersection of NC 37 and SR 1300 | 52 | + | Hobbsville |
| Chowan | two points 1500' and 2700' N of intersection of SR 1418 and SR 1002 | 52 | + | Hobbsville |
| Clay | Standing Indian (triangle) | 5499 | ! | Rainbow Springs |
| Cleveland | Benn Knob (triangle) | 2880 | + | Benn Knob |
| Columbus | intersection of NC131 and SR 1519 in NW part of county (x) | 132 | ! | Chadbourn NE |
| Craven | intersection of US 70 and NC 41 (Cove triangle) | 76 | ! | Cove City |
| Cumberland | 4000' SW of Coolyconch Mtn. (BM) | 486 | ! | Overhills |
| Currituck | point on SR 1227 4500' NE of intersection of SR 1227 and SR 1218 | 23 | ! | Moyock |
| Dare | Jockey's Ridge (sand dune) | 138 | ! | Manteo |
| Davidson | High Rock Mountain (x) | 1188 | ! | High Rock |
| Davie | ridge along SR 1317, 5900' NW of intersection of SR 1317 and 1319 | 1010 | + | Calahaln |
| Duplin | NW trending ridge from intersection of SR 1301 and 1335 to Duplin/Sampson county line | 170 | + | Mount Olive |
| Durham | Red Mountain (south summit) | 770 | + | Rougemont |
| Edgecombe | several areas just E of RR tracks/county line south of Rocky Mount between SR 1154 and Sharpsburg | 140 | + | Rocky Mount |
| Forsyth | two points on SR 1636 <500' S of Stokes Co. | 1100 | + | King |
| Franklin | intersection of NC 96 and SR 1144 (x) | 562 | ! | Grissom |
| Gaston | The Pinnacle (King triangle) | 1690 | ! | Kings Mountain |
| Gates | point 150' E of intersection of railroad tracks and NC 37 in Gates | 85 | ! | Gates |
| Graham | Huckleberry Knob | 5560 | + | Santeetlah Creek |
| Granville | a point 1.3 mi SE of intersection of SR 1140 and 1141 (x) | 743 | ! | Moriah |
| Greene | area along SR 1140 between SR 1132 and SR 1142 | 138 | + | Jason |
| Guilford | small area of land 6000' SW of intersection of NC 150 and SR 2026 | 1000 | + | Belews Creek |
| Halifax | point 1900' NE of intersection of SR 1001 and SR 1400 in Roper Springs | 391 | ! | Thelma |
| Harnett | 1500' SE of Mt. Moriah church on the south side of NC 24/27 | 490 | + | Murchisontown |
| Haywood | Mount Guyot (triangle) | 6621 | ! | Mount Guyot, NC/TN |
| Henderson | Little Pisgah Mountain | 5280 | + | Dunsmore Mountain |
| Hertford | point 2000' SE of intersection of SR 1300 and US 158/258 | 95 | + | Murfreesboro |
| Hertford | point 2000' NW of intersection of SR 1180 and SR 1182 | 95 | + | Murfreesboro |
| Hoke | centered on largest building in McCain | 550 | + | McCain |
| Hyde | Sand dune west of NC 12 between Knoll House Cr. and Try Yard Cr. | 27 | ! | Howard Reef |
| Iredell | Fox Mountain | 1740 | + | Central |
| Jackson | Richland Balsam (Balsam triangle) | 6410 | ! | Sam Knob |
| Johnston | 2000' W of intersection of SR 1553 and 1700 | 370 | + | Clayton |
| Johnston | 1800' E of intersection of SR 1553 and 1700 | 370 | + | Clayton |
| Jones | area 1.4 mi NE of intersection of SR 1147 and SR 1148 | 125 | + | Pink Hill |
| Lee | 2500' SW of intersection of US 1 and SR 1181 | 540 | + | Sanford |
| Lenoir | Area on SR SR 1111 between SR 1165 and SR 1112 | 164 | + | Pink Hill |
| Lincoln | Buffalo Knob | 1480 | + | Casar |
| Macon | Standing Indian (triangle) | 5499 | ! | Rainbow Springs |
| Madison | Sandymush Bald (triangle) | 5152 | ! | Fines Creek |
| Martin | area 2500' SW of intersection of Martin, Halifax, and Edgecombe counties | 92 | + | Speed |
| McDowell | Pinnacle (Montreat 1 triangle) | 5665 | ! | Montreat |
| Mecklenburg | point 1 mile east of Brockenbrough Airport | 890 | + | Derita |
| Mitchell | Roan High Knob (Roan High Knob 2 triangle) | 6285 | ! | Carvers Gap |
| Montgomery | Dark Mountain | 953 | ! | Lovejoy |
| Moore | three points centered around an area 1200' N of NC 211 and SR 1146 | 730 | + | Candor |
| Nash | point 4500' N of intersection of SR 1325 and NC 58 | 360 | + | Castalia |
| New Hanover | 3500' NNW of intersection of US 421 and SR 1524 | 75 | + | Carolina Beach |
| New Hanover | 2400' N of intersection of SR 1101 and 1218 | 75 | + | Wilmington |
| Northampton | point 2000' SW of Gaston Church in NW part of county | 370 | + | Valentines |
| Onslow | 1 mile long ridge 1.3 mi W of Haw Branch | 34 | + | Potters Hill |
| Orange | Occoneechee Mountain (west summit) | 860 | + | Hillsborough |
| Pamlico | point 1400' E of New Hope Church in Reelsboro | 50 | + | Reelsboro |
| Pasquotank | point 1.2 mi NW of intersection of County Line Ditch and Insurance Ditch | 21 | + | Lynch's Corner |
| Pasquotank | point 2.0 mi NW of intersection of County Line Ditch and Insurance Ditch | 21 | + | Lynch's Corner |
| Pasquotank | point 4700' W of intersection of US 158 and SR 1367 | 21 | + | Lynch's Corner |
| Pender | 1.6 mi W of northern intersection of SR 1203 and 1100 | 115 | + | Atkinson |
| Perquimans | portion of a ridge 2000' SE of Joppa in NW corner of county | 52 | + | Hobbsville |
| Person | 2000' SW of intersection of 501 Byp and SR 1152 (Roxboro triangle) | 888 | ! | Roxboro |
| Pitt | 1600' N of intersection of SR 1239 and US 258 | 127 | ! | Fountain |
| Polk | Tryon Peak (triangle) | 3280 | + | Mill Spring |
| Randolph | Shepherd Mountain | 1150 | + | Glenola |
| Richmond | broad area 1000' W of Norman | 620 | + | Norman |
| Robeson | several points centered on an area 1.3 mi NE of intersection of SR 1308 and 1310 | 240 | + | Wakulla |
| Rockingham | point on SR 1352 <1000' E of Stokes Co. | 1040 | + | Ayersville |
| Rockingham | area on south side of SR 1501, 2500' NE of intersection of SR 1504 and 1505 | 1040 | + | Price |
| Rowan | Youngs Mountain | 1090 | + | Cleveland |
| Rutherford | Sugarloaf Mountain (Clow triangle) | 3965 | ! | Bat Cave |
| Sampson | 2500' and 3000' NW of intersection of NC 55 and SR 1005 | 230 | + | Dunn |
| Sampson | 1700' NE of intersection of NC 55 and SR 1005 | 230 | + | Dunn |
| Scotland | 1600' E of intersection of US 1 and SR 1346 in NW Scotland Co. | 480 | + | Marston |
| Stanly | Morrow Mountain | 900 | + | Morrow Mountain |
| Stokes | Moores Knob (Moore triangle) | 2579 | + | Hanging Rock |
| Surry | Fisher Peak | 3580 | + | Lambsburg, VA |
| Swain | Clingman's Dome | 6643 | ! | Clingman's Dome NC/TN |
| Transylvania | Chestnut Bald (no BM) | 6000 | + | Sam Knob |
| Tyrrell | point 2.7 miles N of Washington/Tyrrell/Hyde Co. intersection | 16 | ! | New Lake NW |
| Union | Guon triangle | 786 | ! | Matthews |
| Vance | four points in Dabney just west of intersection of SR 1304 and 1305 | 570 | + | Henderson |
| Wake | 3500' N of intersection of SR 1839 and 1840 (x) | 545 | ! | Bayleaf |
| Warren | on both the east and west sides of US 1/158, 2000' E of Warren/Vance county line | 480 | + | Middleburg |
| Washington | Three points is SW corner of county west of SR 1100/Long Ridge Rd. | 50 | + | Hoke |
| Watauga | south point of county on Calloway Peak | 5920 | + | Grandfather Mountain |
| Wayne | 1800' NW of intersection of SR 1219 and SR 1223 | 195 | + | SW Goldsboro |
| Wilkes | Thomkins Knob (Thomkins 2 triangle) | 4079 | ! | Maple Springs |
| Wilson | point 600' S of intersection of SR 1131 and SR 1132 | 320 | + | Stancils Chapel |
| Yadkin | Brushy Mountains (Click triangle), 5600' NE of intersection of SR 1300 and 1304 | 1755 | ! | Elkin South |
| Yancey | Mount Mitchell, USGS BM N 16 | 6684 | ! | Mount Mitchell |