Big Yellow Mountain

Big Yellow Mountain
Big Yellow Mountain
Location in North Carolina
Elevation 5,440 ft (1,658 m) [1]
Prominence 240 ft (73 m) [1]
Location
Location Avery County, North Carolina, USA
Range Unaka Mountains
Blue Ridge Mountains
Coordinates [2]
Topo map USGS Carvers Gap

Big Yellow Mountain is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country and wholly in the Pisgah National Forest. It's elevation reaches 5,440 feet (1,658 m). The mountain generates feeder streams for the North Toe River.

Though named Big Yellow Mountain, it is actually 64 ft (20 m) lower than nearby Little Yellow Mountain.

References

  1. ^ a b "Big Yellow Mountain". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=18550. Retrieved 2009-12-29. 
  2. ^ "Big Yellow Mountain". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1019169. Retrieved 2009-12-29.