Elk Knob (Watauga County, North Carolina)

Elk Knob
Elk Knob

Location in North Carolina

Elevation 5,538 ft (1,688 m)[1]
Prominence 1,000 feet (305 m)[2]
Location
Location Watauga County, North Carolina, U.S.
Range Blue Ridge Mountains
Coordinates 36°19′38″N 81°40′36″W / 36.32722°N 81.67667°WCoordinates: 36°19′38″N 81°40′36″W / 36.32722°N 81.67667°W[1]
Topo map USGS Zionville

Elk Knob is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, north of the community of Meat Camp. Its elevation reaches 5,538 feet (1,688 m).

The mountain is the headwaters of the North Fork New River and feeder creeks to the South Fork New River (via Meat Camp Creek[3]). The mountain is home to Elk Knob State Park.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Elk Knob". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  2. ↑ "Elk Knob - Peakbagger.com". Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  3. ↑ "Meat Camp Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-09-10.