Rich Mountain Bald (Watauga County, North Carolina)

Rich Mountain Bald
Rich Mountain Bald

Location in North Carolina

Elevation 5,361 ft (1,634 m)[1]
Prominence 932 feet (284 m)[2]
Location
Location Watauga County, North Carolina, U.S.
Range Blue Ridge Mountains
Coordinates 36°18′44″N 81°43′00″W / 36.31222°N 81.71667°WCoordinates: 36°18′44″N 81°43′00″W / 36.31222°N 81.71667°W[1]
Topo map USGS Zionville

Rich Mountain Bald (variant: Bald of Rich Mountain and Big Bald of Rich) is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, southeast of the community of Zionville. Its elevation reaches 5,361 feet (1,634 m).

The mountain generates several feeder streams to the South Fork New River (via Meat Camp Creek[3]) and Watauga River (via Cove Creek[4]). Rich Mountain Gap[5] separates it with Snake Mountain.

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