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Black Balsam Knob

Elevation
1,892 m
#9,552
in the world
#2,624
in United States
989 m
prominence

Black Balsam Knob is a mountain in United States, rising to 1,892 m, the 2,624th highest in United States, part of the Great Balsam Mountains.

Elevation
1,892 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
989 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#9,552
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Black Balsam Knob

Black Balsam Knob lies in United States, in North Carolina.

Key facts

Elevation
1,892 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
989 m
Type
Mountain
Region
North Carolina
Coordinates
35.328, -82.874

How it ranks

Among peaks in United States
#2,624of 3,727
LargestSmallest
In the Great Balsam Mountains
#2of 5
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#9,552of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Tennent Mountain1,848 m1.1 km
Devils Courthouse1,751 m3.4 km
Shining Rock1,821 m4.6 km
Tanasee Bald1,694 m5.6 km
Old Butt Knob1,683 m5.6 km
Cold Mountain1,820 m9.2 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Black Balsam Knob.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
AshevilleUnited States95,05642 km
EasleyUnited States20,76561 km
Wade HamptonUnited States20,62268 km
GreenvilleUnited States64,57969 km
TaylorsUnited States21,61770 km

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.