Big Bald
Big Bald is a mountain on the border of Yancey County, North Carolina and Unicoi County, Tennessee. Located along the Appalachian Trail at an elevation of 5,516 feet, it is the highest peak in the Bald Mountains, which are part of the larger Blue Ridge Mountains subrange of the Appalachian Mountains.
- Peak rising to 5,492 feet (1,674 metres)
- …is also known as “Big Bald Mountain”
- Description: mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Hamlets in the Area
Discover Flag Pond and Clearbranch.
Flag Pond
Flag Pond is an unincorporated community in Unicoi County, Tennessee.
Clearbranch
Clearbranch is an unincorporated community in Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States.
4½ miles north of Big Bald
Faust
Faust is an unincorporated community in Madison County, North Carolina, United States.
6 miles south of Big Bald
Big Bald
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Latitude
35.98975° or 35° 59′ 23″ north
Longitude
-82.49019° or 82° 29′ 25″ west
Open location code
867VXGQ5+VW
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OpenStreetMap feature
natural = peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to German—“Big Bald” goes by many names.
Peaks with the Same Name
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