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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 5,492 feet
- Description: mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
- Also known as: “Big Bald Mountain”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Flag Pond and Clearbranch.
Flag Pond
Hamlet
Flag Pond is an unincorporated community in Unicoi County, Tennessee. It is part of the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the Appalachian Highlands region.
Clearbranch
Hamlet
Clearbranch is an unincorporated community in Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States. Clearbranch is situated 4½ miles north of Big Bald.
Faust
Hamlet
Faust is an unincorporated community in Madison County, North Carolina, United States. The community is nestled in the Walnut Mountains, located along Laurel Valley Road, which connects to nearby US 23A. Faust is situated 6 miles south of Big Bald.
Big Bald
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Egypt Township, Yancey, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.98975° or 35° 59′ 23″ northLongitude
-82.49019° or 82° 29′ 25″ westElevation
5,492 feet (1,674 metres)Open location code
867VXGQ5+VWOpenStreetMap ID
node 356788062OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Basque to German—“Big Bald” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Big Stamp and Cornelius Ledford Cemetery.
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