Rich Mountain Bald
Rich Mountain Bald is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, southeast of the community of Zionville. Its elevation reaches 5,361 feet. The mountain generates several feeder streams to the South Fork New River and Watauga River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 5,361 feet
- Description: mountain in United States of America
- Also known as: “Bald of Rich Mountain” and “Big Bald of Rich”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Snake Mountain and Elk Knob.
Snake Mountain
Peak
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
Snake Mountain is a mountain located along the border of North Carolina and Tennessee, east of the community of Zionville, in the southeastern United States.
Elk Knob
Peak
Elk Knob is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, north of the community of Meat Camp. Its elevation reaches 5,538 feet. The mountain is the headwaters of the North Fork New River and feeder creeks to the South Fork New River. Elk Knob is situated 2½ miles northeast of Rich Mountain Bald.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zionville and Meat Camp.
Zionville
Hamlet
Zionville in an unincorporated community located in Watauga County, North Carolina. The community lies at the North Carolina/Tennessee state line, between Boone and Mountain City, along Old US Highway 421. Zionville is situated 2 miles northwest of Rich Mountain Bald.
Meat Camp
Hamlet
Meat Camp is an unincorporated community located in Watauga County, North Carolina, United States. It is supposedly named after a primitive packing house used by hunters since before the Revolutionary War. Meat Camp is situated 2½ miles east of Rich Mountain Bald.
Silverstone
Hamlet
Silverstone is an unincorporated community in Watauga County, North Carolina, United States. Silverstone is situated 2½ miles southwest of Rich Mountain Bald.
Rich Mountain Bald
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Cove Creek Township, Watauga County, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Rich Mountain Bald” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rich Mountain Bald (bukid sa Estados Unidos, Watauga County)”
- Cebuano: “Rich Mountain Bald”
- Dutch: “Rich Mountain Bald”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ريتش بالد”
- Ladin: “Rich Mountain Bald”
- Urdu: “رچ ماؤنٹین بالڈ”
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Highlights include Rich Mountain and Ellison Mountain.
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