Roan Mountain

Roan Mountain is a 6,277 ft mountain straddling the North Carolina/Tennessee state line in the Unaka Range of the Southern Appalachian Mountains in the Southeastern United States.

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Type: Mountain with an elevation of 6,283 feet
Description: mountain in the United States of America
Also known as: “Roane Mountain” and “The Roan”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grassy Ridge Bald.

Grassy Ridge Bald

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Grassy Ridge Bald is a bald mountain in North Carolina and is part of the Roan Highlands, within the Pisgah National Forest. Its elevation reaches 6,184 feet and it lies on the boundary between Avery County, North Carolina and Mitchell County, North Carolina. Grassy Ridge Bald is situated 2½ miles east of Roan Mountain.

Roan Mountain

Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Mitchell, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.10456° or 36° 6′ 16″ north

Longitude

-82.12207° or 82° 7′ 20″ west

Elevation

6,283 feet (1,915 metres)

Open location code

868V4V3H+R5

GeoNames ID

4488208

Wikidata ID

Q2155945

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Roan Mountain” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Roan Mountain”
Dutch: “Roan Mountain”
Egyptian Arabic: “جبل روان”
French: “Roan Mountain”
German: “Roan Mountain”
Urdu: “روان ماؤنٹین”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Roan High Knob and Coltens Cliff.

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