Rich Mountain Bald (variant: Bald of Rich Mountain and Big Bald of Rich) is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, southeast of the community of Zionville. Its elevation reaches 5,361 feet (1,634 m).
Rich Mountain Bald | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,361 ft (1,634 m)[1] |
Prominence | 932 feet (284 m)[2] |
Coordinates | 36°18′44″N 81°43′00″W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Watauga County, North Carolina, U.S. |
Parent range | Blue Ridge Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Zionville |
The mountain generates several feeder streams to the South Fork New River (via Meat Camp Creek[3]) and Watauga River (via Cove Creek[4]). Rich Mountain Gap[5] separates it with Snake Mountain.