In peak bagging terminology in the United States, the Southern Sixers refers to the group of mountains in the southern states of North Carolina and Tennessee with elevations above sea level of at least . The southern sixers are the tallest group of mountains in the eastern United States and the only peaks in the Appalachian Mountains to exceed other than Mount Washington at in New Hampshire.
Most of these mountains are located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (abbreviated GSMNP in the list), Mount Mitchell State Park (MMSP), along the Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP), or in the Cherokee or Pisgah National Forest. A few of the peaks, however, are located on private property. All of these mountains are located within of the North Carolina - Tennessee border,Black Balsam Knob is precisely from Brown Gap at with 12 on the state border itself and many more on various county borders.
Those who complete a list of 40 of these peaksSouth Beyond 6000 are awarded membership in the South Beyond 6000 club.
List of Southern Sixers +The Southern Sixers ranked by heightRankPeak NameElevation (ft)RangeLandTN0621NC0573ProminenceIsolation1Mount Mitchell6,684Black MountainsMMSPYancey County6,0891,1892Mount Craig6,647Black MountainsMMSPYancey287.913Kuwohi6,643Great Smoky MountainsGSMNPSevier CountySwain County4,51370.644Mount Guyot6,621Great Smoky MountainsGSMNPSevierHaywood1,58116.735Balsam Cone6,611Black MountainsMMSPYancey171.886Cattail Peak6,600Black MountainsMMSPYancey120.627Mount LeConte6,593Great Smoky MountainsGSMNPSevier1,3607.218Mount Buckley6,580Mount Buckley Often considered part of Kuwohi.Great Smoky MountainsGSMNPSevierSwain60.429Mount Gibbes6,571Black MountainsWMITYancey1112.3510Big Tom6,560Black MountainsMMSPYancey.1911Clingmans Peak6,557Black MountainsWMITYancey497.0212Potato Hill6,475Black MountainsPisgahYancey80.2913Mount Love6,446Mount Love Often considered part of Kuwohi.Great Smoky MountainsGSMNPSevierSwain106.4114Mount Chapman6,417Great Smoky MountainsGSMNPSevierSwain5771.4815Richland Balsam6,410Richland Balsam Great Balsam MountainsBRPHaywood1,00027.1316Potato Knob6,400Black MountainsBRPBuncombe, Yancey40.4517Old Black6,370Great Smoky MountainsGSMNPSevier, Cocke CountyHaywood170.7018Blackstock Knob6,359Black MountainsBRPBuncombe, Yancey4801.6419Celo Knob6,327Celo KnobBlack MountainsPisgahYancey6473.5220Mount Hallback6,320Black MountainsMMSPYancey2001.1121Waterrock Knob6,292Plott BalsamsBRPHaywood, Jackson County1,94710.6622Roan High Knob6,285Unaka MountainsCherokee / PisgahCarter CountyMitchell County3,48518.8123Roan High Bluff6,267Unaka MountainsPisgahMitchell1471.5424Browning Knob6,240Plott BalsamsBRPHaywood, Jackson160.3325Luftee Knob6,234Luftee KnobGreat Smoky MountainsGSMNPHaywood, Swain4342.5326Gibbs Mountain6,224Black MountainsPisgahYancey120.8127Mount Lyn Lowryhttp://www.virtualblueridge.com/parkway_tour/overlooks/00445.asp6,220Plott BalsamsPrivateHaywood, Jackson3801.2228Mount Kephart6,217Great Smoky MountainsGSMNPSevierSwain6603.0929Black Balsam Knob6,214Great Balsam MountainsPisgahHaywood9897.0830Winter Star Mountain6,212Black MountainsPisgahYancey5321.1331Percys Peak6,200Black MountainsPisgahYancey80.3232Grassy Ridge Bald6,189Unaka MountainsPisgahMitchell, Avery County6482.3533Mount Collins6,188Great Smoky MountainsGSMNPSevierSwain4651.8034Marks Knob6,169Marks KnobGreat Smoky MountainsGSMNPSwain3691.3435Big Cataloochee Mountain6,155Big CataloocheeGreat Smoky MountainsGSMNPHaywood6752.6136Mount Hardison6,134Mount HardisonGreat Smoky MountainsGSMNPSwain254.6037Tricorner Knob6,120Great Smoky MountainsGSMNPSevierHaywood, Swain160.5538Mount Yonaguska6,120Mount YonaguskaGreat Smoky MountainsGSMNPHaywood, Swain40.3339Mount Ambler6,120Mount AmblerGreat Smoky MountainsGSMNPSevierSwain86.4540Mount Hardy6,110Mount HardyGreat Balsam MountainsBRPHaywood, Jackson7603.4641Craggy Domehttp://www.virtualblueridge.com/parkway_tour/overlooks/00364.asp6,105Great Craggy MountainsBRPBuncombe County7853.4942Plott Balsamhttp://www.virtualblueridge.com/parkway_tour/overlooks/00458.asp6,088Plott BalsamsBRPHaywood4081.6943Thermo Knob6,080Great Smoky MountainsGSMNPHaywood, Swain60.6244Reinhart Knob6,080Great Balsam MountainsBRPHaywood, Jackson2001.4145Sam Knob6,050Great Balsam MountainsPisgahHaywood3601.1546Shining Rock6,040Great Balsam MountainsPisgahHaywood3202.8747Grassy Cove Top6,040Great Balsam MountainsPisgahHaywood3201.3748Tennent Mountain6,040Great Balsam MountainsPisgahHaywood120.7149Patton Knob6,040Black MountainsBRPBuncombe, Yancey.8050Chestnut Bald6,040Great Balsam MountainsBRPTransylvania County, Haywood1601.6751Yellow Face6,032Plott BalsamsNature ConservancyJackson3121.1652Cold Mountainhttps://www.virtualblueridge.com/parkway_tour/overlooks/00412a.asp6,030Great Balsam MountainsPisgahHaywood9902.8653Mount Sequoyah6,003Great Smoky MountainsGSMNPSevierSwain1631.28
Map
The locator map below shows the locations of those Southern Sixers with more than one thousand feet of topographic prominence or considerable isolation.
See also List of mountains in North Carolina List of mountains of the United States
References
Bibliography Peakbagger Tarheel High Points Tennessee 1,000' Prominence
External links Mount Mitchell State Park Great Smoky Mountains National Park Blue Ridge Parkway Cherokee National Forest