Peak Mountain (North Carolina)

Peak Mountain
Peak Mountain, from Tynecastle (Linville Gap)
Highest point
Elevation4,921 ft (1,500 m)[1]
Coordinates36°07′51″N 81°50′01″W / 36.13083°N 81.83361°W / 36.13083; -81.83361[1]
Geography
Peak Mountain is located in North Carolina
Peak Mountain
Peak Mountain
Location in North Carolina
LocationAvery County, North Carolina, U.S.
Parent rangeBlue Ridge Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Valle Crucis

Peak Mountain is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, near the town of Seven Devils. It is known by several other names such as Tynecastle Peak, Invershiel Peak and Dunvegan Peak.[2] It is wholly in the Pisgah National Forest. Its elevation reaches 4,921 feet (1,500 m).

The headwaters of the Elk River begins from the Northwestern slopes of the mountain; along the Southwestern slopes, it shares with Sugar Mountain and Flattop Mountain as the headwaters of the Linville River; along the Southeastern slopes, it shares with Grandfather Mountain as the headwaters of the Watauga River.

  1. ^ a b "Peak Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
  2. ^ Staff Report. "Blue Ridge Conservancy purchases Peak Mountain acreage". Watauga Democrat. Retrieved 2022-03-29.