Peak Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,921 ft (1,500 m)[1] |
Coordinates | 36°07′51″N 81°50′01″W / 36.13083°N 81.83361°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Avery County, North Carolina, U.S. |
Parent range | Blue Ridge Mountains |
Topo map | USGS 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.