- Southern Sixers
In
peak bagging terminology in theUnited States , the Southern Sixers refers to the group of mountains in the southern states ofNorth Carolina andTennessee with heights of at least six thousand feet (1828.8 m). The southern sixers are the tallest group of mountains in the eastern United States and the only peaks in theAppalachian Mountains besidesNew Hampshire 's Mount Washington to exceed 6,000 feet.Most of these mountains are located in
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (abbreviated GSMNP in the list),Mount Mitchell State Park (MMSP), along theBlue Ridge Parkway (BRP), or in Cherokee orPisgah National Forest . There are several, though, that are located on private property. All of thesemountains are located within convert|32|mi|km of the North Carolina - Tennessee border [Black Balsam Knob is precisely 31.48 miles from Brown Gap at coord|35|46|23|N|82|59|38|W|type:mountain_region:US] , with 12 on the state border itself and many more on various county borders.Those who complete a list of 40 of these peaks [ [http://webpages.charter.net/sws4024/beyond6000.html South Beyond 6000] ] are awarded membership in the South Beyond 6000 club.
The locator map below shows the locations of those Southern Sixers with more than one thousand feet of topographic prominence or considerable isolation.
References
* [http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=7821 Peakbagger]
* [http://www.garrencreek.com/ARThighpoints.htm Tarheel High Points]
* [http://www.peaklist.org/USlists/TN1000.html Tennessee 1,000' Prominence]External links
* [http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/momi/main.php Mount Mitchell State Park]
* [http://www.nps.gov/grsm Great Smoky Mountains National Park]
* [http://www.nps.gov/blri Blue Ridge Parkway]
* [http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/cherokee/ Cherokee National Forest]
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