Rich Mountain Bald | |
Elevation Ft: | 5361 |
Prominence: | 932feet[1] |
Map: | USA North Carolina |
Map Size: | 200 |
Label Position: | right |
Location: | Watauga County, North Carolina, U.S. |
Range: | Blue Ridge Mountains |
Coordinates: | 36.3122°N -81.7167°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
Topo: | USGS Zionville |
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 5361feet.
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.