Saluda Mountains Explained

Saluda Mountains
Subdivision1 Type:States
Parent:Blue Ridge Mountains
Highest:Grassy Top Mountain
Elevation Ft:3258
Coordinates:35.1561°N -82.5267°W
Map:North Carolina#South Carolina#USA
Map Size:250

The Saluda Mountains are a mountain range that straddles along the North Carolina and South Carolina border, in the southeastern United States. They are part of the Blue Ridge Province of the Southern Appalachian Mountains.[1]

Geography

The range begins at Standingstone Mountain, near Caesars Head State Park, and go northeasterly to Blakes Peak, near Saluda, North Carolina. Straddling the North and South Carolina state line, it is flanked by the Green and Saluda rivers.

Notable summits

Listed are the ten highest summits in the range.

Mountain data-sort-type="number" ElevationCoordinatesGeneral areaNamed after
Grassy Top Mountain3258feet35.1558°N -82.5267°WGreenville County, SC - Henderson County, NC
Standingstone Mountain3209feet35.1442°N -82.5728°WGreenville County, SC - Henderson County, NC
Hogback Mountain3130feet35.1658°N -82.5042°WGreenville County, SC - Henderson County, NC
Big Top3048feet35.1658°N -82.4942°WGreenville County, SC - Henderson County, NC
Mackerel Mountain3038feet35.1744°N -82.4864°WGreenville County, SC - Henderson County, NC
Corbin Mountain3031feet35.1681°N -82.4347°WGreenville County, SC - Henderson County, NC
Pruett Mountain3022feet35.1675°N -82.4344°WGreenville County, SC
McCarrol Mountain2982feet35.1742°N -82.4742°WGreenville County, SC - Henderson County, NC
Frank Mountain2933feet35.1778°N -82.4603°WGreenville County, SC - Henderson County, NC
Long Mountain2923feet35.1917°N -82.4681°WHenderson County, NC

Notes and References

  1. 1250740. Saluda Mountains. July 20, 2014.