Three Top Mountain (North Carolina)

Three Top Mountain (variant names: Three Tops) is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, located west of the town of West Jefferson. Its elevation reaches 5,020 feet (1,530 m)[1] at its highest peak, unofficially named "Big Rock."[4] Three Top also has ten other sub-peaks of varying height.

Three Top Mountain
Highest point
Elevation5,020[1] ft (1,530 m)[2]
Prominence1,269 feet (387 m)[3]
Coordinates36°25′33″N 81°34′43″W[2]
Geography
Three Top Mountain
Location in North Carolina
LocationAshe County, North Carolina, U.S.
Parent rangeBlue Ridge Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Warrensville

The mountain generates feeder streams to the North Fork New River.

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