Mount Craig, North Carolina

Elevation Info	Summit: 6646 feet (NAVD88 Vertical Datum) Source/Method: Lidar     Lidar Data Set Info
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	35.77749, -82.26203 (Dec Deg) 35° 46' 39'' N, 82° 15' 43'' W (DMS) 385959 E, 3960014 N, Zone 17 (UTM)
Map Source	US Geological Survey (1:24,000)     Sheet: Mount Mitchell (O35082g3)
Country	United States
State/Province	North Carolina
County/Second Level Region	Yancey
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Ascent Info Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 517      Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 456) Selected Trip Reports - Click on linked Date for full report: Date Climber Type GPS TR Words Link 2023-10-06 English, Zach 2023-07-02 Potkay, Jason 2023-05-18 Ashcroft, Vera TR-176 veranavera.net 2022-09-02 Gibbs, Amber TR-130 2022-07-02 Fishback, Steven TR-70 2022-04-30 Nagowski, Matthew 2022-04-17 Barinov, Alexander 2021-12-05 Manhard, Robyn TR-34 2021-09-07 Matherne, Raven 2021-08-28 Patterson, Loyd 2021-03-07 Robbins, Zachary 2020-10-05 Elwell, Don TR-192 2020-06-26 StickMan, SteveM TR-59 2020-03-11 Trimble, Mike TR-191 2019-09-12 H, Jayson 2019-06-08 Weiland, Craig mountainflamingo.com 2019-06-02 Marshall, Thomas 2019-04-27 Robbins, Zachary TR-570 nchighpeaks.org 2018-08-14 Sarna, JohnE TR-238 2017-07-09 Robbins, Zachary TR-603 hikingupward.com 2017-04-22 Brett, Justin TR-82 2016-10-12 Hatzos, Andy 2015-08-02 Robbins, Zachary 2014-09-10 Anderson, Mark TR-558 2014-05-17 Lostracco, Marcus 2014-05-16 Lostracco, Marcus 2014-05-16 Lostracco, Marcus 2014-03-02 R, Bradley 2009-08-11 Lostracco, Ben TR-646 2009-08-10 Lostracco, Ben TR-506
Peak Lists that contain Mount Craig      Southern Appalachian 6000-foot Peaks (Rank #2)      South Beyond 6000 (Rank #2)      Eastern USA 5000-foot Peaks (Rank #2)      North Carolina 5000-foot Peaks (Rank #2)
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The Black Mountain crest between Mount Mitchell and Deep Gap. Photo by Todd Grey (2007-02). Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Key Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)   Clean Prominence: 311 ft/95 m   Optimistic Prominence: 311 ft/95 m   Line Parent: Mount Mitchell   Key Col: 6335 ft/1931 m
Isolation	Isolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)    Distance: 0.89 mi/1.43 km    Isolation Limit Point: 35.765, -82.265 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:     Mount Mitchell  (SSW)
Ranges	Continent: North America Range2: Appalachian Mountains Range3: Blue Ridge Mountains Range4: Central Blue Ridge Ranges Range5: Black Mountains
Ridges/Divides	Black Mountains Crest
Drainage Basins	Nolichucky French Broad Tennessee Ohio Mississippi Gulf of Mexico Atlantic Ocean
Ownership	Land: Mount Mitchell State Park
Data Source	GPS Reading or LIDAR
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Other Photos

The Black Mountains from U.S. Highway 80, including Mount Mitchell. Photo by Todd Grey (2007-02). Click here for larger-size photo.

Mt. Craig plaque after Spring season snow (2014-05-16). Photo by Marcus Lostracco. Click here for larger-size photo.

Mt Craig and the Black Mountain Crest from Mt Mitchell (2014-05-20). Click here for larger-size photo.   Edit Photo Info

Mt Craig (2020-06-24). Photo by Ernst Brown. Click here for larger-size photo.

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