Three Top Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,020 [1] ft (1,530 m) [2] |
Prominence | 1,269 feet (387 m) [3] |
Coordinates | 36°25′33″N 81°34′43″W / 36.42583°N 81.57861°W [2] |
Geography | |
Location | Ashe County, North Carolina, U.S. |
Parent range | Blue Ridge Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Warrensville |
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.
The mountain generates feeder streams to the North Fork New River.