Tomkins Mountain (variant names: Thomkins Knob, Thompkins Knob and Tompkins Knob) is a mountain in the

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...

High Country, near the community of Deep Gap. The majority of the mountain is within the

Blue Ridge Parkway The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway and All-American Road in the United States, noted for its scenic beauty. The parkway, which is America's longest linear park, runs for through 29 Virginia and North Carolina counties, linking Shenand ...

. Its elevation reaches and it also marks the corner between Ashe,

Watauga Watauga can refer to: ;Places *Watauga, Kentucky * Watauga County, North Carolina * Watauga, South Dakota * Watauga, Tennessee * Watauga, Texas ;Bodies of Water * Watauga Lake in Tennessee * The Watauga River in North Carolina and Tennessee ;Shi ...

, and Wilkes counties. Split along the

Eastern Continental Divide The Eastern Continental Divide, Eastern Divide or Appalachian Divide is a hydrographic divide in eastern North America that separates the easterly Atlantic Seaboard watershed from the westerly Gulf of Mexico watershed. The divide nearly span ...

, it generates feeder streams to both the

South Fork New River The South Fork New River is a river in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It stretches from its headwaters at a spring near Blowing Rock and the Eastern Continental Divide and meanders northward along the northwestern face of the Blue Ridge Mounta ...

(via West Fork Pine Swamp Creek) and

Yadkin River The Yadkin River is one of the longest rivers in North Carolina, flowing . It rises in the northwestern portion of the state near the Blue Ridge Parkway's Thunder Hill Overlook. Several parts of the river are impounded by dams for water, po ...

(via South Prong Lewis Fork). Laurel Spur Ridge juts out south from the mountain; while Husons Ridge goes northwest, marking the Ashe/

county line.

References

Mountains of North Carolina Blue Ridge Parkway Mountains of Ashe County, North Carolina Mountains of Watauga County, North Carolina Landforms of Wilkes County, North Carolina {{WilkesCountyNC-geo-stub