Big Yellow Mountain 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 and wholly in the
Pisgah National Forest
Pisgah National Forest is a National Forest in the Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina. It is administered by the United States Forest Service, part of the United States Department of Agriculture. The Pisgah National Forest is complet ...
. Its elevation reaches . The mountain generates feeder streams for the
North Toe River
The North Toe River is the River source, headwaters of the Nolichucky River and a tributary in the French Broad River Drainage basin, basin. From its source at Sugar Gap, between Bald Mountain and Sugar Mountain (North Carolina), Sugar Mountain, i ...
.
Though named Big Yellow Mountain, it is actually lower than nearby
Little Yellow Mountain.
See also
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List of mountains in North Carolina
This article lists notable mountains in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
Highest mountains
The following sortable table lists the 20 highest mountain peaks of North Carolina with at least of topographic prominence.
References
Mountains of North Carolina
Mountains of Avery County, North Carolina
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