Saluda Mountains

The Saluda Mountains are a mountain range that straddles along the North Carolina and South Carolina border, in the southeastern United States. They are part of the Blue Ridge Province of the Southern Appalachian Mountains.[1]

Saluda Mountains
Saluda Mountains
Located along the North and South Carolina border
Saluda Mountains
Saluda Mountains (South Carolina)
Saluda Mountains
Saluda Mountains (the United States)
Highest point
PeakGrassy Top Mountain
Elevation3,258 ft (993 m)
Coordinates35°09′22″N 82°31′36″W 
Geography
Country United States
StatesNorth Carolina and South Carolina
Parent rangeBlue Ridge Mountains

Geography

The range begins at Standingstone Mountain, near Caesars Head State Park, and go northeasterly to Blakes Peak, near Saluda, North Carolina. Straddling the North and South Carolina state line, it is flanked by the Green and Saluda rivers.

Notable summits

Listed are the ten highest summits in the range.

Mountain Elevation Coordinates General area Named after
Grassy Top Mountain 3,258 feet (993 m) 35°09′21″N 82°31′36″W Greenville County, SC–Henderson County, NC
Standingstone Mountain 3,209 feet (978 m) 35°08′39″N 82°34′22″W Greenville County, SC–Henderson County, NC
Hogback Mountain 3,130 feet (950 m) 35°09′57″N 82°30′15″W Greenville County, SC–Henderson County, NC
Big Top 3,048 feet (929 m) 35°09′57″N 82°29′39″W Greenville County, SC–Henderson County, NC
Mackerel Mountain 3,038 feet (926 m) 35°10′28″N 82°29′11″W Greenville County, SC–Henderson County, NC
Corbin Mountain 3,031 feet (924 m) 35°10′05″N 82°26′05″W Greenville County, SC–Henderson County, NC
Pruett Mountain 3,022 feet (921 m) 35°10′03″N 82°26′04″W Greenville County, SC
McCarrol Mountain 2,982 feet (909 m) 35°10′27″N 82°28′27″W Greenville County, SC–Henderson County, NC
Frank Mountain 2,933 feet (894 m) 35°10′40″N 82°27′37″W Greenville County, SC–Henderson County, NC
Long Mountain 2,923 feet (891 m) 35°11′30″N 82°28′05″W Henderson County, NC

References
  1. "Saluda Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
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