- Another mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains is Mount Chapman which is located on the border between Tennessee and North Carolina.
- Mount Craig (altitude 6,647 ft.) is the second highest peak in the eastern United States, only 37 feet lower than neighboring Mount Mitchell, the highest peak. Mt.
- Mount Craig, 6,647 feet (2,026 m), is the second highest peak of the Appalachian Mountains and second only to 6,684 feet (2,037 m) Mount Mitchell in...
- Known as the “Old North State,” North Carolina covers an area of more than 53,800 square miles in the northeastern United States.
- At a height of 6,643 feet, Clingman's Dome is just four feet shorter than Mount Craig, which makes it the third highest mountain in North Carolina.
- On the 12-mile (one-way) Black Mountain Crest Trail (a 2 ½-hour drive from Charlotte), Craig is just one of a half-dozen peaks over 6,000 feet climbers get to bag.
- Less than a mile north of Mitchell, Mount Craig rises to 6,647 feet, making it second among the highest mountains in North Carolina.
- It’s named for Locke Craig who was governor of North Carolina in 1913 through 1917, and he was majorly apart of establishing the Mount Mitchell State Park.
- Andy and I had been talking about hiking in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina for years, but we never made it a priority.
- Description: This map shows states boundaries, the state capital, counties, county seats, cities, towns, islands and national parks in North Carolina.