Mountain range on the border of North and South Carolina
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]
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.
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Elevation
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Coordinates
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General area
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Named after
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| Grassy Top Mountain
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3,258 feet (993 m)
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35°09′21″N 82°31′36″W / 35.15583°N 82.52667°W / 35.15583; -82.52667 (Grassy Top Mountain)
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Greenville County, SC–Henderson County, NC
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| Standingstone Mountain
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3,209 feet (978 m)
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35°08′39″N 82°34′22″W / 35.14417°N 82.57278°W / 35.14417; -82.57278 (Standingstone Mountain)
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Greenville County, SC–Henderson County, NC
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| Hogback Mountain
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3,130 feet (950 m)
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35°09′57″N 82°30′15″W / 35.16583°N 82.50417°W / 35.16583; -82.50417 (Hogback Mountain)
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Greenville County, SC–Henderson County, NC
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| Big Top
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3,048 feet (929 m)
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35°09′57″N 82°29′39″W / 35.16583°N 82.49417°W / 35.16583; -82.49417 (Big Top)
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Greenville County, SC–Henderson County, NC
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| Mackerel Mountain
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3,038 feet (926 m)
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35°10′28″N 82°29′11″W / 35.17444°N 82.48639°W / 35.17444; -82.48639 (Mackerel Mountain)
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Greenville County, SC–Henderson County, NC
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| Corbin Mountain
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3,031 feet (924 m)
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35°10′05″N 82°26′05″W / 35.16806°N 82.43472°W / 35.16806; -82.43472 (Corbin Mountain)
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Greenville County, SC–Henderson County, NC
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| Pruett Mountain
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3,022 feet (921 m)
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35°10′03″N 82°26′04″W / 35.16750°N 82.43444°W / 35.16750; -82.43444 (Pruett Mountain)
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Greenville County, SC
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| McCarrol Mountain
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2,982 feet (909 m)
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35°10′27″N 82°28′27″W / 35.17417°N 82.47417°W / 35.17417; -82.47417 (McCarrol Mountain)
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Greenville County, SC–Henderson County, NC
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| Frank Mountain
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2,933 feet (894 m)
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35°10′40″N 82°27′37″W / 35.17778°N 82.46028°W / 35.17778; -82.46028 (Frank Mountain)
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Greenville County, SC–Henderson County, NC
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| Long Mountain
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2,923 feet (891 m)
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35°11′30″N 82°28′05″W / 35.19167°N 82.46806°W / 35.19167; -82.46806 (Long Mountain)
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Henderson County, NC
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