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"The North Carolina Gazetteer is a geographical dictionary in which an attempt has been made to list all of the geographic features of the state in one alphabet. It is current, and it is historical as well. Many features and places that no longer exist are included; many towns and counties for which plans were made but which never materialized are also included. Some names appearing on old maps may have been imaginary, but many of them also appear in this gazetteer.
Each entry is located according to the county in which it is found. I have not felt obliged to keep entries uniform. The altitude of a place, the date of incorporation of a city or town, may appear in the beginning of one entry and at the end of another. Some entries may appear more complete than others. I have included whatever information I could find. If there is no comment on the origin or meaning of a name, it is because the information was not available. In some cases, however, resort to an unabridged dictionary may suggest the meaning of many names."
--From The North Carolina Gazetteer, 1st edition, preface by William S. Powell
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| High Peak |
on the Burke-Rutherford county line in the South Mountains. Alt. approx. 2,720. |
| High Peak |
on the Buncombe-Henderson county line. |
| High Peak |
central Burke County. Alt. 2,184. |
| High Peak |
N Cherokee County on Hanging Dog Mountain. Also known as High Top. Alt. 4,053. |
| High Peak |
NE Cherokee County on the head of Tom Thumb Creek in the Snowbird Mountains. Alt. approx. 3,800. |
| High Peak |
SE Watauga County between Joes Creek and Triplett Creek. |
| High Peak |
N Yancey County between the heads of Seng Branch and Bailey Branch. Alt. approx. 4,400. |
| High Peak |
W Yancey County near the head of Wolf Branch. |
| High Peak |
community in SE Burke County approx. 5 mi. SE of Morganton at foot of South Mountains. |
| High Pinnacle |
central Buncombe County NW of Elk Wallow Gap in the Elk Mountains. |
