Southern Sixers Map And List

Can You Climb All Of The Southern Sixers?

The Southern Sixers is a peak bagging challenge consisting of 40 peaks with an elevation of at least 6000′ in the Southern Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee. All of the peaks are located within 32 miles of the TN/NC border.

Over 60 peaks have an elevation of over 6000 feet in this region. Only 40 were selected because they met the criteria set forth by CarolinaMountainClub.org:

1. The summit elevation is above 6000 feet above sea level.
2. There is a drop of 200 or more feet to a saddle between one peak and another qualifying peak or, there is a distance between the peaks of .75 miles.

The Carolina Mountain Club recognizes the official list of the Southern Sixers and the list of peaks is subject to some debate. If you climb all 40 of the Southern Sixers, and you follow their set of rules, you can be officially recognized by the South Beyond 6000 club. Learn more about the South Beyond 6000 Challenge at CarolinaMountainClub.org.

All of the South Beyond 6000 Challenge peaks are located in following mountain ranges:

• Black Mountains – 10
• Craggy Mountains – 1
• Great Balsam Mountains – 10
• Great Smoky Mountains – 12
• Plott Balsam – 4
• Roan Mountains – 3

Southern Sixers Map:

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(The pinpoints may not be 100% accurate)

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Southern Sixers List:

Rank	Peak	Elevation	Range
1	Mt. Mitchell	6684	Black Mountains
2	Mt. Craig	6647	Black Mountains
3	Clingman's Dome	6643	Great Smoky Mountains
4	Mt. Guyot	6621	Great Smoky Mountains
5	Cattail Peak	6620	Black Mountains
6	Balsam Cone	6611	Black Mountains
7	Mt. Le Conte	6593	Great Smoky Mountains
8	Mt. Gibbes	6571	Black Mountains
9	Mt. Chapman	6417	Great Smoky Mountains
10	Richland Balsam	6410	Great Balsam Mountains
11	Old Black	6370	Great Smoky Mountains
12	Celo Knob	6327	Black Mountains
13	Blackstock Knob	6320	Black Mountains
14	Mt. Hallback	6320	Black Mountains
15	Waterrock Knob	6292	Plott Balsam
16	Roan High Knob	6285	Roan Mountains
17	Roan High Bluff	6267	Roan Mountains
18	Lyn Lowry	6240	Plott Balsam
19	Luftee Knob	6234	Great Smoky Mountains
20	Gibbs Mountain	6224	Black Mountains
21	Mt. Kephart	6217	Great Smoky Mountains
22	Black Balsam Knob	6214	Great Balsam Mountains
23	Winter Star Mountain	6212	Black Mountains
24	Mt. Collins	6188	Great Smoky Mountains
25	Mark's Knob	6169	Great Smoky Mountains
26	Grassy Ridge	6160	Roan Mountains
27	Big Cataloochee	6155	Great Smoky Mountains
28	Mt. Yonaguska/Tricorner Knob	6120	Great Smoky Mountains
29	Mt. Hardy	6110	Great Balsam Mountains
30	Plott Balsam	6088	Plott Balsam
31	Craggy Dome	6080	Craggy Mountains
32	Reinhart Knob	6080	Great Balsam Mountains
33	Grassy Cove Top	6040	Great Balsam Mountains
34	Tennent Mountain	6040	Great Balsam Mountains
35	Sam Knob	6040	Great Balsam Mountains
36	Shining Rock	6040	Great Balsam Mountains
37	Chestnut Bald	6040	Great Balsam Mountains
38	Yellow Face	6032	Plott Balsam
39	Cold Mountain	6030	Great Balsam Mountains
40	Mt. Sequoyah	6003	Great Smoky Mountains

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Records

According to FastestKnownTime.ProBoards.com, in May 2010, Matt Kirk set the record for the South Beyond 6000 Challenge by climbing all of the peaks in 4 days, 14 hours, 38 minutes.

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