Saluda Mountains

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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) Show map of North CarolinaShow map of South CarolinaShow map of the United StatesShow all
Highest point
Peak
Elevation	3,258 ft (993 m)
Coordinates	35°09′22″N 82°31′36″W / 35.15611°N 82.52667°W / 35.15611; -82.52667Coordinates: 35°09′22″N 82°31′36″W / 35.15611°N 82.52667°W / 35.15611; -82.52667
Geography
Country	United States
States	North Carolina and South Carolina
Parent range	Blue Ridge 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]

Geography[]

The range begins at , near Caesars Head State Park, and go northeasterly to , 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
	3,258 feet (993 m)	35°09′21″N 82°31′36″W / 35.15583°N 82.52667°W / 35.15583; -82.52667 (Grassy Top Mountain)	Greenville County, SC–Henderson County, NC
	3,209 feet (978 m)	35°08′39″N 82°34′22″W / 35.14417°N 82.57278°W / 35.14417; -82.57278 (Standingstone Mountain)	Greenville County, SC–Henderson County, NC
	3,130 feet (950 m)	35°09′57″N 82°30′15″W / 35.16583°N 82.50417°W / 35.16583; -82.50417 (Hogback Mountain)	Greenville County, SC–Henderson County, NC
	3,048 feet (929 m)	35°09′57″N 82°29′39″W / 35.16583°N 82.49417°W / 35.16583; -82.49417 (Big Top)	Greenville County, SC–Henderson County, NC
	3,038 feet (926 m)	35°10′28″N 82°29′11″W / 35.17444°N 82.48639°W / 35.17444; -82.48639 (Mackerel Mountain)	Greenville County, SC–Henderson County, NC
	3,031 feet (924 m)	35°10′05″N 82°26′05″W / 35.16806°N 82.43472°W / 35.16806; -82.43472 (Corbin Mountain)	Greenville County, SC–Henderson County, NC
	3,022 feet (921 m)	35°10′03″N 82°26′04″W / 35.16750°N 82.43444°W / 35.16750; -82.43444 (Pruett Mountain)	Greenville County, SC
	2,982 feet (909 m)	35°10′27″N 82°28′27″W / 35.17417°N 82.47417°W / 35.17417; -82.47417 (McCarrol Mountain)	Greenville County, SC–Henderson County, NC
	2,933 feet (894 m)	35°10′40″N 82°27′37″W / 35.17778°N 82.46028°W / 35.17778; -82.46028 (Frank Mountain)	Greenville County, SC–Henderson County, NC
	2,923 feet (891 m)	35°11′30″N 82°28′05″W / 35.19167°N 82.46806°W / 35.19167; -82.46806 (Long Mountain)	Henderson County, NC

Geology[]

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