Mount Craig

… peak in Mount Mitchell State Park, S Yancey County near lat. 35°46'40" N., long. 82°15'40" W. Alt. 6,663. Second-highest peak in the state. One of two peaks known as Black Brothers until 1947, when renamed in honor of Governor Locke Craig (1860-1924), who was largely responsible for the establishment of Mount Mitchell State Park. Known earlier as Balsam Cone.