| Highland | See Hickory. |
| Highland Falls | on the headwaters of Cullasaja River in SE Macon County. |
| Highland Lake | central Henderson County on King Creek. Constructed about 1906. Covers 20 acres; max. depth 20 ft. Site of a summer camp. Alt. 2,117. |
| Highland Ridge | NE Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a spur extending SE from Katalsta Ridge between Enloe Creek and Raven Fork. |
| Highlands | town in SE Macon County. The highest town in the state, alt. 3,838. Laid out as a summer resort in 1875 by Samuel T. Kelsey and Charles Hutchinson of Kansas. They chose the location from a map when they discovered that a line drawn on it from Chicago to Savannah crossed another line at the site drawn from Baltimore to New Orleans. Inc. 1879. Named for its high elevation. Highlands has an average yearly precipitation of 79 in. Highlands Biological Station est. there 1927 as a nonprofit research and field training center for the study of plants and animals. See also Horse Cove. |
| Highlands Township | SE Macon County. |
| Highpeak | mountain on the Henderson-Transylvania county line. |
| Highs Crossroads | community in S Nash County near Bissett Mill Pond. It is now known also as Green Pond community. |
| Highsmith | community in S Pender County on Mill Creek. Named for the Highsmith family, which operated a large farm and sawmill at the site. |
| Hightop | N Henderson County between Baldwin Gap and Terry Gap. Alt. 3,482. |