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| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Amos Plott Balsam | See Waterrock Knob. |
| Balsam | town in NE Jackson County. Inc. in 1951, but not active in municipal affairs. Named for Balsam Mountains. Has highest standard-gauge railroad E of Rocky Mountains. Alt. 3,315. |
| Balsam Branch | rises in NE Swain County and flows SE into Raven Fork. |
| Balsam Cone | See Mount Craig. |
| Balsam Cone | mountain in S Yancey County between the head of Timber Creek and the head of Middle Creek. Alt. 6,611. |
| Balsam Corner | mountain on the Haywood-Swain county line. In Great Smoky Mountains National Park near lat. 35°40'17" N., long. 83°10'55" W., near a sharp bend in the county line, hence the name. Alt. 6,020. |
| Balsam Corner Creek | rises in NE Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and flows SW into Straight Fork Raven Creek. |
| Balsam Gap | at the head of Richland Creek in W Haywood County. It is the lowest gap in the Balsam Mountain. Through it passed a prominent aboriginal Indian trail; a highway and railroad also pass through it now. Alt. 3,347. |
| Balsam Gap | on the Buncombe-Yancey county line W of Walker Knob, near the S end of Bear Wallow Stand Ridge. The Blue Ridge Parkway passes through the gap. Alt. 5,320. |
| Balsam Grove | community in W Transylvania County on North Fork French Broad River. |
| Balsam High Top | mountain on the Haywood-Swain county line between Beech Gap and Laurel Gap in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Alt. 5,688. |
| Balsam Mountain | on the Haywood-Swain-Jackson county line, centering near lat. 35°35' N., long. 83°12' W. Tricorner Knob, which see, is at its junction with the main divide of the Great Smoky Mountains. Also known as Chiltoskie Ridge in Swain County. See also Richland Balsam. |
| Balsam Ridge | extends E from Huckleberry Knob to Winding Knob in W Haywood County. |
| Balsam Ridge | NE Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a short spur extending SW from Hughes Ridge. |
| Black Balsam Knob | S Haywood County between the headwaters of Yellowstone Prong and Flat Laurel Creek. |
| Cataloochee Balsam | mountain on the Haywood-Swain county line between Horse Creek Gap and Pauls Gap. Alt. 5,940. |
| Enos Plotts Balsam Mountain | W Haywood County about 5 mi. W of Waynesville. Alt. 6,097. Known by the Cherokee Indians as Sunneehaw. See also Plott Balsam. |
| Little Balsam Gap | on the head of Plott Creek in W Haywood County. |
| Little Balsam Knob | on the head of Plott Creek in W Haywood County. |
| Lone Balsam Mountain | See Lone Bald Mountain. |
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