Rich Mountain is a mountain located in the North Carolina High Country, roughly 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of the town of Boone.

The mountain is sometimes confused with Howard Knob, which is to its immediate east; sharing the same ridge to the west is Snakeden Mountain.

While Beech Mountain stands 800 feet (240 m) taller, the unique environment and prevailing winds that channel through a valley just to the North of Rich, bring winter lows that compete with and are occasionally lower than Beech[citation needed].

The summit, and upper north face of Rich Mountain will also receive 50-90% more snow each winter than Boone.

[citation needed] 68" of snow was recorded during the 2017/2018 winter which sported 3 different snowfalls through the end of April.