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Maggie Valley is a town in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,687 at the 2020 census . [ 4 ] A popular tourist destination, it is home to Cataloochee Ski Area and the former Ghost Town in the Sky amusement park.
More than 100 prominent waterfalls are located within the park. The tallest is Ramsey Cascades, located at the base of Mt. Guyot. This waterfall drops 100 feet (30 m) over rock outcroppings into a small pool below. Rainbow Falls is the tallest single-drop waterfall, plunging 80 feet (24 m) along LeConte Creek.
Cataloochee is a valley in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, located in the Southeastern United States. Now a recreational and historic area within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park , Cataloochee was once home to a substantial Appalachian community and Cherokee hunting ground.
Soco Gap (el. 4,340 ft (1,320 m)) is a mountain pass between the Plott Balsams to the south and the Great Balsam Mountains to the north. The gap is the eastern point of the Qualla Boundary, which marks the territory held as a land trust for the federally recognized Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Maggie Valley is one of five towns in Haywood County, a region which relies on tourism as the main source of income for locals, providing a gateway into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and ...
U.S. Route 276 (US 276) is a United States highway that runs for 106.4 miles (171.2 km) from Mauldin, South Carolina to Cove Creek, North Carolina.It is known both as a busy urban highway in Greenville, South Carolina and a scenic back-road in Western North Carolina.
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Cataloochee Ski Area is a ski area in the eastern United States in southwestern North Carolina, near Maggie Valley. With eighteen ski slopes and trails, approximately 44% are rated beginner, 39% intermediate, and 17% advanced. Its top elevation is 5,400 feet (1,646 m) above sea level, yielding a vertical drop of 740 feet (226 m).