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Table Rock is a mountain in the east rim of Linville Gorge, part of Pisgah National Forest (Grandfather Ranger District) in North Carolina. It features a distinctive rock formation, and is a prominent peak in the area. [2] The peak makes for a quick hike from a nearby parking area, and is also very popular for rock climbing. [3]
Grandfather Mountain[ 1] is a mountain, a non-profit attraction, and a North Carolina state park near Linville, North Carolina. At 5,946 feet (1,812 m), it is the highest peak on the eastern escarpment of the Blue Ridge Mountains, one of the major chains of the Appalachian Mountains. (Nearby Mt. Mitchell, the highest peak east of the ...
The Pisgah National Forest covers 512,758 acres (801 sq mi; 2,075 km 2) [ 9 ] of mountainous terrain in the southern Appalachian Mountains, including parts of the Blue Ridge Mountains and Great Balsam Mountains. Elevations reach over 6,000 feet (1,800 m) and include some of the highest mountains in the eastern United States.
Blackwood Mountain, Hillsborough, North Carolina. Bob Stratton Bald. Brier Knob. Brown Mountain. Brushy Mountains. Chestnut Mountain (Caldwell County, North Carolina) Chestnut Mountain (Transylvania County, North Carolina) Crowders Mountain. Cold Mountain.
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Rendezvous Mountain State Park is a 1,800-acre (7.3 km 2) [ 2] North Carolina state park in Purlear, North Carolina. It was originally established as North Carolina's third state park. [ 4] From 1984 to early 2022, the park was operated by the North Carolina Forest Service as Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest. [ 4][ 2]
The Linville Gorge Wilderness ("The Grand Canyon of North Carolina") is the third largest wilderness area in North Carolina (after Shining Rock Wilderness and Joyce-Kilmer Slickrock Wilderness) and one of only two wilderness gorges in the Southern United States (along with Bald River Gorge Wilderness in Tennessee ). [ 1]
Many definitions will vary. Western North Carolina (often abbreviated as WNC) is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains; it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It contains the highest mountains in the Eastern United States, with 125 peaks rising to over 5,000 feet (1,500 meters) in elevation.