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Silene acaulis, known as moss campion [2] or cushion pink, is a small wildflower that is common all over the high arctic and tundra and in high mountains of Eurasia and North America (Alps, Carpathians, southern Siberia, Pyrenees, British Isles, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Rocky Mountains).
A deeply eroded range, they move from the southwest to the northeast, and cross five counties in North Carolina: Caldwell, Alexander, Wilkes, Iredell, and Yadkin. The Brushy Mountains divide, for much of their courses, the waters of the Yadkin River and the Catawba River , two of central North Carolina's largest rivers.
The mountains of North Carolina may be conveniently classed as four separate chains: The Great Smoky Mountains – also called the "Smokies". The Blue Ridge Mountains – North Carolina's largest mountain range, the Blue Ridge run across the state in a very tortuous course and often shoot out in spurs of great elevation over the surrounding ...
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The 20 highest summits of North Carolina with at least 160 feet of topographic prominence; Rank Summit Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location; 1 Mount Mitchell [2] [a] Black Mountains: 6,684 ft 2037 m: 6,094 ft 1857 m: 1,189 mi 1,913 km 2
[1] [2] The Great Balsams are a subrange of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which in turn are a part of the Appalachian Mountains. The most famous peak in the Great Balsam range is Cold Mountain , which is the centerpiece of author Charles Frazier 's bestselling novel Cold Mountain .
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Bluerock Mountain is a mountain in Western North Carolina, near the community of Bat Cave. It is split between Henderson and Rutherford counties, it is home of the Bat Cave Preserve and part of Chimney Rock State Park. Its elevation reaches 2,835 feet (864 m). The mountain is flanked by the Broad River to its north and Reedypatch Creek [2] to its