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  2. Pisgah National Forest - Wikipedia

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    The Pisgah National Forest was established in 1916, one of the first national forests in the eastern United States. The new preserve included approximately 86,700 acres (35,100 ha) that had been part of the Biltmore Estate, but were sold to the federal government in 1914 by Edith Vanderbilt. Some of the forest tracts were among the first ...

  3. DuPont State Forest - Wikipedia

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    DuPont State Recreational Forest, commonly known as DuPont Forest, is a 12,500-acre (5,100 ha) [1][3] state forest, located in Henderson and Transylvania counties of North Carolina. The name originates from the fact that the DuPont company arranged the sale of the original tract to the state. [2] Adjacent tracts have since been purchased and ...

  4. Uwharrie National Forest - Wikipedia

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    Uwharrie National Forest (locally / juːˈwɑːri / yoo-WAH-ree) [3] is a federally designated national forest region located primarily in Montgomery County, but also extending into Randolph and Davidson counties in south central North Carolina. It is the smallest of the four National Forests in North Carolina, with a total area of 50,645 acres ...

  5. List of mountains in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Nantahala National Forest - Wikipedia

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    The Nantahala National Forest (/ ˌnæntəˈheɪlə /) is the largest of the four national forests in North Carolina, lying in the mountains and valleys of western North Carolina. The Nantahala is the second wettest region in the country, after the Pacific Northwest. Due to its environmental importance and historical ties with the Cherokee, the ...

  7. Waynesville, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Waynesville is the county seat of Haywood County, North Carolina, United States. [ 4 ] It is the largest town in North Carolina west of Asheville. Waynesville is located about 30 miles (50 km) southwest of Asheville between the Great Smoky and Blue Ridge Mountains. As of the 2010 census, Waynesville had a population of 9,869. [ 5 ]

  8. Geography of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The geography of North Carolina falls naturally into three divisions — the Appalachian Mountains in the west (including the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains), the central Piedmont Plateau, and the eastern Atlantic Coastal Plain. North Carolina covers 53,819 square miles (139,391 km 2) and is 503 miles (810 km) wide by 150 miles (241 km ...

  9. Western North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    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.

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