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  2. Geography of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. 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.

  4. List of mountains in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Kuwohi, third highest mountain in North Carolina From left: Old Black, Mount Kephart, Mount Guyot and Mount Chapman, 9th, 16th, 4th, and 7th highest mountains, respectively, in North Carolina Richland Balsam, 8th highest mountain in North Carolina Waterrock Knob, 12th highest mountain in North Carolina

  5. Appalachian temperate rainforest - Wikipedia

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    Annual precipitation varies significantly within the mountainous terrain, with the highest precipitation in southwest North Carolina and the lowest near Asheville and in northeast Tennessee. [29] High altitudes hosting spruce-fir forest receive more than 2,000 millimeters (79 in) of precipitation while large swaths of lower elevation rainforest ...

  6. Ashe County, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Ashe County is located in extreme northwestern North Carolina. The county is bordered by two states: Virginia on the north; and Tennessee to the west. The county is located entirely within the Appalachian Mountains region of North Carolina. Most of the county is located atop a rolling plateau that ranges from 2,500 to 3,000 feet (760 to 910 m ...

  7. Mitchell County, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Mitchell County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina.As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,903. [2] Its county seat is Bakersville. [3]The county is home to Spruce Pine, nicknamed the "Mineral City of the World", [4] and Bakersville, "Gateway to Roan Mountain", which includes the world's largest natural rhododendron garden and the longest stretch of grassy bald in the ...

  8. Brushy Mountains (North Carolina) - Wikipedia

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    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 range is ...

  9. Highlands, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Highlands is an incorporated town in Macon County in the U.S. state of North Carolina.Located on a plateau in the southern Appalachian Mountains, within the Nantahala National Forest, it lies mostly in southeastern Macon County and slightly in southwestern Jackson County, in the Highlands and Cashiers Townships, respectively.

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