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The Uwharries are North Carolina's easternmost mountain range; they are the lowest mountain range in the state. The Uwharries begin in Montgomery County, North Carolina and terminate in the hills of Person County, North Carolina. The highest point in the Uwharries is High Rock Mountain, which is only 1,119 feet (341.1 m) above sea level.
NC 194: Avery County High School Road 1013588: Montezuma Gap: Blue Ridge Mountains: Avery: 3,875 feet (1,181 m) NC 181: Old State Highway 181 1013657: Newfound Gap: Great Smoky Mountains: Swain: 5,048 feet (1,539 m)
A section of SR 160 between Las Vegas and Pahrump was closed on the weekend of November 4–5, 2017, for the attempt of a world record for the fastest production car. The Koenigsegg Agera RS broke the record at 284.55 miles per hour (457.94 km/h), surpassing the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport . [ 10 ]
The 30-foot Silver Run Falls pours into another mountain swimming hole, with a similarly short, easy trail leading to the area. More: WNC city voted among 10 Best Small Towns in the South: Here's why
Mountain Springs Summit was the mountain pass taken by this route over the Spring Mountains between the Pahrump Valley and the Las Vegas Springs in the Las Vegas Valley on the Old Spanish Trail. [3]: 265–270 After 1848 it was followed by wagon trains on the Mormon Road, traveling between Southern California and Salt Lake City, Utah.
North end of US 321 and south end of NC 105 overlap; to ASU: 102.0: 164.2: US 421 north / NC 194 south (King Street) / NC 105 end: North end of US 421 / NC 105 and south end of NC 194 overlap: 102.6: 165.1: NC 194 north (Jefferson Road) – Todd: North end of NC 194 overlap: Deep Gap: 111.6: 179.6: US 421 south – Wilkesboro, Winston-Salem
South Mountains State Park is a North Carolina state park in Burke County, North Carolina in the United States.Located near Connellys Springs, North Carolina, it covers 20,949 acres (84.78 km 2) [1] and includes part of the South Mountains, a branch of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Cold Mountain and the Shining Rock Wilderness surrounding it are part of Pisgah National Forest. Cold Mountain is about 15 miles (24 kilometers) southeast of Waynesville and 35 miles (56 kilometers) south of Asheville. It rises to 6,030 feet (1,840 m) above sea level and is the 40th tallest mountain in the eastern United States.