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Black Mountain is a town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 8,426 at the 2020 United States census . [ 4 ] It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Mountain Elevation General area Coordinates Named after Mount Mitchell: 6,684 ft/2,037 m South-central Blacks 35.76497, −82.265152 Elisha Mitchell (1793–1857), professor and surveyor Mount Craig: 6,647 ft/2,026 m South-central Blacks 35.777584, −82.261759 Locke Craig (1860–1925), North Carolina governor Balsam Cone: 6,611 ft/2,015 m
The Asheville metropolitan area is a metropolitan area centered on the principal city of Asheville, North Carolina. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget defines the Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area , a metropolitan statistical area used by the United States Census Bureau and other entities, as comprising the four counties of ...
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Black Mountain Ave., Sutton Ave., Cherry, Broadway and State Sts., Black Mountain, North Carolina Coordinates 35°36′58″N 82°19′14″W / 35.61611°N 82.32056°W / 35.61611; -82
The 18-mile (29 km) stretch of NC 9 from Bat Cave north to Black Mountain has been designated as a North Carolina Scenic Highway. It is known as The Sidewinder in the motorcycle community, many scenic and curvy roads in the NC mountains have nicknames, as well. In addition to the scenery, it is a hilly and twisty route with some steep grades.
In nearby Black Mountain, North Carolina, where about 450 people have been rescued, authorities have moved from search and rescue operations to recovery efforts, Black Mountain fire chief John ...
A spokesperson for the Buncombe County elections board noted that there are already several sites located outside of Asheville, such as in Black Mountain, Leicester and Weaverville.