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Haw River State Park is a 1,485-acre (6.01 km 2) [2] North Carolina state park in Guilford and Rockingham Counties, North Carolina in the United States.As one of the newest state parks in North Carolina, Haw River has limited recreational opportunities.
Mount Mitchell State Park is a 4,789-acre (1,938 ha) [1] North Carolina state park in Yancey County, North Carolina in the United States. Established in 1915 by the state legislature, it became the first state park of North Carolina. By doing so, it also established the North Carolina State Parks System within the same bill.
Lake Summit is a hydroelectric dammed reservoir in Henderson County, North Carolina. It has a surface area of 324 acres (1.31 km 2 ). [ 2 ] It is the largest lake in Henderson County.
Mount Mitchell (Attakulla in Cherokee) [3] is the highest peak of the Appalachian Mountains and the highest peak in mainland North America east of the Mississippi River.It is located near Burnsville in Yancey County, North Carolina in the Black Mountain subrange of the Appalachians about 19 miles (31 km) northeast of Asheville.
The first North Carolina State Park, it protects the summit of Mount Mitchell the highest point in the eastern United States. [1] New River State Park: Mountains Alleghany, Ashe [2] 3,323 acres (13.45 km 2) [5] 1975 [2] Open This park preserves the landscape along the New River, which is Wild and Scenic River and a State River. Pettigrew State Park
The Black Mountains are home to Mount Mitchell State Park, which protects the range's highest summits in the central section of the range. Much of the range is also protected by the Pisgah National Forest. The Blue Ridge Parkway passes along the range's southern section, and is connected to the summit of Mount Mitchell by North Carolina Highway ...
Crowders Mountain State Park is a 5,217-acre (21.11 km 2) [1] North Carolina state park in Gaston County, North Carolina in the United States. It is near Kings Mountain, North Carolina and on the outskirts of Gastonia, North Carolina, it includes the peaks of Crowder's Mountain and The Pinnacle. Crowders Mountain is named for Crowders Creek ...
Rendezvous Mountain State Park IUCN category III (natural monument or feature) Rendezvous Mountain Fire Tower Location of Rendezvous Mountain State Park in North Carolina Show map of North Carolina Rendezvous Mountain State Park (the United States) Show map of the United States Location Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Coordinates 36°13′38″N 81°17′34″W / 36.22722°N 81. ...