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Brown Mountain is an unincorporated community in Stokes County, North Carolina, United States.Located north of the Sauratown Mountain range with a peak of 1580 feet above sea level, the Brown Mountain community lays claim to one of only two privately owned "peaks" in Stokes County; all others are within the NC State Park system.
Brown Mountain [1] is a low-lying ridge, approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long, in the Pisgah National Forest near Morganton, in western North Carolina, [2] on the border of Burke and Caldwell Counties. [3] [4] Since at least the early 20th century, mysterious illuminations known as the Brown Mountain lights have been seen there. [5]
The first 12 miles (19 km) of the road appears as a regular back road highway, going by homes and shrubbery farms. At Brown Mountain Beach Road, the sharp bend of the highway starts the climb up through the Pisgah National Forest to Jonas Ridge. This 13-mile (21 km) section of the highway features multiple curves (some tight with speed warnings ...
Beach weddings are extra romantic and photogenic, but may require a permit from local government. Fireworks are illegal at most N.C. beaches. Bonfires are prohibited on most N.C. beaches though a ...
Southern Living named three North Carolina beach towns among the most beautiful coastal towns in the South. Wilmington , Southport and Beaufort were ranked among the 10 prettiest coastal towns in ...
A North Carolina mountain town is wrecked by Hurricane Helene. Deon J. Hampton and Corky Siemaszko. Updated October 3, 2024 at 8:44 AM. ... Brown mud coated the few buildings still standing. Many ...
The UFO movement began to influence the Brown Mountain lore in the mid-20th century. Ralph Lael, who used to display what he claimed was a mummified alien in his rock shop, self published a book detailing his claimed extraterrestrial encounters on Brown Mountain, and his trip with the aliens to their home planet of Venus, in 1965.
North Carolina Bicycle Route 6, the Piedmont Spur, is a 200 miles (320 km) southern alternate route of the Mountain to the Sea through the North Carolina Piedmont. [2] The route begins at the intersection of NC 181 (Beatrice Cobb Highway) and Brown Mountain Beach Road.