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  2. Geography of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    William S. Powell and Jay Mazzocchi, eds. Encyclopedia of North Carolina (2006) 1320pp; 2000 articles by 550 experts on all topics; ISBN 0-8078-3071-2; James Clay and Douglas Orr, eds., North Carolina Atlas: Portrait of a Changing Southern State (University of North Carolina Press, 1971).

  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. Foothills Trail - Wikipedia

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    The Foothills Trail is a 76-mile (122 km) National Recreation Trail in South and North Carolina, ... Foothills Trail, 2001 (color map).

  5. Great Smoky Mountains - Wikipedia

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    Geologic Map of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Region, Tennessee and North Carolina United States Geological Survey; History and maps; The Great Smoky Mountains Regional Project—a collection of documents and early photographs regarding the Great Smokies and surrounding communities

  6. Uwharrie Mountains - Wikipedia

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    The range's foothills stretch into Cabarrus, Anson, Union, and Richmond counties. The Uwharries were once a coastal mountain range; [ citation needed ] isostasy has slowly raised the eastern seabed until today they lie in the Piedmont of North Carolina over 150 miles (240 km) from the coast.

  7. 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 ...

  8. List of mountains in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The 20 highest summits of North Carolina with at least 160 feet of topographic prominence; Rank Summit Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location; 1 Mount Mitchell [2] [a] Black Mountains: 6,684 ft 2037 m: 6,094 ft 1857 m: 1,189 mi 1,913 km 2

  9. Lenoir, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Lenoir (/ l ɛ ˈ n ɔːr / le-NOR) is a city in and the county seat of Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States. [6] The population was 18,263 at the 2020 census. [7] Lenoir is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. To the northeast are the Brushy Mountains, a spur of the Blue Ridge Mountains.