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  2. South Mountains State Park - Wikipedia

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    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. High Shoals Falls is the park's most visited feature.

  3. South Mountains (North Carolina) - Wikipedia

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    However, in 1973 the State of North Carolina paid $1.5 million to acquire 5,779 acres (23.4 km²) of land in the South Mountains, and in 1975 the South Mountains State Park was created. Today the park covers 20,949 acres (84.78 km²), and includes the impressive High Shoals Falls , which cascade over 80 feet down a sheer cliff and form a large ...

  4. High Shoals Falls - Wikipedia

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    The falls are in South Mountains State Park, which is owned and operated by the State of North Carolina. The South Mountains, carved out of the Blue Ridge by erosion, are a broad belt of peaks and knobs rising abruptly from a deep valley. These steep, rugged mountains encompass 100,000 acres (400 km 2) in

  5. 30 NC counties are currently under a burn ban. Updated map ...

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    New River State Park. Rendezvous Mountain. South Mountains State Park. Stone Mountain State Park. Campers are allowed to use portable gas stoves for cooking, ...

  6. State to use Old South Mountain Inn to focus on Civil War ...

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    Right now, Washington Monument State Park is the main place to go for information on the South Mountain battlefield. But that will shift to the inn when the center is opened, Milbourne said.

  7. List of national parks of the United States by elevation

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    Death Valley National Park, notorious for its below sea level desert, also has soaring mountains, including Telescope Peak, its highest.. This is a list of United States National Parks by elevation.

  8. South Mountain State Park - Wikipedia

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    South Mountain State Park is a public recreation area that runs for nearly the entire length of South Mountain through Washington and Frederick counties in Maryland. [3] The state park is contiguous with several other national, state and local parks on the mountain, including the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Gathland State Park, Washington Monument State Park, Greenbrier ...

  9. South Mountain Park - Wikipedia

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    South Mountain Park preserves in a natural state a mountainous area of 16,283 acres (65.89 km 2) or approximately 25.5 sq mi (66 km 2) of native desert vegetation. Originally called Phoenix Mountain Park, it was formed in 1924 when President Calvin Coolidge sold its initial 13,000 acres (53 km 2 ) to the city of Phoenix for $17,000.