![]() ![]() The Blacks extend a mere 15 miles in length but boast some of the highest peaks east of the Mississippi, including Mount Craig, Balsam Cone, Big Tom, Mount Gibbes, and Potato Hill. The Black Mountains, another noteworthy subrange of the Blue Ridge Mountains, contain North Carolina’s highest peak, Mount Mitchell. Several impressive 5,000+ foot Smoky summits can be found along the Tennessee/North Carolina border, including Clingmans Dome, the highest point along the 2,192-mile Appalachian Trail, Mount Collins, Thunderhead Mountain, Mount Kephart, and Gregory Bald. The Smokies are home to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the most visited National Park in the country, but are also considered to be the most imposing set of peaks in the eastern United States. This set of stunning peaks and ridges sits along the Tennessee/North Carolina border and protects 187,000 acres of old growth forest, the largest stand east of the Mississippi. The illustrious Great Smoky Mountains, or Smokies, are arguably North Carolina’s best-known subrange of the Appalachian chain. The Blue Ridge province encompasses the vast majority of North Carolina’s iconic mountain ranges, including the Great Smoky Mountains, the Great Balsams, the Blacks, the Brushy Mountains. The Blue Ridge Mountains are densely forested and native trees release isoprene into the atmosphere making these peaks and valleys appear blue from a distance. This set of summits span most of western North Carolina and are protected by Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests. The Blue Ridge Mountains, the largest mountain range in the state, extend for 550 miles from southern Pennsylvania through Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia. In fact, the Appalachian mountain system is said to reach its greatest width and elevation in North Carolina. There are more than 3398 named mountains in North Carolina, 40 of which reach 6,000 feet in elevation. North Carolina’s mountain region contains spectacular summits tucked within extraordinary Appalachian subranges like the Great Smoky Mountains and Blue Ridge Mountains. ![]()
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