Areas of Interest
1) Linville Falls and Gorge the 10,975-acre wilderness of Linville gorge is the deepest gorge east of the Mississippi.
2) Grandfather Mountain The second highest peak in the Blue Ridge range with some of the oldest formations in the world, the mountain stands at 5,964 above sea level.
3) Brown's Mountain Lights Browns Mountain is on the border of Burke and Caldwell counties and is a long, low-lying mountain in the Blue Ridge Foothills. For about 800 years ghostly lights have been seen flaring and creeping along and below the ridge at night.
4) Mountain Mitchell In the Crest of the Black Mountain Chain lies the highest peak east of the Mississippi, standing 6,684 foot, Mount Mitchell showcases some of the most spectacular views of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
5) Mountain to Sea Trail A 900+ mile trail that spans across NC from the TN line in the great Smoky Mountains National Park to the coast at Jockey's Ridge State Park.
6) Beacon Heights Trail The Beacon Heights trail is a section of the Mountain-to-Sea Trail (MST) that begins at the Greentown Trail parking area on NC 181 in Burke County. Numerous waterfalls can be seen from this trail and several more are short hikes from the trail.
7) Linn Cove Viaduct All but 7.5 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway were completed in 1967; the last section that runs along the backside of Grandfather Mountain was not completed until 20 years later in 1987. The feat was to preserve one of the oldest mountains of the world while building a road that sits at an elevation of 4,100 feet; the result was the Linn Cove Viaduct at milepost 304.6, the most complicated concrete bridge ever built.
8) Table Rock Mountain & Hawks Bill Mountain These Mountains are in Burke County and overlook the spectacular Linville Gorge. Both Mountains have easy access off of Hwy. 181 and provide visitors with some great hiking opportunities.
9) Sitting Bear Mountain Sitting Bear Mountain is located on the eastern rim of Linville Gorge, between Gingercake Mountain and Hawksbill Mountain. The huge and fascinating rock monolith, from which Sitting Bear is named, is almost a vertical column of rock. Experienced rock climbers are welcome to climb the rock.
10) Blue Ridge Parkway The Parkway follows the Appalachian Mountain chain and provides seemingly endless views of many parallel ranges connected by cross ranges and scattered hills.
11) Lake James Tucked away in rolling hills at the base of Linville Gorge is Lake James, a 6,510-acre lake with more than 150 miles of shoreline.
12) New River The New River is the second oldest river in the world and one of the few that flow north. The river collects its headwaters and begins high in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Ashe and Alleghany Counties, NC.
13) Watauga Lake The third-cleanest lake in America, Watauga Lake beckons water enthusiasts. The lake is located just 45 minutes from Boone, NC. The 6,430-acre lake has about 100 miles of shoreline.
14) Mt Rogers The trails of Mt. Rogers are some of the most beautiful in Eastern U.S. Mount Rogers is the highest elevation in Virginia (5729 ft) and is located near the tri-state boundary.
15) Grayson Highlands State Park The road into Grayson takes hikers to a parking lot at Massie Gap that's 4,200 feet above sea level. The 4,935-acre Grayson Highlands State Park showcases the natural beauty of waterfalls, spruce-fir forests, igneous rock outcroppings, native trout streams, rugged mountains, and high alpine meadows with panoramic vistas of valleys below.
16) Three Top Mountain Three Top Mountain is named for the three rock outcrops forming the spine of the mountain's ridge. This area offers rugged hiking, cliffs, waterfalls, and great views.
17) Beacon Heights Trail The Beacon Heights trail is a section of the Mountain-to-Sea Trail (MST) that begins at the Greentown Trail parking area on NC 181 in Burke County. Numerous waterfalls can be seen from this trail and several more are short hikes from the trail.

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