Natural Heritage – Page 5 – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area

Panthertown Valley

Panthertown Valley, near Cashiers, has been called the Yosemite of the East, with a broad...

The Nolichucky River, near Spruce Pine, North Carolina, is considered one of the most spectacular...

The New River, the centerpiece of the more than 2,000-acre New River State Park near...

The Nantahala River Bogs Natural Area in the Nantahala National Forest protects some of the...

The mountains near Spruce Pine, North Carolina are among the richest in minerals and gems...

Lofty Mount Mitchell, near Burnsville, North Carolina, rises to an elevation of 6,684 feet and...

Mount Jefferson, rising to more than 1,600 feet above the surrounding landscape, is an area...

Mount Hardy rises to 6,110 feet in the Great Balsam Mountain range and offers ambitious...

The sheer face of Looking Glass Rock, located in the Pisgah National Forest near Brevard,...

The Little Tennessee River, which can be accessed on foot from the Little Tennessee River...

Some of the most fascinating geological formations in the North Carolina mountains are not above...

Spanning 6,510 acres with more than 150 miles of shoreline, Lake James is the recreational...