Black Ridge
Black Ridge is a ridge in Yancey, North Carolina and has an elevation of 4,662 feet. Black Ridge is situated nearby to the hamlet Busick.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Mitchell and Mount Mitchell Museum.
Mount Mitchell
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Mount Mitchell is the highest peak of the Appalachian Mountains and the highest peak in mainland North America east of the Mississippi River. It is located near Burnsville in Yancey County, North Carolina in the Black Mountain subrange of the Appalachians about 19 miles northeast of Asheville. Mount Mitchell is situated 2 miles northwest of Black Ridge.
Mount Mitchell Museum
Museum
Photo: Sweeny, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Mitchell Museum is situated 2 miles northwest of Black Ridge.
Mount Craig
Peak
Mount Craig, 6,647 feet, is the second highest peak of the Appalachian Mountains and second only to 6,684 feet Mount Mitchell in eastern mainland North America. Mount Craig is situated 2½ miles north of Black Ridge.
Black Ridge
- Type: Ridge with an elevation of 4,662 feet
- Description: hill in Yancey county, North Carolina, United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Yancey, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Black Ridge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Black Ridge”
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Localities in the Area
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