Raven Rock

Raven Rock is a mountain in Blue Ridge Township, Watauga County, North Carolina and has an elevation of 3,878 feet. Raven Rock is situated nearby to the hamlet Green Hill, as well as near the locality Ski Mountain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tweetsie Railroad and Green Park Inn.

Tweetsie Railroad

Theme park

Tweetsie Railroad is a family-oriented Wild West theme park located between Boone and Blowing Rock, North Carolina, United States. The centerpiece of the park is a 3-mile ride on a train pulled by one of Tweetsie Railroad's two historic narrow-gauge steam locomotives. Tweetsie Railroad is situated 2½ miles north of Raven Rock.

Green Park Inn

Hotel

Photo: G Keith Hall, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Green Park Inn was a historic hotel located on the Eastern Continental Divide in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. The hotel was built in the 1880s and operated continuously until May 24, 2009, reopening after change of ownership and renovation on October 29, 2010. Green Park Inn is situated 2 miles southwest of Raven Rock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blowing Rock and Boone.

Blowing Rock

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Blowing Rock is a town in Watauga and Caldwell counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 1,376 at the 2020 census. The Caldwell County portion of Blowing Rock is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Watauga County portion is part of the Boone Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Boone

Photo: Vlmastra, Public domain.

Boone is a town in Watauga County nestled in the North Carolina Mountains, part of Appalachia. It is the home of Appalachian State University and is the county seat.

Raven Rock

Type: Mountain with an elevation of 3,878 feet
Description: mountain in Watauga County, North Carolina, United States of America
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Blue Ridge Township, Watauga County, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.13902° or 36° 8′ 21″ north

Longitude

-81.63983° or 81° 38′ 23″ west

Elevation

3,878 feet (1,182 metres)

Open location code

868W49Q6+J3

GeoNames ID

4487251

Wikidata ID

Q31637273

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In Other Languages

“Raven Rock” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Raven Rock”

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Localities in the Area

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