South Mountains
The South Mountains are an ancient and deeply eroded mountain range in western North Carolina. They are an isolated remnant of the much larger Appalachian Mountains to the west, and are separated from the Blue Ridge Mountain chain by the Catawba River valley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 2,612 feet
- Description: American mountain range
- Also known as: “Montague Hills” and “Oakanoahs”
South Mountains
- Categories: mountain range and landform
- Location: Burke County, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“South Mountains” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “South Mountains”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبال الجنوب”
- Ladin: “South Mountains (North Carolina)”
- Ladin: “South Mountains”
- Venetian: “South Mountains”
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