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Sawdust Pile #85

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614 m elevation

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The Pinnacle (1,123 m)Summits & peaks

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Woodward Knob (1,198 m)Summits & peaks

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Big Butte (963 m)Summits & peaks

mountain in United States of America

13 km · ~29 min driveDirections ↗
Lakeshore Trailhead WestsideTrails & trailheads19.2 km · ~36 min driveDirections ↗
Upper Bear Creek FallsWaterfalls56.4 km · ~77 min driveDirections ↗
Bear Creek FallsWaterfalls56.4 km · ~77 min driveDirections ↗
Nantahala National Forest
Nantahala National ForestParks & play

The Nantahala National Forest is the largest of the four national forests in North Carolina, lying in the mountains and valleys of western North Carolina. The Nantahala is the second wettest region in the Continental US, after the Pacific Northwest and it is part of the Appalachian temperate rainforest. Due to its environmental importance and historical ties with the Cherokee, the forest was offic

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Great Smoky Mountains National ParkParks & play

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a national park of the United States in the southeast, with parts in North Carolina and Tennessee. The park straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains and part of the Appalachian temperate rainforest, which are a division of the larger Appalachian Mountain chain. The park contains some of the highest mountains in ea

102 km · ~116 min driveDirections ↗

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