Brown Mountain Ridge | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,283 ft (696 m) |
Coordinates | 35°54′57″N 81°44′45″W / 35.91583°N 81.74583°W |
Geography | |
Location | Burke / Caldwell counties, North Carolina, U.S. |
Parent range | Blue Ridge Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Collettsville |
Brown Mountain [1] is a low-lying ridge, approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long, in the Pisgah National Forest near Morganton, in western North Carolina, [2] on the border of Burke and Caldwell Counties. [3] [4]
Since at least the early 20th century, mysterious illuminations known as the Brown Mountain lights have been seen there. [5]