Mountain in United States of America
Snake Mountain is a mountain located along the border of
North Carolina and
Tennessee , east of the community of
Zionville , in the southeastern United States. It is part of the
Blue Ridge Mountains , and includes parts of
Watauga County, North Carolina , and
Johnson County, Tennessee . It has two peaks, the higher of which reaches an elevation of 5,564 feet (1,696 m). The lower peak, at 5,518 feet (1,682 m), is Johnson County's high point.
[3]
[4]
The mountain generates several feeder streams to the
North Fork New River (via Maine Branch
[5] ),
South Fork New River (via Meat Camp Creek
[6] ) and
Watauga River (via Cove Creek
[7] ). Several ridges form from Snake Mountain, with the main being Snake Mountain Ridge,
[8] mark the border of
North Carolina and
Tennessee . Also there is Sugartree Ridge
[9] and Hessian Ridge,
[10] which are smaller outcrops west of Snake Mountain. Several gaps also surround the mountain: Elk Horn Gap,
[11] Pottertown Gap,
[12] Rich Mountain Gap
[13] and State Line Gap.
[14]
Historically, both the Old Buffalo Trail and Daniel Boone Trail converge at the foot of the mountain, at
Zionville .
[15]
References
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b
"Snake Mountain" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2011-09-10 .
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"Snake Mountain - Peakbagger.com" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved 2011-09-10 .
^ "
East Tennessee County Trip Reports ," County Highpointers website. Accessed: 27 September 2015.
^ Joseph H. Mickey, Jr., "
Fishery Management Activities on the New River Drainage in North Carolina ," New River Symposium, 1984. Accessed: 27 September 2015.
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"Maine Branch" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2011-09-10 .
^
"Meat Camp Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2011-09-10 .
^
"Cove Creek" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2011-09-10 .
^
"Snake Mountain Ridge" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2011-09-10 .
^
"Sugartree Ridge" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2011-09-10 .
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"Hessian Ridge" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2011-09-10 .
^
"Elk Horn Gap" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2011-09-10 .
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"Pottertown Gap" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2011-09-10 .
^
"Rich Mountain Gap" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2011-09-10 .
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"State Line Gap" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2011-09-10 .
^ Sakowski, Carolyn (2011). Touring the Western North Carolina Backroads . John F. Blair.
ISBN
978-0-89587-559-4 .