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1032:Rich Mountain, near Boone, Watauga County - 1)
479:"Size of the North Carolina State Parks System"
23:. For the South African succulent species, see
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330:Grandfather Mountain State Park
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314:North Carolina General Assembly
203:Bear's Paw (the United States)
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1265:State parks of North Carolina
206:Show map of the United States
513:by the Town of Seven Devils.
84:5,203 ft (1,586 m)
1260:Mountains of North Carolina
548:Mountains of North Carolina
310:Bear Paw State Natural Area
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173:Show map of North Carolina
170:Location in North Carolina
94:1,080 ft (330 m)
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821:North Eaglenest Mountain
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854:Little Yellow Mountain
682:Great Craggy Mountains
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428:"Session Law 2008-155"
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993:Grandfather Mountain
793:Thunderhead Mountain
690:Beaucatcher Mountain
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243:Blue Ridge Mountains
229:North Carolina, U.S.
67:Grandfather Mountain
1097:Sauratown Mountains
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844:Big Yellow Mountain
289:. It is along the
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1073:Three Top Mountain
1048:Sassafras Mountain
1042:Rich Mountain Bald
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816:Eaglenest Mountain
488:on October 4, 2015
74:Highest point
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1018:Mount Pisgah
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788:Spence Field
723:Gregory Bald
708:Andrews Bald
672:Tanasee Bald
667:Shining Rock
492:September 2,
490:. Retrieved
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257:Valle Crucis
237:Parent range
51:Hanging Rock
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29:Hanging Rock
1234:Wesser Bald
1003:Howard Knob
889:Hooper Bald
836:Unaka Range
783:Silers Bald
748:Mount Guyot
601:Mount Craig
457:ncparks.gov
272:Yonah‑wayah
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100:Coordinates
1254:Categories
1229:Wayah Bald
1068:Table Rock
953:Brier Knob
933:Bear's Paw
778:Shuckstack
728:Marks Knob
629:Pores Knob
348:References
326:headwaters
268:Bear's Paw
227:counties,
197:Bear's Paw
164:Bear's Paw
113:81°49′27″W
110:36°09′13″N
90:Prominence
46:Bear's Paw
773:Old Black
596:Celo Knob
578:Max Patch
308:In 2008,
138:Geography
80:Elevation
978:Elk Knob
882:Haw Knob
573:Big Bald
336:See also
305:rivers.
276:Cherokee
250:Topo map
217:Location
316:. The
303:Watauga
295:Watauga
225:Watauga
1142:Others
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291:Avery
221:Avery
494:2015
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