29:
1109:
1589:
1337:
440:
1599:
1352:
327:
1060:
830:
751:
1584:
1480:
822:
826:
1367:
1267:
61:
1208:
695:
28:
1282:
1262:
806:
766:
741:
700:
320:
1242:
992:
642:
1307:
556:
1257:
1247:
786:
1579:
1485:
1342:
1237:
313:
1362:
1357:
861:
536:
336:
183:
1542:
1467:
1347:
1287:
1046:
796:
736:
776:
561:
404:
1002:
982:
937:
376:
1594:
1490:
1427:
1422:
1297:
898:
851:
846:
731:
164:
135:
105:
1417:
1327:
1203:
1053:
811:
647:
445:
293:
1381:
726:
1232:
389:
160:
101:
54:
1272:
1173:
1108:
856:
264:
1402:
1312:
1188:
921:
1252:
1163:
1083:
1069:
240:
215:
152:
1168:
1007:
801:
609:
202:
1386:
1198:
1125:
470:
427:
148:
1448:
1183:
1093:
488:
171:
957:
947:
841:
781:
581:
478:
344:
123:
1227:
885:
771:
632:
1443:
1412:
1332:
1317:
1117:
1027:
967:
908:
836:
604:
1012:
977:
972:
952:
942:
916:
761:
665:
637:
435:
412:
289:
286:
The Brown
Mountain Lights: History, Science, and Human Nature Explain an Appalachian Mystery
1098:
987:
657:
501:
450:
130:
893:
871:
1558:
1292:
1277:
1148:
962:
816:
716:
687:
614:
586:
551:
541:
521:
394:
353:
156:
116:
109:
1573:
1377:
1135:
997:
756:
721:
596:
546:
531:
526:
866:
576:
511:
496:
460:
455:
1022:
791:
677:
624:
571:
203:
U.S. Geological Survey
Geographic Names Information System: Brown Mountain Ridge
1302:
1140:
1017:
566:
516:
417:
305:
170:
Since at least the early 20th century, mysterious illuminations known as the
76:
63:
384:
366:
670:
361:
147:
is a low-lying ridge, approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long, in the
216:"Brown Mountain Lights: The Mystery Continues (and Maybe Even Deepens)"
506:
44:
1038:
265:"Race to Witch (or Brown) Mountain « North Carolina Miscellany"
1088:
1042:
309:
1353:
North Green Street-Bouchelle Street
Historic District
1348:
North
Carolina School for the Deaf Historic District
1457:
1436:
1395:
1217:
1116:
1076:
930:
907:
884:
709:
686:
656:
623:
595:
487:
469:
426:
403:
375:
352:
343:
129:
115:
97:
92:
53:
43:
38:
21:
1590:Protected areas of Caldwell County, North Carolina
1288:North Carolina School for the Deaf: Main Building
821:Rich Mountain, near Boone, Watauga County - 1)
1368:White Street-Valdese Avenue Historic District
1268:Garrou-Morganton Full-Fashioned Hosiery Mills
1054:
321:
8:
1600:Mountains of Caldwell County, North Carolina
1061:
1047:
1039:
349:
328:
314:
306:
18:
1585:Mountains of Burke County, North Carolina
701:North Carolina-Tennessee-Virginia Corners
33:Brown Mountain viewed from Beacon Heights
441:Chestnut Mountain (Transylvania County)
195:
1547:J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center
16:Ridge in North Carolina, United States
1258:Dunavant Cotton Manufacturing Company
7:
1343:Morganton Downtown Historic District
1333:Broughton Hospital Historic District
1318:Western North Carolina Insane Asylum
1363:West Union Street Historic District
1358:South King Street Historic District
752:Chestnut Mountain (Caldwell County)
184:List of mountains in North Carolina
1543:North Carolina School for the Deaf
1468:Western Piedmont Community College
14:
1472:Foothills Higher Education Center
1510:Mountain Crest Elementary School
1107:
27:
1501:Walter R. Johnson Middle School
1491:Robert Logan Patton High School
1298:Dr. Joseph Bennett Riddle House
1513:Chesterfield Elementary School
1328:Avery Avenue Historic District
1204:Wilderness Gateway State Trail
239:Shockley, Linda (2018-06-15).
214:Shockley, Linda (2018-06-21).
1:
1528:Forest Hill Elementary School
1516:W. A. Young Elementary School
1504:Glen Alpine Elementary School
1382:Hunting Creek Railroad Bridge
1233:Alphonse Calhoun Avery House
1580:Mountains of North Carolina
1403:Foothills Regional Airport
1338:Jonesboro Historic District
1273:John Alexander Lackey House
337:Mountains of North Carolina
284:Speer, Wade Edward (2017).
1616:
1531:Oak Hill Elementary School
1313:Franklin Pierce Tate House
1189:South Mountains State Park
49:2,283 ft (696 m)
1554:
1164:Linville Gorge Wilderness
1105:
26:
1519:Burke Alternative School
1495:Table Rock Middle School
1169:Little Chestnut Mountain
1008:Standing Indian Mountain
802:Little Chestnut Mountain
610:North Eaglenest Mountain
1525:Salem Elementary School
1387:Quaker Meadows Cemetery
1243:Burke County Courthouse
1199:Fonta Flora State Trail
241:"Brown Mountain Lights"
1595:Pisgah National Forest
1522:College Street Academy
1507:Mull Elementary School
1253:U. S. B. Dale's Market
1126:Pisgah National Forest
643:Little Yellow Mountain
471:Great Craggy Mountains
428:Great Balsam Mountains
174:have been seen there.
149:Pisgah National Forest
1498:Liberty Middle School
1449:UNC Health Blue Ridge
1184:Lake James State Park
489:Great Smoky Mountains
172:Brown Mountain lights
77:35.91583°N 81.74583°W
1534:Burke Middle College
1209:Overmountain Victory
993:Occoneechee Mountain
948:Cane Creek Mountains
842:Spanish Oak Mountain
787:Grandmother Mountain
782:Grandfather Mountain
582:Thunderhead Mountain
479:Beaucatcher Mountain
345:Blue Ridge Mountains
124:Blue Ridge Mountains
110:North Carolina, U.S.
22:Brown Mountain Ridge
1486:Freedom High School
1228:Avery Avenue School
886:Sauratown Mountains
772:Fire Scale Mountain
633:Big Yellow Mountain
159:, on the border of
82:35.91583; -81.74583
73: /
1444:Broughton Hospital
1413:Blue Ridge Parkway
1028:Whiteside Mountain
968:Looking Glass Rock
958:Devil's Courthouse
909:Uwharrie Mountains
862:Three Top Mountain
837:Sassafras Mountain
831:Rich Mountain Bald
825:(SSW of Boone) 2)
605:Eaglenest Mountain
245:Blue Ridge Country
220:Blue Ridge Country
39:Highest point
1567:
1566:
1539:Special education
1070:City of Morganton
1036:
1035:
1013:Terrells Mountain
978:McAlpine Mountain
973:Mayfield Mountain
953:Crowders Mountain
943:Big Butt Mountain
917:Caraway Mountains
880:
879:
829:(NW of Boone) 3)
797:Humpback Mountain
762:Doe Hill Mountain
737:Bluerock Mountain
666:Bob Stratton Bald
638:Grassy Ridge Bald
436:Black Balsam Knob
413:Hibriten Mountain
142:
141:
1607:
1111:
1099:Overmountain Men
1063:
1056:
1049:
1040:
988:Mulatto Mountain
777:Flattop Mountain
658:Unicoi Mountains
405:Brushy Mountains
350:
330:
323:
316:
307:
300:
299:
281:
275:
274:
272:
271:
261:
255:
254:
252:
251:
236:
230:
229:
227:
226:
211:
205:
200:
119:
88:
87:
85:
84:
83:
78:
74:
71:
70:
69:
66:
31:
19:
1615:
1614:
1610:
1609:
1608:
1606:
1605:
1604:
1570:
1569:
1568:
1563:
1550:
1481:NCSSM Morganton
1453:
1432:
1391:
1218:Historic places
1213:
1132:Bodies of water
1112:
1103:
1072:
1067:
1037:
1032:
1003:South Mountains
983:Mount Jefferson
938:Albert Mountain
926:
922:Morrow Mountain
903:
876:
705:
682:
652:
619:
591:
502:Charlies Bunion
483:
465:
451:Richland Balsam
422:
399:
377:Black Mountains
371:
339:
334:
304:
303:
296:
283:
282:
278:
269:
267:
263:
262:
258:
249:
247:
238:
237:
233:
224:
222:
213:
212:
208:
201:
197:
192:
180:
117:
81:
79:
75:
72:
67:
64:
62:
60:
59:
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1613:
1611:
1603:
1602:
1597:
1592:
1587:
1582:
1572:
1571:
1565:
1564:
1562:
1561:
1559:North Carolina
1555:
1552:
1551:
1549:
1548:
1545:
1540:
1536:
1535:
1532:
1529:
1526:
1523:
1520:
1517:
1514:
1511:
1508:
1505:
1502:
1499:
1496:
1493:
1488:
1483:
1478:
1477:Public schools
1474:
1473:
1470:
1465:
1461:
1459:
1455:
1454:
1452:
1451:
1446:
1440:
1438:
1434:
1433:
1431:
1430:
1425:
1420:
1415:
1410:
1406:
1405:
1399:
1397:
1396:Transportation
1393:
1392:
1390:
1389:
1384:
1375:
1371:
1370:
1365:
1360:
1355:
1350:
1345:
1340:
1335:
1330:
1325:
1321:
1320:
1315:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1293:Quaker Meadows
1290:
1285:
1280:
1278:Magnolia Place
1275:
1270:
1265:
1260:
1255:
1250:
1245:
1240:
1235:
1230:
1225:
1221:
1219:
1215:
1214:
1212:
1211:
1206:
1201:
1196:
1192:
1191:
1186:
1181:
1177:
1176:
1171:
1166:
1161:
1159:Brown Mountain
1156:
1152:
1151:
1149:Linville Falls
1146:
1143:
1138:
1133:
1129:
1128:
1122:
1120:
1114:
1113:
1106:
1104:
1102:
1101:
1096:
1091:
1086:
1080:
1078:
1074:
1073:
1068:
1066:
1065:
1058:
1051:
1043:
1034:
1033:
1031:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
1000:
995:
990:
985:
980:
975:
970:
965:
963:Kings Pinnacle
960:
955:
950:
945:
940:
934:
932:
928:
927:
925:
924:
919:
913:
911:
905:
904:
902:
901:
899:Pilot Mountain
896:
890:
888:
882:
881:
878:
877:
875:
874:
869:
864:
859:
854:
852:Sugar Mountain
849:
847:Stone Mountain
844:
839:
834:
833:(NNW of Boone)
819:
817:Pixie Mountain
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
759:
754:
749:
747:Brown Mountain
744:
739:
734:
732:Beech Mountain
729:
724:
719:
717:Adams Mountain
713:
711:
707:
706:
704:
703:
698:
696:Snake Mountain
692:
690:
688:Iron Mountains
684:
683:
681:
680:
674:
673:
668:
662:
660:
654:
653:
651:
650:
645:
640:
635:
629:
627:
621:
620:
618:
617:
615:Waterrock Knob
612:
607:
601:
599:
593:
592:
590:
589:
587:Tricorner Knob
584:
579:
574:
569:
564:
559:
557:Mount Sterling
554:
552:Mount Sequoyah
549:
544:
542:Mount Hardison
539:
534:
529:
524:
522:Mount Cammerer
519:
514:
509:
504:
499:
493:
491:
485:
484:
482:
481:
475:
473:
467:
466:
464:
463:
458:
453:
448:
443:
438:
432:
430:
424:
423:
421:
420:
415:
409:
407:
401:
400:
398:
397:
395:Mount Mitchell
392:
387:
381:
379:
373:
372:
370:
369:
364:
358:
356:
354:Bald Mountains
347:
341:
340:
335:
333:
332:
325:
318:
310:
302:
301:
294:
276:
256:
231:
206:
194:
193:
191:
188:
187:
186:
179:
176:
157:North Carolina
145:Brown Mountain
140:
139:
133:
127:
126:
121:
113:
112:
99:
95:
94:
90:
89:
57:
51:
50:
47:
41:
40:
36:
35:
32:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1612:
1601:
1598:
1596:
1593:
1591:
1588:
1586:
1583:
1581:
1578:
1577:
1575:
1560:
1557:
1556:
1553:
1546:
1544:
1541:
1538:
1537:
1533:
1530:
1527:
1524:
1521:
1518:
1515:
1512:
1509:
1506:
1503:
1500:
1497:
1494:
1492:
1489:
1487:
1484:
1482:
1479:
1476:
1475:
1471:
1469:
1466:
1463:
1462:
1460:
1456:
1450:
1447:
1445:
1442:
1441:
1439:
1435:
1429:
1428:U.S. Route 70
1426:
1424:
1423:U.S. Route 64
1421:
1419:
1418:Interstate 40
1416:
1414:
1411:
1408:
1407:
1404:
1401:
1400:
1398:
1394:
1388:
1385:
1383:
1379:
1378:Gaston Chapel
1376:
1373:
1372:
1369:
1366:
1364:
1361:
1359:
1356:
1354:
1351:
1349:
1346:
1344:
1341:
1339:
1336:
1334:
1331:
1329:
1326:
1323:
1322:
1319:
1316:
1314:
1311:
1309:
1306:
1304:
1301:
1299:
1296:
1294:
1291:
1289:
1286:
1284:
1283:Mountain View
1281:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1271:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1263:Gaither House
1261:
1259:
1256:
1254:
1251:
1249:
1246:
1244:
1241:
1239:
1236:
1234:
1231:
1229:
1226:
1223:
1222:
1220:
1216:
1210:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1200:
1197:
1194:
1193:
1190:
1187:
1185:
1182:
1179:
1178:
1175:
1172:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1160:
1157:
1154:
1153:
1150:
1147:
1145:Lake Rhodhiss
1144:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1136:Catawba River
1134:
1131:
1130:
1127:
1124:
1123:
1121:
1119:
1115:
1110:
1100:
1097:
1095:
1094:Fort San Juan
1092:
1090:
1087:
1085:
1082:
1081:
1079:
1075:
1071:
1064:
1059:
1057:
1052:
1050:
1045:
1044:
1041:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1001:
999:
998:Old Butt Knob
996:
994:
991:
989:
986:
984:
981:
979:
976:
974:
971:
969:
966:
964:
961:
959:
956:
954:
951:
949:
946:
944:
941:
939:
936:
935:
933:
929:
923:
920:
918:
915:
914:
912:
910:
906:
900:
897:
895:
892:
891:
889:
887:
883:
873:
870:
868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
853:
850:
848:
845:
843:
840:
838:
835:
832:
828:
827:Rich Mountain
824:
823:Rich Mountain
820:
818:
815:
813:
812:Peak Mountain
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
758:
757:Crossing Knob
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
723:
720:
718:
715:
714:
712:
708:
702:
699:
697:
694:
693:
691:
689:
685:
679:
676:
675:
672:
669:
667:
664:
663:
661:
659:
655:
649:
648:Roan Mountain
646:
644:
641:
639:
636:
634:
631:
630:
628:
626:
622:
616:
613:
611:
608:
606:
603:
602:
600:
598:
597:Plott Balsams
594:
588:
585:
583:
580:
578:
575:
573:
570:
568:
565:
563:
560:
558:
555:
553:
550:
548:
547:Mount Kephart
545:
543:
540:
538:
535:
533:
532:Mount Collins
530:
528:
527:Mount Chapman
525:
523:
520:
518:
515:
513:
510:
508:
505:
503:
500:
498:
495:
494:
492:
490:
486:
480:
477:
476:
474:
472:
468:
462:
459:
457:
454:
452:
449:
447:
446:Cold Mountain
444:
442:
439:
437:
434:
433:
431:
429:
425:
419:
416:
414:
411:
410:
408:
406:
402:
396:
393:
391:
388:
386:
383:
382:
380:
378:
374:
368:
365:
363:
360:
359:
357:
355:
351:
348:
346:
342:
338:
331:
326:
324:
319:
317:
312:
311:
308:
297:
291:
288:. McFarland.
287:
280:
277:
266:
260:
257:
246:
242:
235:
232:
221:
217:
210:
207:
204:
199:
196:
189:
185:
182:
181:
177:
175:
173:
168:
166:
162:
158:
155:, in western
154:
150:
146:
138:Collettsville
137:
134:
132:
128:
125:
122:
120:
114:
111:
107:
103:
100:
96:
91:
86:
58:
56:
52:
48:
46:
42:
37:
30:
25:
20:
1158:
894:Moore's Knob
872:Woody's Knob
867:Tomkins Knob
807:Mount Pisgah
746:
727:Bee Mountain
577:Spence Field
512:Gregory Bald
497:Andrews Bald
461:Tanasee Bald
456:Shining Rock
285:
279:
268:. Retrieved
259:
248:. Retrieved
244:
234:
223:. Retrieved
219:
209:
198:
169:
144:
143:
118:Parent range
1023:Wesser Bald
792:Howard Knob
678:Hooper Bald
625:Unaka Range
572:Silers Bald
537:Mount Guyot
390:Mount Craig
80: /
55:Coordinates
1574:Categories
1437:Healthcare
1308:Tate House
1303:Swan Ponds
1174:Table Rock
1141:Lake James
1018:Wayah Bald
857:Table Rock
742:Brier Knob
722:Bear's Paw
567:Shuckstack
517:Marks Knob
418:Pores Knob
295:1476666768
270:2020-03-17
250:2020-03-17
225:2020-03-17
190:References
167:Counties.
108:counties,
68:81°44′45″W
65:35°54′57″N
1458:Education
1324:Districts
1248:Creekside
1224:Buildings
1155:Landforms
562:Old Black
385:Celo Knob
367:Max Patch
153:Morganton
93:Geography
45:Elevation
1464:Colleges
1238:Bellevue
1118:Outdoors
767:Elk Knob
671:Haw Knob
362:Big Bald
178:See also
165:Caldwell
131:Topo map
106:Caldwell
98:Location
1084:History
1195:Trails
1077:Topics
931:Others
710:Others
507:Kuwohi
292:
1409:Roads
1374:Other
1180:Parks
1089:Joara
161:Burke
151:near
102:Burke
290:ISBN
163:and
136:USGS
1576::
1380:,
243:.
218:.
104:/
1062:e
1055:t
1048:v
329:e
322:t
315:v
298:.
273:.
253:.
228:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
