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PhotoSecrets Blue Ridge Parkway, Vol. 2 of 2: North Carolina, first published November 8, 2017. This version output April 28, 2018.
Curated, coded and designed by Andrew Hudson. Copyright © Andrew Hudson for PhotoSecrets (Photo Tour Books, Inc.). Photos, text and maps copyrights are listed in the credits section.
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A great travel photograph, like a great news photograph, requires you to be in the right place at the right time to capture that special moment. Professional photographers have a short-hand phrase for this: “F8 and be there.”
There are countless books that can help you with photographic technique, the “F8” portion of that equation. But until now, there’s been little help for the other, more critical portion of that equation, the “be there” part. To find the right spot, you had to expend lots of time and shoe leather to wander around, track down every potential viewpoint, and essentially re-invent the wheel.
In my career as a professional travel photographer, well over half my time on location is spent seeking out the good angles. Andrew Hudson’s PhotoSecrets does all that legwork for you, so you can spend your time photographing instead of wandering about. It’s like having a professional location scout in your camera bag. I wish I had one of these books for every city I photograph on assignment.
PhotoSecrets can help you capture the most beautiful sights with a minimum of hassle and a maximum of enjoyment. So grab your camera, find your favorite PhotoSecrets spots, and “be there!”
Bob Krist has photographed assignments for National Geographic, National Geographic Traveler, Travel/Holiday, Smithsonian, and Islands. He won “Travel photographer of the Year” from the Society of American Travel Writers in 1994, 2007, and 2008.
For National Geographic, Bob has led round-the-world tours and a traveling lecture series. His book In Tuscany with Frances Mayes spent a month on The New York Times’ bestseller list and his how-to book Spirit of Place was hailed by American Photographer magazine as “the best book about travel photography we’ve ever read.”
The parents of three sons, Bob and his wife live in New Hope, Pennsylvania.
Thank you for reading PhotoSecrets. As a fellow fan of travel and photography, I hope this guide will help you quickly find the most visually stunning places, and come home with equally stunning photographs.
PhotoSecrets is designed to show you all the best sights. Flick through, see the classic shots, and use them as a departure point for your own creations. Get ideas for composition and interesting viewpoints. See what piques your interest. Know what to shoot, where to stand, when to go, and why it’s interesting. Now you can spend less time researching and more time photographing.
The idea for PhotoSecrets came during a trip to Thailand, when I tried to find the exotic beach used in the James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun. None of the guidebooks I had showed a picture, so I thought a guidebook of postcard photos would be useful for us photographers. Twenty-plus years later, you have this guide. Thanks!
Now, start exploring — and take lots of photos!
Originally an engineer, Andrew Hudson started PhotoSecrets in 1995. His first book won the Benjamin Franklin Award for Best First Book and his second won the Grand Prize in the National Self-Published Book Awards.
Andrew has published 38 nationally-distributed photography books. He has photographed assignments for Macy’s, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Men’s Health and Seventeen, and been a location scout for Nikon. His photos and articles have appeared in Alaska Airlines, National Geographic Traveler, Shutterbug Outdoor and Nature photography, Where, and Woman’s World.
Andrew has a degree in Computer Engineering from Manchester University and a certificate in copyright law from Harvard Law School. Born in Redditch, England, he lives with his wife, two kids, and two chocolate Labs, in San Diego, California.
At a Glance | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Blue Ridge Parkway |
| GPS: | 35.829500, -82.117958 |
| Awards: | National Parkway, All-American Road, America’s longest linear park |
| Fame: | the most visited unit of the National Park System every year since 1946 except three (1949, 2013, and 2016) |
| Established: | June 30, 1936 |
| Visitors: | 12,877,368 (in 2013) |
| Governing body: | National Park Service |
| Miles in North Carolina: | 241 |
The Blue Ridge Parkway, is a National Parkway and All-American Road, noted for its scenic beauty. The parkway, which is America’s longest linear park, runs for 469 miles (755 km) through 29 Virginia and North Carolina counties, linking Shenandoah National Park to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It runs mostly along the spine of the Blue Ridge, a major mountain chain that is part of the Appalachian Mountains. Its southern terminus is at U.S. 441 on the boundary between Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Cherokee Indian Reservation in North Carolina, from which it travels north to Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. The roadway continues through Shenandoah as Skyline Drive, a similar scenic road which is managed by a different National Park Service unit.
The parkway has been the most visited unit of the National Park System every year since 1946 except three (1949, 2013, and 2016). Land on either side of the road is owned and maintained by the National Park Service, and in many places parkway land is bordered by United States Forest Service property. The parkway was on North Carolina’s version of the America the Beautiful quarter in 2015.
Photographer: Bruce Tuten
Year: 2010.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 36.5421258 -80.9184 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Morning |
| Milepost: | 218.6 | Look: | West-southwest ← |
| AKA: | Fox Hunter’s Paradise |
Photographer: Idawriter
Year: 2016.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
| Addr: | Where: | 36.430473 -81.122799 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 236.9 | Look: | North ↑ |
Photographer: Ted
Year: 2007.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
Brinegar Cabin is a historic home located near Whitehead, Alleghany County, North Carolina.
| Addr: | Doughton Park, Traphill NC 28685 | Where: | 36.418933 -81.146114 |
| What: | Cabin | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 238.5 | Wik: |
Photographer: 5minutes
Year: 2010.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
267.8 Betsey’s Rock Falls Overlook is a waterfall in Wilkes County.
| Addr: | Where: | 36.281714 -81.413032 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 267.8 | Look: | East → |
| Far: | 340 m (1110 feet) | Wik: |
Photographer: Patrick Mueller
Year: 2011.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | 272 E. B. Jeffress Park, Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina | Where: | 36.249341 -81.454337 |
| What: | Waterfall | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 272.5+0.4 | AKA: | Cascade Falls |
Photographer: Bruce Tuten
Year: 2010.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 36.232805 -81.486494 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 274.3 | Look: | South ↓ |
Photographer: Orionpozo
Year: 2012.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
A bronze statue of a girl reading an oversized book at the Blowing Rock Community Library, by Charlotte sculptor Caney Kellerher.
| Addr: | 1022 Main St, Blowing Rock NC 28605 | Where: | 36.133886 -81.678076 |
| What: | Sculpture | When: | Morning |
| Milepost: | 291.9+1.6 | Look: | Southwest ↙ |
| Far: | 24 m (79 feet) |
Photographer: Patrick Mueller
Year: 2011.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
A picturesque, 40-foot cascade.
| Addr: | Johns River Rd, Blowing Rock NC 28605 | Where: | 36.123425 -81.683806 |
| What: | Waterfall | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 291.9+2.6 |
Photographer: G Keith Hall
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
A historic hotel built in the 1880s and purported to be haunted.
| Addr: | Blowing Rock, North Carolina | Where: | 36.11861 -81.66083 |
| What: | Historic hotel | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 291.9+3.5 |
Photographer: Smart Destinations
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Optical illusions at a family entertainment complex.
| Addr: | 129 Mystery Hill Ln, Blowing Rock NC 28605 | Where: | 36.163244 -81.643989 |
| What: | Tourist attraction | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 291.9+3.7 |
Photographer: Caleb Forbes
Year: 2015.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
Blowing Rock is a rocky outcropping at the town of Blowing Rock, North Carolina, above a gorge in Caldwell County, in the northwest of that state.
| Addr: | 432 The Rock Rd, Blowing Rock NC 28605 | Where: | 36.11361 -81.66111 |
| What: | Rock formation | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 291.9+4 | Wik: |
Photographer: Willem van Valkenburg
Year: 2016.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Shaggy Paul
Year: 2006.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
A family theme park with an historic narrow-gauge steam train, amusement rides, live shows, and a zoo.
| Addr: | 300 Tweetsie Railroad Ln, Blowing Rock NC 28605 | Where: | 36.170930 -81.649029 |
| What: | Theme park | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 291.9+4.3 |
Photographer: Emily Harrison
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 36.148857 -81.692679 | |
| When: | Morning | Milepost: | 294.1+0.1 |
| Look: | Northwest ↖ | Far: | 29 m (95 feet) |
Photographer: Cmav
Year: 2013.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 36.148999 -81.692512 | |
| When: | Morning | Milepost: | 294.1+0.1 |
| Look: | West ← | Far: | 40 m (120 feet) |
Photographer: Larry Lamb
Year: 2011.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
View of Price Lake and Green Mountain.
| Addr: | Where: | 36.1385061 -81.7312535 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Morning |
| Milepost: | 296.7 | Look: | Southwest ↙ |
| Far: | 4.09 km (2.54 miles) |
Photographer: Ken Thomas
Year: 8601.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
By Rough Ridge Lookout, looking west towards Grandfather Mountain and (out of frame to the left) Linn Cove Viaduct.
| Addr: | Where: | 36.095615 -81.799307 | |
| When: | Morning | Milepost: | 303.0 |
| Look: | West-northwest ← | Far: | 1.09 km (0.68 miles) |
Photographer: Kolin Toney
Year: 2010.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 36.0886735 -81.8436106 | |
| When: | Anytime | Milepost: | 304.0+0.4 |
Photographer: Ken Thomas
Year: 8601.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
| Addr: | Where: | 36.089333 -81.834370 | |
| What: | Exhibit | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 304.0+1.3 |
Photographer: Kolin Toney
Year: 2010.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Kolin Toney
Year: 2016.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Killerlimpet
Year: 2014.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
| Addr: | Where: | 36.089750 -81.8336701 | |
| What: | Exhibit | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 304.0+1.3 |
Photographer: Mike Kalasnik
Year: 2012.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 36.09524 -81.832041 | |
| What: | Entrance | When: | Morning |
| Milepost: | 304.0+2.2 | Look: | South-southwest ↓ |
| Far: | 60 m (210 feet) |
Photographer: David Joyce
Year: 2009.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 36.094952 -81.8322342 | |
| When: | Afternoon | Milepost: | 304.0+2.2 |
| Look: | East → | Far: | 0 m (0 feet) |
Photographer: Ken Thomas
Year: 8601.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
| Addr: | Where: | 36.094758 -81.832475 | |
| When: | Afternoon | Milepost: | 304.0+2.2 |
| Look: | Northeast ↗ | Far: | 30 m (110 feet) |
Photographer: Joe King
Year: 2010.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 36.09428 -81.833441 | |
| When: | Afternoon | Milepost: | 304.0+2.2 |
| Look: | Northeast ↗ | Far: | 130 m (420 feet) |
Photographer: Kelly Van Dellen
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
| Addr: | Where: | 36.095846 -81.811098 | |
| When: | Morning | Milepost: | 304.2 |
| Look: | Southwest ↙ | Far: | 190 m (610 feet) |
Photographer: Kelly Van Dellen
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
from rock on side at north end.
| Addr: | Where: | 36.095151 -81.812401 | |
| When: | Morning | Milepost: | 304.4 |
| Look: | South-southwest ↓ | Far: | 210 m (680 feet) |
Photographer: Bill
Year: 2006.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Adam Chivers
Year: 2016.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
| Addr: | Where: | 36.095077 -81.812117 | |
| When: | Morning | Milepost: | 304.4 |
| Look: | South-southwest ↓ | Far: | 140 m (470 feet) |
Photographer: Dvmphd
Year: 2010.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
| Addr: | Where: | 36.090374 -81.820523 | |
| What: | Bridge | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 304.8 | Look: | Northeast ↗ |
| Far: | 70 m (230 feet) |
Photographer: Hunter Ward
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 36.083906 -81.830077 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 305.2 | Look: | East → |
Photographer: Thomson200
Year: 2016.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
from Beacon Heights parking lot.
| Addr: | Where: | 36.083906 -81.830077 | |
| When: | Morning | Milepost: | 305.2 |
| Look: | North-northwest ↑ | Far: | 1.18 km (0.73 miles) |
Photographer: Ken Thomas
Year: 8601.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
| Addr: | Where: | 36.068379 -81.842501 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 306.6 | Look: | North-northeast ↑ |
| Far: | 2.94 km (1.83 miles) | AKA: | Grandfather Mountain Overlook |
Photographer: Claire Powers
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 36.098640 -81.797411 | |
| What: | Rock | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 308.3+0.1 | Look: | South ↓ |
Photographer: Larry Lamb
Year: 2011.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Grandfather Mountain.
| Addr: | 3218 Blue Ridge Pkwy, Linville NC 28646 | Where: | 36.097114 -81.799532 |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 308.3+0.3 | Look: | Southeast ↘ |
| AKA: | Rough Ridge Overlook |
Photographer: Jared
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
Grandfather Mountain.
| Addr: | 3218 Blue Ridge Pkwy, Linville NC 28646 | Where: | 36.097072 -81.799479 |
| What: | Rock formation | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 308.3+0.3 | Look: | North ↑ |
| Far: | 21 m (69 feet) |
Photographer: Ken Thomas
Year: 8601.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
| Addr: | Pisgah National Forest, 8493-, 8593 NC-181, Newland NC 28657 | Where: | 35.960803 -81.863194 |
| What: | Waterfall | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 312.0+5.0 |
Photographer: Ken Thomas
Year: 8601.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
from Apricot Buttress on the western flank of a mountain called The Chimneys, looking north.
| Addr: | Morganton NC 28655 | Where: | 35.880660 -81.886246 |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 312.0+12.6 | AKA: | Apricot Buttress |
Photographer: Ken Thomas
Year: 8601.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Photographer: Omarcheeseboro
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Table Rock is a mountain in the east rim of Linville Gorge, part of Pisgah National Forest. It features a unique rock formation, and is a prominent peak in the area.
The peak makes for a quick hike from a nearby parking area, and is also very popular for rock climbing. It is described as having a “national reputation of being the best place to climb in the Southeastern U.S.,” and the “hub of climbing activity in Linville Gorge.”
Table Rock has been described as “the most visible symbol in the region.” Jules Verne’s novel Master of the World describes Table Rock, which is called Great Eyrie in the book, as “rising high above the valley to sometimes belch strange sounds and fire over the little village of Morganton.”
| Addr: | Old Table Rock Rd, Morganton NC 28655 | Where: | 35.886448 -81.884721 |
| What: | Parking area | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 312.0+12.1 | Look: | North-northeast ↑ |
| Far: | 0.52 km (0.32 miles) | Wik: |
Photographer: Kyle tsui
Year: 2010.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Newland NC 28657 | Where: | 35.949995 -81.927136 |
| What: | Waterfall | When: | Morning |
| Milepost: | 316.3+1.5 | Look: | West-northwest ← |
| Far: | 50 m (170 feet) |
Photographer: Ken Thomas
Year: 8601.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
| Addr: | Newland NC 28657 | Where: | 35.949676 -81.925904 |
| What: | Waterfall | When: | Morning |
| Milepost: | 316.3+1.5 | Look: | West ← |
| Far: | 60 m (200 feet) |
Photographer: Ken Thomas
Year: 8601.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Photographer: Ken Thomas
Year: 8601.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Photographer: Ken Thomas
Year: 8601.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
A scenic viewpoint on the west rim of Linville Gorge.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.903825 -81.904744 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 317.4+5.5 |
Photographer: Michael Sprague
Year: 2008.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Jdshepard
Year: 2010.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Photographer: Kolin Toney
Year: 2016.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.926695 -81.953239 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 320.8 | Look: | East → |
Photographer: Jared
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.903434 -81.968688 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 323.0 | Look: | South ↓ |
Photographer: Jared
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.874477 -82.025751 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 328.6 | Look: | East → |
Photographer: Washuotaku
Year: 2001.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Gillespie Gap (el. 2,805 ft (855 m)), also known as Etchoe Pass, is a mountain pass along the Blue Ridge Mountains. Historically, two events occurred at the pass. The first was in 1761 when thirty men, under the command of Francis Marion, were sent to dislodge an encampment of Cherokee warriors at the pass; ambushed, Marion lost twenty-one men. The second was in 1780 when the Overmountain Men crossed the pass on their way to Kings Mountain.
| Addr: | Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina, South Atlantic States, Southern United States | Where: | 35.852143 -82.050855 |
| What: | Mountain pass | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 331.0+0.1 | Look: | North ↑ |
| Far: | 70 m (220 feet) | AKA: | Etchoe Pass, Eastern Continental Divide |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Jdshepard
Year: 2011.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 3.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.850724 -82.084045 | |
| What: | Tunnel | When: | Morning |
| Milepost: | 333.1 | Look: | West-northwest ← |
| Far: | 190 m (620 feet) |
Photographer: Smart Destinations
Year: 3.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
| Addr: | 331 McKinney Mine Rd, Little Switzerland NC 28749 | Where: | 35.846836 -82.126449 |
| What: | Tourist attraction | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 334+3.5 |
Photographer: Forest Wander
Year: 2012.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Crabtree Falls is located in the George Washington National Forest in Nelson County, Virginia, and is one of the tallest sets of waterfalls in the United States east of the Mississippi River.
| Addr: | Mount Mitchell State Park, Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina | Where: | 35.819171 -82.150977 |
| What: | Waterfall | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 339.5+0.4 | Wik: |
Photographer: Jdshepard
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Photographer: Jdshepard
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Photographer: Karen Blaha
Year: 2009.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.816862 -82.151505 | |
| What: | Footbridge | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 339.5+0.4 |
Photographer: Jdshepard
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.8195 -82.1508 | |
| What: | Footbridge | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 339.5+0.4 |
Photographer: Watson Media
Year: 2008.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Kyle tsui
Year: 2010.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.785887 -82.168414 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Morning |
| Milepost: | 342.2 | Look: | West ← |
Photographer: Washuotaku
Year: 2014.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
Buck Creek Gap is along the Eastern Continental Divide.
| Addr: | Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina, South Atlantic States, Southern United States | Where: | 35.770527 -82.16435 |
| What: | Mountain pass | When: | Morning |
| Milepost: | 344+0.1 | Look: | Northwest ↖ |
| Far: | 40 m (130 feet) | AKA: | Eastern Continental Divide |
Photographer: Kolin Toney
Year: 2010.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Roaring Fork Falls, also called Roaring Creek Falls, is a waterfall in the Pisgah National Forest, in North Carolina.
| Addr: | 364.6 Craggy Gardens Visitor Center, 217-458 Blue Ridge Parkway | Where: | 35.76681 -82.19273 |
| What: | Waterfall | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 344+2.1 | AKA: | Roaring Creek Falls |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Wncoutdoors
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Setrock Creek Falls is a waterfall in the Pisgah National Forest, in North Carolina.
| Addr: | 364.6 Craggy Gardens Visitor Center, 217-458 Blue Ridge Parkway | Where: | 35.749467 -82.227535 |
| What: | Waterfall | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 344+5.4 | Wik: |
Photographer: Michael Dougherty
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.761939 -82.169843 | |
| What: | Tunnel | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 344.5 | Look: | North-northeast ↑ |
| Far: | 180 m (600 feet) | AKA: | North |
Photographer: Jared
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.75643 -82.176517 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 345.3 | Look: | East → |
Photographer: Tsimmons
Year: 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.723213 -82.218971 | |
| When: | Morning | Milepost: | 349.9 |
| Look: | Northwest ↖ | Far: | 6 km (3.87 miles) |
Photographer: Jared
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Blue Ridge Pkwy, Old Fort NC 28762 | Where: | 35.717615 -82.222746 |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 350.5 | Look: | Southeast ↘ |
Photographer: Rex Babiera
Year: 2015.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.7071378 -82.2509791 | |
| What: | Parking area | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 352.4 | Look: | North ↑ |
Photographer: Thomson20192
Year: 2016.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-PD 1.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.717202 -82.278638 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 355.3 | Look: | North-northeast ↑ |
Photographer: Famartin
Year: 2016.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
A ten-foot-high tower, opened in 2009, 36 feet in diameter, with a 135-foot-long accessible ramp.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.764758 -82.265004 | |
| What: | Observation tower | When: | Morning |
| Milepost: | 355.4+4.8 | Look: | North-northwest ↑ |
| Far: | 24 m (79 feet) |
Photographer: Famartin
Year: 2016.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
Photographer: Radiofan
Year: 2002.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Kolin Toney
Year: 2010.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.7647965 -82.2647693 | |
| When: | Afternoon | Milepost: | 355.4+4.8 |
| Look: | North ↑ |
Photographer: 5minutes
Year: 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.734281 -82.344244 | |
| When: | Afternoon | Milepost: | 361.2 |
| Look: | East-southeast → | Far: | 1.41 km (0.88 miles) |
Photographer: Jared
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.710894 -82.364145 | |
| When: | Afternoon | Milepost: | 363.4 |
| Look: | East-southeast → | Far: | 7 km (4.32 miles) |
Photographer: Jared
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.704365 -82.373473 | |
| When: | Afternoon | Milepost: | 364.1 |
| Look: | East-northeast → | Far: | 0.67 km (0.41 miles) |
| AKA: | Craggy Dome Overlook |
Photographer: Jeff Miller
Year: 2007.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.70125 -82.375837 | |
| What: | Tunnel | When: | Morning |
| Milepost: | 364.4 | Look: | West ← |
| Far: | 90 m (310 feet) |
Photographer: Honeybadgerhiking
Year: 2017.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
| Addr: | Buncombe County, Pisgah National Forest | Where: | 35.714350 -82.395070 |
| What: | Waterfall | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 367.6+2.8 |
Photographer: Jim Bowen
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Zebulon Vance was the Governor of North Carolina during the Civil War and later a three-term U.S. Senator.
| Addr: | 911 Reems Creek Rd, Weaverville NC 28787 | Where: | 35.700779 -82.495571 |
| What: | Building | When: | Morning |
| Milepost: | 375.7+5.1 | Look: | West-northwest ← |
| Far: | 70 m (210 feet) |
Photographer: Nick Ledford
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.652809 -82.485228 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 376.7 | Look: | East-northeast → |
Photographer: Sam Nabi
Year: 2012.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Gary Stevens
Year: 2005.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Danny Thompson
Year: 2010.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
The Folk Art Center is a museum of Appalachian arts and crafts located at milepost 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, North Carolina.
| Addr: | Folk Art Center: Milepost, 382 Blue Ridge Pkwy, Asheville NC 28805 | Where: | 35.592913 -82.482503 |
| What: | Store | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 382.0 | Look: | East-southeast → |
| Far: | 60 m (210 feet) | Wik: |
Photographer: Daveynin
Year: 2014.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.564974 -82.48916 | |
| What: | Visitor center | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 384.0 | Look: | South-southeast ↓ |
| Far: | 26 m (85 feet) |
Photographer: Smart Destinations
Year: 2006.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Daveynin
Year: 2014.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Willthacheerleader18
Year: 2010.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
A romanesque Episcopal church with art glass windows and needlepoint kneelers, built by railroad baron George Vanderbilt in 1896 as the parish church for Biltmore Village.
| Addr: | 9 Swan St, Asheville NC 28803 | Where: | 35.5659503 -82.5432024 |
| What: | Cathedral | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 384.2+5.1 | Look: | Southeast ↘ |
| Far: | 50 m (150 feet) | AKA: | All Souls Cathedral, All Souls Church |
Photographer: Karen D Hoffman
Year: 2014.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
| Addr: | Montford Area Historic District, Asheville | Where: | 35.602778 -82.564722 |
| What: | Building | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 384.2+5.1 |
Photographer: Smart Destinations
Year: 2004.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
The Thomas Wolfe House is the childhood home of writer Thomas Wolfe.
| Addr: | 52 N Market St, Asheville NC 28801 | Where: | 35.59750 -82.55083 |
| What: | Historic house | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 384.2+5.1 | AKA: | Thomas Wolfe Memorial |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Billy Hathorn
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
A 65-foot-tall obelisk to honor Zebulon Baird Vance, former Colonel, Governor and U.S. Congressman.
| Addr: | Asheville NC 28801 | Where: | 35.594804 -82.551392 |
| What: | Obelisk | When: | Morning |
| Milepost: | 384.2+5.1 | Look: | North-northwest ↑ |
| Far: | 30 m (100 feet) | AKA: | Vance Obelisk |
Photographer: Blake Lewis
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.540005 -82.550099 | |
| When: | Morning | Milepost: | 388.8+3.4 |
| Look: | West-northwest ← | Far: | 270 m (900 feet) |
Photographer: Rlterry
Year: 0011.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.539592 -82.548156 | |
| When: | Morning | Milepost: | 388.8+3.4 |
| Look: | West-northwest ← | Far: | 470 m (1530 feet) |
Photographer: Lboccuto
Year: 1899.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.539726 -82.553445 | |
| When: | Afternoon | Milepost: | 388.8+3.4 |
| Look: | North-northeast ↑ | Far: | 100 m (330 feet) |
Photographer: Shun Ho
Year: 2015.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.540118 -82.552859 | |
| When: | Morning | Milepost: | 388.8+3.4 |
| Look: | North-northwest ↑ | Far: | 70 m (240 feet) |
Photographer: Daderot
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.540713 -82.552788 | |
| What: | Atrium | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 388.8+3.4 |
Photographer: Daderot
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Photographer: Nicholas Hartmann
Year: 2017.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
Photographer: Will Thomas
Year: 2013.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
In the spring, over 50,000 tulips grace this area of the Walled Garden.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.538866 -82.552246 | |
| What: | Garden | When: | Morning |
| Milepost: | 388.8+3.4 | Look: | South-southwest ↓ |
| Far: | 120 m (410 feet) |
Photographer: Doug Coldwell
Year: 2006.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
| Addr: | Walled Garden, Biltmore Estate | Where: | 35.538923 -82.551972 |
| What: | Pergola | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 388.8+3.4 |
Photographer: Kristiebracag
Year: 2016.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.538309 -82.552235 | |
| What: | Garden | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 388.8+3.4 | Look: | Southeast ↘ |
| Far: | 70 m (230 feet) |
Photographer: Will Thomas
Year: 2013.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Orchids and palms inside a glass-roofed building by Richard Morris Hunt.
| Addr: | 1 Lodge St, Asheville, NC 2880 | Where: | 35.538116 -82.552337 |
| What: | Greenhouse | When: | Morning |
| Milepost: | 388.8+3.4 | Look: | South-southwest ↓ |
| Far: | 40 m (130 feet) |
Photographer: Ken Thomas
Year: 8601.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
The North Carolina Arboretum is an arboretum and botanical garden located within the Bent Creek Experimental Forest of the Pisgah National Forest at 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, southwest of Asheville, North Carolina near the Blue Ridge Parkway.
| Addr: | 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville NC 28806 | Where: | 35.4976 -82.6090 |
| What: | Arboretum | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 393.7+1.1 | Wik: |
Photographer: Nick Ledford
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
View of French Broad River and bridge.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.497659 -82.593657 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 393.8 |
Photographer: Daveynin
Year: 2014.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.474627 -82.615137 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 396.4 | Look: | South ↓ |
| AKA: | formerly Walnut Cove Overlook? |
Photographer: Nick Ledford
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.450701 -82.651625 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Morning |
| Milepost: | 399.7 | Look: | West-southwest ← |
Photographer: Barbara Bennett
Year: 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.454285 -82.702112 | |
| What: | Tunnel | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 403.0 | Look: | East → |
| Far: | 110 m (360 feet) |
Photographer: Daveynin
Year: 2014.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Blue Ridge Pkwy, Candler NC 28715 | Where: | 35.447455 -82.717326 |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 404.2 |
Photographer: Daveynin
Year: 2014.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.442731 -82.719698 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 404.5 | Look: | North ↑ |
Photographer: K.steudel
Year: 2012.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.420756 -82.743198 | |
| What: | Tunnel | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 406.9 | Look: | North-northeast ↑ |
| Far: | 100 m (330 feet) |
Photographer: K.steudel
Year: 2012.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.417829 -82.747328 | |
| What: | Tunnel | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 407 | Look: | Northeast ↗ |
| Far: | 110 m (350 feet) |
Photographer: Thomson20192
Year: 2016.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-PD 1.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.412612 -82.751305 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Morning |
| Milepost: | 407.6 | Look: | North-northwest ↑ |
| Far: | 1.52 km (0.94 miles) |
Photographer: Thomson200
Year: 2016.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Cold Mountain and the township Community of Bethel area outside of Canton near the base of Cold Mountain was made famous as the story location in the 1997 novel Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier. Contrary to popular belief, there has never been a village or town called Cold Mountain nor a settlement on the real-life mountain. The peak is accessible only by hiking a spur of the strenuous Art Loeb Trail.
A major motion picture based on the novel was distributed by Miramax Films in 2003. The movie was actually filmed in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania. A Miramax Flims spokesperson cited higher production costs however director Anthony Minghella had said that the lack of old-growth forests and period buildings as well as the lack of dependable snowfall were the primary reasons he chose not to film in Western North Carolina.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.412612 -82.751305 | |
| When: | Morning | Milepost: | 407.6 |
| Look: | West ← | Far: | 10 km (6 miles) |
Photographer: Niemand und nichts
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.393337 -82.774630 | |
| What: | Tower | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 409.6+0.75 |
Photographer: Bruce Tuten
Year: 2010.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.380999 -82.781040 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 411 | Look: | South ↓ |
Photographer: Ken Thomas
Year: 8601.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.374573 -82.790185 | |
| When: | Morning | Milepost: | 411.9 |
| Look: | West-northwest ← | Far: | 7 km (4.43 miles) |
Photographer: Jenn Deane
Year: 2014.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Highway 276, Pisgah Forest NC 28768 | Where: | 35.311435 -82.787265 |
| What: | Waterfall | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 412+7.2 |
Photographer: Anja Disseldorp
Year: 2014.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
Moore Cove Falls is a waterfall in Pisgah National Forest in Western North Carolina, located near Brevard.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.311359 -82.777399 | |
| What: | Waterfall | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 412+8.2 | Wik: |
Photographer: Ze Blitzkrieg
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Looking Glass Falls is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Brevard.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.296338 -82.768399 | |
| What: | Waterfall | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 412+9.3 | Wik: |
Photographer: Pat (Cletch) Williams
Year: 2011.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Jrecufan
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Cedar Rock Falls is a waterfall in Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.277950 -82.799687 | |
| What: | Waterfall | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 412+11.7 | Wik: |
Photographer: Daveynin
Year: 2014.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.357589 -82.793176 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 413.2 |
Photographer: Daveynin
Year: 2014.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.335931 -82.815053 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 415.7 |
Photographer: Daveynin
Year: 2014.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.329772 -82.820975 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 416.3 |
Photographer: Jenn Deane
Year: 2014.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.3218117 -82.8282419 | |
| What: | Waterfall | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 417.0 |
Photographer: Tsimmons
Year: 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 3.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.321134 -82.839992 | |
| What: | Viewpoint | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 418.3 | Look: | East-northeast → |
Photographer: Tsimmons
Year: 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 3.
A flat mountain valley where fire-ravaged soils make plant life difficult.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.320267 -82.847202 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Morning |
| Milepost: | 418.8 | Look: | West-northwest ← |
| Far: | 250 m (810 feet) |
Photographer: Scott Ritchie
Year: 2016.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.322112 -82.847258 | |
| What: | Waterfall | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 418.8+2 | AKA: | Lower Falls, Second Falls |
Photographer: Jay8085
Year: 2011.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Jay8085
Year: 2011.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Adirl
Year: 2015.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
From the peak of Devil’s Courthouse, find other peaks when you sight over the cones.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.302429 -82.896590 | |
| What: | Compass | When: | Morning |
| Milepost: | 422.4 | Look: | West ← |
Photographer: Will Thomas
Year: 2013.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Living Waters is a Christian retreat center that owns a stretch of river with several beautiful waterfalls.
| Addr: | 7831 Parkway Rd, Balsam Grove NC 28708 | Where: | 35.222894 -82.861081 |
| What: | Waterfall | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 423.3+9.3 | AKA: | French Broad River, Shoal Creek |
Photographer: Kadoka1
Year: 2013.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Courthouse Falls is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Balsam Grove.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.27160 -82.89416 | |
| What: | Waterfall | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 423.3+10.7 |
Photographer: Daveynin
Year: 2014.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.296495 -82.914902 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 423.5 | Look: | Southeast ↘ |
Photographer: Daveynin
Year: 2014.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.327441 -82.965388 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Morning |
| Milepost: | 428.0 | Look: | West ← |
Photographer: Bruce Tuten
Year: 2010.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.355568 -82.987869 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Morning |
| Milepost: | 430.7 | Look: | West-southwest ← |
| Far: | 130 m (430 feet) |
Photographer: Mary Anne Baker
Year: 2012.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Chris Meller
Year: 2009.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.459399 -83.117266 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Morning |
| Milepost: | 430.9 | Look: | Southwest ↙ |
Photographer: Daveynin
Year: 2014.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.359394 -82.986785 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 431.0 | Look: | East → |
Photographer: Nick Ledford
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.362972 -82.992193 | |
| What: | Sign | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 431.4 | Look: | East-southeast → |
| Far: | 27 m (89 feet) |
Photographer: Nick Ledford
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.376143 -83.005722 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Morning |
| Milepost: | 432.7 | Look: | West-southwest ← |
Photographer: Thomson200
Year: 2016.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.425171 -83.035876 | |
| When: | Afternoon | Milepost: | 438.9 |
| Look: | South ↓ |
Photographer: Matthew Timothy Bradley
Year: 2017.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
Waterrock Knob is the highest peak in the Plott Balsams and is the 16th-highest mountain in the Eastern United States.
| Addr: | Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina, South Atlantic States, Southern United States | Where: | 35.464268 -83.137643 |
| What: | Mountain | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 451.2+0.4 | Look: | South ↓ |
Photographer: Thomson20192
Year: 2017.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-PD 1.
Photographer: Washuotaku
Year: 2014.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
0.1 Soco Gap (Ambush Place) is a mountain pass between the Plott Balsam Range, to its south, and Balsam Mountain, to its north. Also known as Ahalunun’yi, meaning “Ambush Place” or Uni’halu’na, meaning “where they ambushed;” named after when the Cherokees ambushed a party of invading Shawnees, all of which were killed except for one, who was sent back to tell his people of the Cherokee victory.
The gap is the eastern point of the Qualla Boundary, which marks the territory held as a land trust for the federally recognized Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The gap also separates Haywood and Jackson counties and separates the river basins to the French Broad and Little Tennessee.
U.S. Route 19 (Soco Road) traverses through the gap, which connects Cherokee and Maggie Valley. The Blue Ridge Parkway also passes through the gap, providing scenic views along the adjacent ridge lines.
| Addr: | Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina, South Atlantic States, Southern United States | Where: | 35.495501 -83.156456 |
| What: | Mountain pass | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 456+0.1 | Look: | North-northeast ↑ |
| Far: | 24 m (79 feet) | AKA: | Ambush Place |
| Wik: |
Photographer: Jared
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
A beautiful, double waterfall, 1-1/2 miles west of BRP on Route 19 (Wolfetown Road).
| Addr: | Where: | 35.492495 -83.169561 | |
| What: | Waterfall | When: | Anytime |
| Milepost: | 456+1.5 |
Photographer: Thomson200
Year: 2017.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.508248 -83.174384 | |
| When: | Afternoon | Milepost: | 457.9 |
| Look: | Southeast ↘ |
Photographer: Thomson200
Year: 2017.
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Photographer: Dsdugan
Year: 2017.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
Photographer: Dsdugan
Year: 2017.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
Photographer: Jared
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.519389 -83.178390 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 458.2+1.3 | Look: | North ↑ |
Photographer: Doug Bradley
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.515094 -83.193417 | |
| What: | Tunnel | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 459.3 | Look: | South-southeast ↓ |
| Far: | 90 m (310 feet) |
Photographer: Jared
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.525007 -83.222263 | |
| What: | Overlook | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 461.9 | Look: | North ↑ |
Photographer: Doug Bradley
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.518089 -83.26993 | |
| What: | Tunnel | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 465.6 | Look: | North-northeast ↑ |
| Far: | 120 m (390 feet) |
Photographer: Thomson20192
Year: 2017.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-PD 1.
View of Mount Noble.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.518601 -83.288614 | |
| When: | Morning | Milepost: | 467.9 |
| Look: | West-southwest ← |
Photographer: Arvind Govindaraj
Year: 2011.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
View of Mount Noble.
| Addr: | Where: | 35.513107 -83.294204 | |
| When: | Morning | Milepost: | 468.4 |
| Look: | West ← |
Photographer: Ken Lund
Year: 2011.
Source: Flickr
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| Addr: | Where: | 35.508011 -83.298844 | |
| What: | Sign | When: | Afternoon |
| Milepost: | 468.9 | Look: | Northeast ↗ |
| Far: | 18 m (59 feet) |
Photographer: Famartin
Year: 2017.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
Photographer: Daveynin
Year: 2014.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
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