Snake Mountain (North Carolina)
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Snake Mountian is a mountain in the North Carolina
High Country
, east of the community of Zionville
. Its elevation reaches 5564 feet (1,696 m).
The mountain generates several feeder streams to the North Fork New River
(via Maine Branch), South Fork New River
(via Meat Camp Creek) and Watauga River
(via Cove Creek). Several ridges form from Snake Mountain, with the main being Snake Mountain Ridge, which marks the border between North Carolina
and Tennessee
; also there is Sugartree Ridge and Hessian Ridge, which are smaller outcrops from Snake Mountain, to its west. Several gaps also surround the mountain: Elk Horn Gap, Pottertown Gap, Rich Mountain Gap and State Line Gap.
Historically, both the Old Buffalo Trail and Danial Boone Trail converge at the foot of the mountain, at Zionville
.
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
High Country
Western North Carolina
Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market...
, east of the community of Zionville
Zionville, North Carolina
Zionville is an unincorporated community located in Watauga County, North Carolina, United States. The community lies at the North Carolina/Tennessee state line, between Boone and Mountain City, along Old US Highway 421.-History:...
. Its elevation reaches 5564 feet (1,696 m).
The mountain generates several feeder streams to the North Fork New River
North Fork New River
The North Fork New River is a river in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It rises in Northern Watauga County, and flows northeast to Ashe County where it joins with the South Fork New River to form the New River....
(via Maine Branch), South Fork New River
South Fork New River
The South Fork New River is a river in the U.S. state of North Carolina.It stretches from its headwaters at a spring near Blowing Rock and the Eastern Continental Divide and meanders northward along the northwestern face of the Blue Ridge Mountains through the eastern and central portions of...
(via Meat Camp Creek) and Watauga River
Watauga River
The Watauga River is a large stream of western North Carolina and East Tennessee. It is 60 miles long with its headwaters on the slopes of Grandfather Mountain and Peak Mountain in Watauga County, North Carolina.-Hydrography:...
(via Cove Creek). Several ridges form from Snake Mountain, with the main being Snake Mountain Ridge, which marks the border between North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
and Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
; also there is Sugartree Ridge and Hessian Ridge, which are smaller outcrops from Snake Mountain, to its west. Several gaps also surround the mountain: Elk Horn Gap, Pottertown Gap, Rich Mountain Gap and State Line Gap.
Historically, both the Old Buffalo Trail and Danial Boone Trail converge at the foot of the mountain, at Zionville
Zionville, North Carolina
Zionville is an unincorporated community located in Watauga County, North Carolina, United States. The community lies at the North Carolina/Tennessee state line, between Boone and Mountain City, along Old US Highway 421.-History:...
.