Nantahala Mountains

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The Nantahala Mountains are a rugged subrange of the Appalachian Mountains in western North Carolina, known for their deep river gorges, dense forests, and popular outdoor recreation areas.

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Nantahala Mountains canonical 2

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instanceOf mountain range ⓘ
subrange of the Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
adjacentTo Cowee Mountains ⓘ
Great Smoky Mountains ⓘ
Tusquitee Mountains ⓘ
Valley River Mountains ⓘ
climate humid subtropical to highland climate ⓘ
contains Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest ⓘ
Nantahala Gorge ⓘ
Nantahala Lake ⓘ
Nantahala National Forest ⓘ
Nantahala River ⓘ
Standing Indian Mountain ⓘ
Tellico Gap ⓘ
Wayah Bald ⓘ
Wesser Bald ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
drainage Hiawassee River basin ⓘ
Little Tennessee River basin ⓘ
Tuckasegee River basin ⓘ
geology primarily metamorphic rocks ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness ⓘ
Nantahala National Forest ⓘ
Southern Nantahala Wilderness ⓘ
highestPoint Standing Indian Mountain ⓘ
knownFor biodiversity ⓘ
deep river gorges ⓘ
dense forests ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
scenic overlooks ⓘ
whitewater recreation ⓘ
locatedIn Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
Southern Appalachians ⓘ
linked to: Appalachia

western North Carolina ⓘ
nameEtymology derived from Cherokee word often translated as "Land of the Noonday Sun" ⓘ
partOf Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ
popularActivity backpacking ⓘ
camping ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
scenic driving ⓘ
whitewater rafting ⓘ
state North Carolina ⓘ
traversedBy Appalachian Trail ⓘ
Bartram Trail ⓘ
Nantahala River ⓘ
vegetation temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ⓘ

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Fontana Lake shoreline → borderedBy → Nantahala Mountains ⓘ
Nantahala River → sourceLocatedIn → Nantahala Mountains ⓘ