Richland Balsam

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Richland Balsam is one of the highest peaks in the Great Balsam Mountains of North Carolina, known for its spruce-fir forests and scenic views along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

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Richland Balsam canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain ⓘ
accessibleFrom Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
crossedBy Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
hasClimate cool, moist, high-elevation climate ⓘ
hasCountyHighPointStatus highest point in Jackson County, North Carolina ⓘ
hasElevation 1953 m ⓘ
6410 ft ⓘ
hasHabitat high-elevation coniferous forest ⓘ
hasOverlookName Richland Balsam Overlook ⓘ
hasProminence 1860 ft ⓘ
567 m ⓘ
hasScenicOverlooksAlong Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
hasSummitForest Fraser fir ⓘ
red spruce ⓘ
hasSummitTrail Richland Balsam Trail ⓘ
hasSummitType wooded summit ⓘ
hasTrailLength 1.5 mi ⓘ
2.4 km ⓘ
hasTrailType loop trail ⓘ
hasUSGSTopoMap Sam Knob ⓘ
hasVegetationType Southern Appalachian spruce-fir forest ⓘ
isAmong highest peaks in the eastern United States ⓘ
isHighestPointOf Great Balsam Mountains ⓘ
linked to: Cowee Mountains
isNear Sylva, North Carolina ⓘ
Waynesville, North Carolina ⓘ
isOneOfHighestPeaksIn North Carolina ⓘ
isPopularFor hiking ⓘ
scenic driving ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
knownFor high-elevation ecosystems ⓘ
scenic views ⓘ
spruce-fir forests ⓘ
liesWithin Pisgah National Forest ⓘ
locatedIn Haywood County, North Carolina ⓘ
Jackson County, North Carolina ⓘ
North Carolina ⓘ
United States ⓘ
mountainRange Great Balsam Mountains ⓘ
overlookElevation 1844 m ⓘ
6053 ft ⓘ
overlooks Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
partOf Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ
Great Balsam Mountains ⓘ
linked to: Cowee Mountains
region Western North Carolina ⓘ
topographicIsolation 13.4 km ⓘ
8.3 mi ⓘ

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Richland Balsam Overlook → near → Richland Balsam ⓘ