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Mount Pisgah is a mountain in the Appalachian mountain range and part of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, United States.The mountain's height is 5,721 feet (1,744 m) above sea level, and it sits approximately 15 miles (24 kilometers) southwest of Asheville, near the crossing of the boundaries of Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson and Transylvania counties.
The Mount Pisgah Arboretum covers 209 acres (0.85 km 2) at the base of Mount Pisgah and offers visitors 7 miles (11 km) of trails through natural riverside habitat and hundreds of cataloged plant species. [3] As of May 2020, admission is $5 per car and permits can be purchased at a self-service pay station, card only. [4]
Mount Pisgah is to the right. There is a trail parking area located on the west side of Vermont Route 5A at the south end of Lake Willoughby. The trailhead is marked by a sign on the opposite side of the road. After roughly 1 mile (1.6 km), the main trail passes Pulpit Rock, a known nesting area for the peregrine falcon. [5]
Summit Trail via Mentzer Trail. Mount Pisgah is the highest point in Northborough, Massachusetts . Features of the land include: Hardwood forest on former farmland. Two scenic vistas to the east and Boston, MA skyscrapers visible on a clear day. Connection to trails in Berlin, MA. 92 acres (370,000 m 2) of land owned by MassWildlife.
Named for Shining Rock, the Shining Rock Wilderness is a protected Wilderness Area in Haywood County, North Carolina. Its first 13,400 acres (54 km 2) have been part of the National Wilderness Preservation System since the System was created in 1964. It now includes 18,483 acres (74.80 km 2), and is managed by the United States Forest Service ...
Table Rock is a mountain in the east rim of Linville Gorge, part of Pisgah National Forest (Grandfather Ranger District) in North Carolina. It features a distinctive rock formation, and is a prominent peak in the area. [2] The peak makes for a quick hike from a nearby parking area, and is also very popular for rock climbing. [3]
The Pisgah National Forest was established in 1916, one of the first national forests in the eastern United States. The new preserve included approximately 86,700 acres (35,100 ha) that had been part of the Biltmore Estate, but were sold to the federal government in 1914 by Edith Vanderbilt. Some of the forest tracts were among the first ...
The Butter Gap Project, a partnership of Pisgah Area SORBA, the Pisgah Conservancy and the U.S. Forest Service, includes a newly aligned Butter Gap Trail, which adds over 4.5 miles of multi-use ...