North Eaglenest Mountain is a mountain located less than south of
Maggie Valley, North Carolina
Maggie Valley is a town in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,150 at the 2010 census. A popular tourist destination, it is home to Cataloochee Ski Area and the former Ghost Town in the Sky amusement park. Maggie ...
, US, in
Haywood County. It is part of the
Plott Balsams, a range of the
Appalachian Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains, often called the Appalachians, (french: Appalaches), are a system of mountains in eastern to northeastern North America. The Appalachians first formed roughly 480 million years ago during the Ordovician Period. They ...
, and less than a mile north of
Eaglenest Mountain. It used to be called Mount Junaluska and is the highest mountain overlooking
Lake Junaluska from the west.
In 1900, S. C. Satterthwait of
Waynesville, North Carolina
Waynesville is a town and the county seat of Haywood County, North Carolina. It is the largest town in North Carolina west of Asheville. Waynesville is located about southwest of Asheville between the Great Smoky and Blue Ridge Mountains.
As ...
, which was away, built the Eagle Nest Hotel at an elevation of . The location was a mountain range he called The Junaluskas,
on a peak called Mount Junaluska. The hotel was one of the two
hay fever resorts
A resort (North American English) is a self-contained commercial establishment that tries to provide most of a vacationer's wants, such as food, drink, swimming, lodging, sports, entertainment, and shopping, on the premises. The term ''resort' ...
in western North Carolina, the other being Cloudland on
Roan Mountain, and it had room for 100 guests (although tents could be used if the hotel filled up) and a view of Plott Balsam. "
good wagon road" reached the top of the mountain.
The hotel was destroyed by a fire of undetermined origin on April 22, 1918. There was talk of rebuilding but it never happened. A road that was built in 1898, some say by
Cherokee
The Cherokee (; chr, ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᎢ, translit=Aniyvwiyaʔi or Anigiduwagi, or chr, ᏣᎳᎩ, links=no, translit=Tsalagi) are one of the indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States. Prior to the 18th century, t ...
, was not used by cars for 20 years. In 1937, H.G. Stone and H.L. Liner took over the road, improved it and began charging tolls to "Scenic Eagle’s Nest Road". This lasted only until 1941. Houses were built on the former Satterwait Estate, and Steve and Sue Foreman have a house where the hotel once stood.
References
External links
Topographic map of Eaglenest Mountain and North Eaglenest MountainTopographic map showing Eaglenest RidgeAd for Eaglenest Hotel
{{Mountains of North Carolina
Mountains of Haywood County, North Carolina
Mountains of North Carolina