Hanging Rock, also known as Bear's Paw (Yonah‑wayah in
Cherokee
The Cherokee (; , or ) people are one of the Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States. Prior to the 18th century, they were concentrated in their homelands, in towns along river valleys of what is now southwestern ...
),
[ is a mountain in the ]North Carolina
North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...
High Country, next to the town of Seven Devils. It is along the Avery and Watauga border. Its elevation reaches . The mountain generates feeder streams for the Elk and Watauga rivers.
In 2008, Bear Paw State Natural Area was established on the mountain by the North Carolina General Assembly
The North Carolina General Assembly is the Bicameralism, bicameral legislature of the Government of North Carolina, state government of North Carolina. The legislature consists of two chambers: the North Carolina Senate, Senate and the North Ca ...
.[ The High Country Conservancy acquired the initial for the state,][ and the park now encompasses .]headwater
The headwater of a river or stream is the geographical point of its beginning, specifically where surface runoff water begins to accumulate into a flowing channel of water. A river or stream into which one or many tributary rivers or streams flo ...
s of Dutch Creek. It is managed by Grandfather Mountain State Park.
See also
*List of mountains in North Carolina
This article lists notable mountains in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
Highest mountains
The following sortable table lists the 20 topographic elevation, highest summit (topography), mountain peaks of North Carolina with at least of topograp ...
References
External links
Bear Paw SNA Map
by the Town of Seven Devils.
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Mountains of North Carolina
State parks of North Carolina
State parks of the Appalachians
Mountains of Avery County, North Carolina
Mountains of Watauga County, North Carolina
Protected areas of Avery County, North Carolina
Protected areas of Watauga County, North Carolina
Nature reserves in North Carolina