Northwestern North Carolina
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Northwestern North Carolina is a mountainous and foothill region of the U.S. state of North Carolina known for its rugged terrain, scenic landscapes, and role as the headwaters area for several major rivers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Northwestern North Carolina canonical | 3 |
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic region
ⓘ
region ⓘ |
| borders |
East Tennessee region
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Tennessee
Southwestern Virginia ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical with strong mountain influences ⓘ |
| contains |
Alleghany County
ⓘ
Ashe County, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form:
Ashe County
Blowing Rock ⓘ
surface form:
Blowing Rock, North Carolina
Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ Boone, North Carolina ⓘ Brushy Mountains ⓘ Caldwell County ⓘ Catawba River ⓘ
surface form:
Catawba River headwaters
Elkin Creek headwaters ⓘ Elkin, North Carolina ⓘ North Carolina High Country ⓘ
surface form:
High Country of North Carolina
Jefferson, North Carolina ⓘ Mitchell River headwaters ⓘ New River ⓘ
surface form:
New River headwaters
North Fork New River headwaters ⓘ North Wilkesboro, North Carolina ⓘ Portions of Alexander County ⓘ Portions of Avery County ⓘ Portions of Cherokee National Forest ⓘ Iredell County ⓘ
surface form:
Portions of Iredell County
Portions of Mount Airy, North Carolina ⓘ Pisgah National Forest ⓘ
surface form:
Portions of Pisgah National Forest
Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
surface form:
Portions of the Blue Ridge Parkway
South Fork New River headwaters ⓘ Sparta, North Carolina ⓘ Surry County, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form:
Surry County
Upper Yadkin Valley ⓘ Watauga County ⓘ Watauga River ⓘ
surface form:
Watauga River headwaters
Jefferson, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form:
West Jefferson, North Carolina
Wilkes County ⓘ Wilkesboro, North Carolina ⓘ Yadkin County, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form:
Yadkin County
Yadkin River ⓘ
surface form:
Yadkin River headwaters
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| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| elevationRange | from foothills below 1,000 feet to mountain peaks over 5,000 feet ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
forest-covered slopes
ⓘ
narrow valleys ⓘ overlooks and scenic vistas ⓘ steep river gorges ⓘ waterfalls ⓘ |
| knownFor |
headwaters of several major rivers
ⓘ
rugged terrain ⓘ scenic landscapes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Appalachian Mountains
ⓘ
Appalachian region of the Eastern United States ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ |
| majorEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
forestry ⓘ outdoor recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| partOf |
western North Carolina
ⓘ
surface form:
Western North Carolina
|
| popularFor |
fishing
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ leaf peeping in autumn ⓘ scenic driving ⓘ whitewater kayaking ⓘ |
| terrain |
foothills
ⓘ
mountainous ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.