Roan Highlands

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grassy bald high-elevation ecosystem mountain area mountain summit

Roan Highlands is a high-elevation, grassy bald and rhododendron-covered mountain area along the North Carolina–Tennessee border, renowned for its panoramic views and unique alpine-like ecosystems.

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Label Occurrences
Roan Highlands canonical 3

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf grassy bald ⓘ
high-elevation ecosystem ⓘ
mountain area ⓘ
mountain summit ⓘ
climateType cool, moist highland climate ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
hasConservationStatus ecologically sensitive area ⓘ
hasEcosystemType grassy bald ecosystem ⓘ
southern Appalachian spruce-fir forest ⓘ
hasFeature rhododendron ⓘ
surface form: Catawba rhododendron

high-elevation ridgeline ⓘ
open meadows ⓘ
spruce-fir forests ⓘ
hasFlora rhododendron ⓘ
surface form: Catawba rhododendron (Rhododendron catawbiense)

fir trees ⓘ
mountain grasses ⓘ
spruce trees ⓘ
hasHabitat bird species of high-elevation forests ⓘ
rare high-elevation plant communities ⓘ
hasHighestPoint Roan High Knob ⓘ
hasLandform bald summit ⓘ
ridge ⓘ
hasLandUse conservation ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Roan Mountain, Tennessee ⓘ
surface form: Roan Mountain recreation area
hasViewOf Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ
Unaka Range ⓘ
knownFor alpine-like ecosystems ⓘ
grassy balds ⓘ
panoramic views ⓘ
rhododendron thickets ⓘ
locatedIn Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
Roan Highlands self-linksurface differs ⓘ
locatedInState North Carolina ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ
locatedOnBorderOf North Carolina ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ
partOf Pisgah National Forest ⓘ
surface form: Pisgah–Cherokee National Forest region

Appalachian Highlands division ⓘ
surface form: Southern Appalachian Mountains
region Appalachia ⓘ
surface form: Southern Appalachians
subjectTo conservation management ⓘ
tourismAttractionType natural scenic area ⓘ
traversedBy Appalachian Trail ⓘ
usedFor backpacking ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
nature photography ⓘ
wildflower viewing ⓘ

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Blue Ridge Mountains → contains → Roan Highlands ⓘ
Blue Ridge province → contains → Roan Highlands ⓘ
Roan Highlands → locatedIn → Roan Highlands self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Roan High Knob