Uwharrie Mountains

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The Uwharrie Mountains are an ancient, low mountain range in central North Carolina known for their rolling, heavily forested terrain and outdoor recreation opportunities.

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Uwharrie Mountains canonical 5
Uwharrie Mountains region 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
approximateLength about 50 miles
approximateOrientation northeast–southwest
contains King Mountain NERFINISHED
Little Long Mountain NERFINISHED
Morrow Mountain NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
drainageBasin Yadkin–Pee Dee River basin NERFINISHED
ecosystemType mixed hardwood–pine forest
elevation approximately 300 to 315 meters above sea level
geologicalAge Paleozoic
Precambrian NERFINISHED
geologicalComposition metasedimentary rocks
metavolcanic rocks
hasProtectedArea Morrow Mountain State Park NERFINISHED
Uwharrie National Forest NERFINISHED
highestPoint High Rock Mountain NERFINISHED
historicalUse gold mining region
knownFor camping
fishing
hiking
hunting
mountain biking
off-road vehicle trails
outdoor recreation
locatedIn North Carolina
central North Carolina
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Davidson County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Montgomery County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Randolph County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
locatedNear Albemarle, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Asheboro, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Troy, North Carolina NERFINISHED
locatedOnTerrainFeature Piedmont region
managedBy U.S. Forest Service
mountainType ancient erosional remnant
namedAfter Uwharrie River NERFINISHED
nearbyWaterBody Badin Lake NERFINISHED
High Rock Lake NERFINISHED
Pee Dee River NERFINISHED
Uwharrie River NERFINISHED
partOf Carolina Slate Belt NERFINISHED
Uwharrie National Forest NERFINISHED
recreationArea Badin Lake Recreation Area NERFINISHED
region North Carolina Piedmont NERFINISHED
terrainFeature heavily forested slopes
low, rolling hills
tourism regional outdoor recreation destination

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Uwharrie National Forest locatedOn Uwharrie Mountains
Uwharrie National Forest namedAfter Uwharrie Mountains
Morrow Mountain State Park mountainRange Uwharrie Mountains
Badin Lake near Uwharrie Mountains
Uwharrie River locatedIn Uwharrie Mountains
this entity surface form: Uwharrie Mountains region
Uwharrie River hasNameOrigin Uwharrie Mountains
Pisgah Covered Bridge locatedIn Uwharrie Mountains
this entity surface form: Uwharrie Mountains region
Pisgah Covered Bridge isTouristAttractionOf Uwharrie Mountains
this entity surface form: Uwharrie Mountains region