Pilot Mountain State Park
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1792 Pilot Knob Park Road, Pinnacle, NC 27043
GPS: 36.342056, -80.463347
For centuries Pilot Mountain has served as a landmark for Native Americans, early explorers, and migrating wildlife. This iconic peak is the most recognizable mountain in North Carolina and forms the centerpiece of Pilot Mountain State Park. Rising to an elevation of 2421 feet, this solitary quartzite mountain, part of the ancient Sauratown Mountain range, was dedicated a National Natural Landmark and now serves as a beacon to hikers, rock climbers, and nature lovers.
A 6.5 mile wooded corridor trail joins the Mountain Section of the park with the Yadkin River Section which includes the north and south side of the river and a dozen small islands. This scenic section of the Yadkin provides hiking trails, fishing, and includes a canal wall built in 1825 that was designed to deliver boat traffic above the rocky shoals that form islands in this portion of the river.
Since 1968, a portion of the wild Piedmont and a geological wonder has been preserved for you to enjoy at Pilot Mountain State Park.
Pine Mountain Trail: Exploring Birch Knob
On August 25, 1965 a five passenger Piper Comanche single engine plane left Danville, Kentucky en route to Grundy, Virginia. After letting off two other passengers at Lexington, Kentucky the pilot and two passengers remained for the rest of the journey. Pilot Jack Stockdale of Danville, Illinois, Dale Coleman of Perrysville, Indiana, and Paul Bennett, Church of Christ minister also from Danville, IL were left on the plane. The plane was last heard from 30 miles west Whitesburg, Ky.
After the plane had not reached it's destination Civil Air Patrol organized an air and ground search on August 26, 1965. Civil Air Patrol units from Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky where brought in for the search. Army helicopters, State Police Planes, and varied ground equipment were also used.
Flying at tree top level the plane wreckage could not be spotted. On September 3, 1965, eight days after the crash Freel and Jennings Vanover, brothers and young graduates of Clintwood High School were driving the road to see the recently constructed fire tower. They saw a sun ray gleaming off a piece of metal 50 feet below the road. When investigating they found the metal to be that of the plane wreckage that had slid under the foliage near a cave.
The Birch Knob Observation Tower was completed in December of 2003 by the United States Forest Service after four years of construction. The purpose of the project was to provide recreational viewing opportunities for the public. The observation deck is at an elevation 3,144 feet above sea level with 183 steps to reach the top. The view from this perspective can allow one to see Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee. On a clear day, it is also possible to see Ohio. From the parking lot, a trail down the mountain leads to Jenny Falls. The hike is approximately 2 miles.
Before this tourist attraction was revitalized, the only access to the Knob was through a small, narrow crack in the rock. An old 54 foot fire observation tower was located there that overlooked the Pine Mountain area. The fire tower was in operation from 1964 - 1978. The fire tower was dismantled in 1980. Although the fire tower has been torn down, the piers are still visible from where the tower once was situated. A new road now leads to the cliff 200 feet below Birch Knob. A steel stairway now ascends to the top. The newly constructed steel stairway is equipped with a handrail and the observation deck sits on a rock outcrop at the highest summit of Pine Mountain.
Birch Knob is located about 7.4 miles southwest of Elkhorn City, Kentucky. It is 6.2 miles north of Clintwood in the Jefferson National Forest on the border between Kentucky and Virginia.
Hiking Medoc Mountain State Park near Hollister, North Carolina
Medoc Mountain State Park is located near the town of Hollister in Halifax County, north eastern North Carolina. Medoc Mountain is not really a mountain at all, but just a long, low ridge. There are about 10 miles of hiking trails in this small park. In this video, I start out leaving the Visitor Center on the Bear Creek Swamp Trail and eventually connecting with the Summit Loop Trail, passing by Bear Creek Swamp and the Little Fishing Creek along the way. Along the Summit Loop we climb to the high point of Medoc Mountain and also get great views of Little Fishing Creek. Thanks so much for watching! Be sure to Thumbs Up this video and please leave a comment down below! Thanks for your support!
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Birch Knob Observation Tower In Dickenson County, Virginia (Clintwood)
The Birch Knob Observation Tower was completed in December of 2003 by the United States Forest Service after four years of construction. The purpose of the project was to provide recreational viewing opportunities for the public. The observation deck is at an elevation 3,144 feet above sea level with 183 steps to reach the top. The view from this perspective can allow one to see Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee. On a clear day, it is also possible to see Ohio. From the parking lot, a trail down the mountain leads to Jenny Falls. The hike is approximately 2 miles.
Before this tourist attraction was revitalized, the only access to the Knob was through a small, narrow crack in the rock. An old 54 foot fire observation tower was located there that overlooked the Pine Mountain area. The fire tower was in operation from 1964 - 1978. The fire tower was dismantled in 1980. Although the fire tower has been torn down, the piers are still visible from where the tower once was situated. A new road now leads to the cliff 200 feet below Birch Knob. A steel stairway now ascends to the top. The newly constructed steel stairway is equipped with a handrail and the observation deck sits on a rock outcrop at the highest summit of Pine Mountain.
Birch Knob is located about 7.4 miles southwest of Elkhorn City, Kentucky. It is 6.2 miles north of Clintwood in the Jefferson National Forest on the border between Kentucky and Virginia.
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The Appalachian Mountains (French: les Appalaches), often called the Appalachians, are a system of mountains in eastern North America. The Appalachians first formed roughly 480 million years ago during the Ordovician Period. They once reached elevations similar to those of the Alps and the Rocky Mountains before experiencing natural erosion. The Appalachian chain is a barrier to east-west travel, as it forms a series of alternating ridgelines and valleys oriented in opposition to most highways and railroads running east-west.
Definitions vary on the precise boundaries of the Appalachians. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) defines the Appalachian Highlands physiographic division as consisting of thirteen provinces: the Atlantic Coast Uplands, Eastern Newfoundland Atlantic, Maritime Acadian Highlands, Maritime Plain, Notre Dame and Mégantic Mountains, Western Newfoundland Mountains, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Valley and Ridge, Saint Lawrence Valley, Appalachian Plateaus, New England province, and the Adirondack areas. A common variant definition does not include the Adirondack Mountains, which geologically belong to the Grenville Orogeny and have a different geological history from the rest of the Appalachians.
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