Topo map USGS Sam Knob Elevation 1,695 m Parent range Great Balsam Mountains | Easiest route Hike Prominence 37 m | |
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Location Haywood / Transylvania counties, North Carolina, U.S. Mountain range Appalachian Mountains, Blue Ridge Mountains, Great Balsam Mountains Similar North Eaglenest Mountain, Richland Balsam, Devil's Courthouse, Shining Rock, Black Balsam Knob | ||
Tanasee Bald, also called Tennessee Bald, is a mountain near the Blue Ridge Parkway in western North Carolina, on the Haywood/Transylvania border. It is 5561 feet high. It is in the Great Balsam Mountains within the Blue Ridge Mountains, which is part of the Appalachian Mountains
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Map of Tanasee Bald, Gloucester, NC 28708, USA
Tanasee Bald is the southern limit of breeding of the northern saw-whet owl, which is from the boreal forests of Canada.
Myth of Jutaculla
Cherokee folklore is that Jutaculla (alternative English spelling is Judaculla; Cherokee name is Tsul'kălû'), a slant-eyed giant, lives on top of the bald.
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