The Blacks as seen from Mitchell County (The Cove at Celo Mountain is located between Yancey and Mitchell Counties, NC)
A PRIMER OF OUR AREA'S MOUNTAINS
Barbara Webster, Author
Executive Director, The Quilt Trails of Western North Carolina
Executive Director, The Quilt Trails of Western North Carolina
Burnsville Main Street Chairwoman
"Mount Mitchell is one of sixteen peaks over 6,000-feet tall which make up the Black Mountain Range and account for over one-quarter 6,000-footers east of the Mississippi River.
While Mount Mitchell accounts for over 1500 acres of recreational delight, Pisgah National Forest encompasses over 36,000 acres and includes all the high ground of the Black Mountain
Range. Pisgah National Forest also offers many miles of hiking trails, with most of the trail heads within 10-minutes of Highway 80S, including some to spectacular waterfalls, such as Roaring Fork Waterfall and Setrock Creek Waterfall. Beyond camping and hiking, fishing opportunities are numerous, with trout predominant in the cool mountain streams and small-mouth bass further down in the rivers. Fishing, floating, canoeing, swimming and wading are available.
The Black Mountains, with peaks such as Mitchell, Big Tom and Craig, reflect the history of the exploration and ultimate preservation of these lofty mountains. Elisha Mitchell, the professor from the University of North Carolina who documented and established the peak which now bears his name was the highest in the United States as then bounded in 1844. He was led to this peak by local guide and bear hunter Big Tom Wilson and it was through the efforts of North Carolina Governor Locke Craig that these peaks were protected when he secured legislation to create the first state park in 1915, Mount Mitchell State Park (which is in Yancey County).
The Black Mountains are members of the oldest mountains in the world, the Appalachians. Once mighty and lofty peaks, the effects of time, erosion, weather and catastrophe have softened these mountains, yet they still retain their dignity and beauty. The Black Mountains form a fish-hook shape approximately 20-miles in length, with Celo Knob (6,326-feet) at the eye of the hook, Mount Mitchell (6,684-feet) at the bottom of the shank, and Big Butt (5,930-feet) at the point of the hook. The Black Mountains consist of sixteen peaks exceeding 6,000-feet in elevation, the largest single collection of such peaks anywhere in the United States east of the much younger Rocky Mountains.The natural splendor of the Black Mountains and the rivers which drain its slopes is simply spectacular. Preserving the natural beauty of the area has been a joint effort of the US Forest Service, with over 36,000 acres of forest lands in Yancey County, and North Carolina with the 1,500 acre Mount Mitchell State Park. Lofty peaks, varied forests of conifer and deciduous, creeks and rivers, all offer a unique natural experience found nowhere else.
Atop the Black Mountains, vegetation found only further to the north in Canada can be found, while the fauna more typical of the south can be found in the lower valley. This diverse range of vegetation is starkly rendered while looking on the slopes of the Black Mountains, dark on top from the year-round conifers (thus the name Black), while green further down in the spring through fall and leafless in the winter."
The Cove at Celo Mountain is nestled within this beauty of the Black Mountain Range outside of Asheville, NC and just off the Blue Ridge Parkway. Hidden Water Lodge is planned next to the 30' cascading waterfall along with a Pavilion and Lookout deck. Three miles of manicured hiking trails follow along Ayles Creek with resting places at Adirondack-style Lean-To's for photography, reading, or enjoying quiet time alone. There are also 4 Outdoor Living/Camp areas along the trails with locally handcrafted outdoor seating, fire pits and cooking areas. The Treehouse Hideaway and Children's Play Area, trout ponds, frog pond, and campsite area for homeowners will delight the child within you.
Come enjoy your own private getaway in this sanctuary setting of The Cove at Celo Mountain, located within one of America's favorite playgrounds.
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