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The '''Brushy Mountains''' are a mountain range located in northwestern [[North Carolina]]. They are an isolated "spur" of the much larger [[Blue Ridge Mountains]], separated from them by the [[Yadkin River]] valley.<ref name="North Carolina 1973">''North Carolina: The History of a Southern State'', by Hugh Talmadge Lefler & Albert Ray Newsome, Copyright 1973, University of North Carolina Press.</ref> A deeply eroded range, they move from the southwest to the northeast, and cross five counties in North Carolina: [[Caldwell County, North Carolina|Caldwell]], [[Alexander County, North Carolina|Alexander]], [[Wilkes County, North Carolina|Wilkes]], [[Iredell County, North Carolina|Iredell]], and [[Yadkin County, North Carolina|Yadkin]]. |
The '''Brushy Mountains''' are a mountain range located in northwestern [[North Carolina]]. They are an isolated "spur" of the much larger [[Blue Ridge Mountains]], separated from them by the [[Yadkin River]] valley.<ref name="North Carolina 1973">''North Carolina: The History of a Southern State'', by Hugh Talmadge Lefler & Albert Ray Newsome, Copyright 1973, University of North Carolina Press.</ref> A deeply eroded range, they move from the southwest to the northeast, and cross five counties in North Carolina: [[Caldwell County, North Carolina|Caldwell]], [[Alexander County, North Carolina|Alexander]], [[Wilkes County, North Carolina|Wilkes]], [[Iredell County, North Carolina|Iredell]], and [[Yadkin County, North Carolina|Yadkin]]. |
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The Brushy Mountains divide, for much of their courses, the waters of the Yadkin River and the [[Catawba River]], two of central North Carolina's largest rivers. The range is approximately {{convert|45|mi|km}} long, but only 4 to 8 miles wide. The highest point in the chain is [[Pores Knob]] (2,680 feet, 817 meters), in Wilkes County.<ref name="North Carolina 1973" /> Among the other notable peaks in the range are [[Hibriten Mountain]] in [[Caldwell County, North Carolina|Caldwell County]], which marks the western end of the Brushy Mountains and is a prominent landmark in the city of [[Lenoir, North Carolina]]; Hickory Knob, the highest point in [[Alexander County, North Carolina]]; and Fox Mountain, the highest point in [[Iredell County, North Carolina]]. The "Brushies", as they are often called by locals, usually rise from 300 to {{convert|800|ft|m}} above the surrounding countryside, with few peaks rising more than a thousand feet above their base.<ref name="North Carolina 1973" /> The forests on the mountains are part of the [[Southeastern mixed forests]] [[ecoregion]].<ref name |
The Brushy Mountains divide, for much of their courses, the waters of the Yadkin River and the [[Catawba River]], two of central North Carolina's largest rivers. The range is approximately {{convert|45|mi|km}} long, but only 4 to 8 miles wide. The highest point in the chain is [[Pores Knob]] (2,680 feet, 817 meters), in Wilkes County.<ref name="North Carolina 1973" /> Among the other notable peaks in the range are [[Hibriten Mountain]] in [[Caldwell County, North Carolina|Caldwell County]], which marks the western end of the Brushy Mountains and is a prominent landmark in the city of [[Lenoir, North Carolina]]; Hickory Knob, the highest point in [[Alexander County, North Carolina]]; and Fox Mountain, the highest point in [[Iredell County, North Carolina]]. The "Brushies", as they are often called by locals, usually rise from 300 to {{convert|800|ft|m}} above the surrounding countryside, with few peaks rising more than a thousand feet above their base.<ref name="North Carolina 1973" /> The forests on the mountains are part of the [[Southeastern mixed forests]] [[ecoregion]].<ref name="ecoregions">{{cite journal|author=Olson, D. M |author2=E. Dinerstein |title=Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth |journal=[[BioScience]] |year=2001 |volume=51 |issue=11 |pages=933–938 |url=http://gis.wwfus.org/wildfinder/ |doi=10.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[0933:TEOTWA]2.0.CO;2 |display-authors=etal |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014034322/http://gis.wwfus.org/wildfinder/ |archivedate=2011-10-14 |df= }}</ref> |
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The Mountains are primarily known for their abundance of apple orchards, and the [[Brushy Mountain Apple Festival]] is held in [[North Wilkesboro, North Carolina]] each year to celebrate the harvest. The region was also once known as a hotbed of "[[moonshining]]", or the production of illegal homemade liquor. Several of the earliest stars of [[stock-car racing]] in the 1940s and 1950s got their start in the moonshining business in the Brushy Mountains. [[James Larkin Pearson]], a newspaper publisher and editor who served as North Carolina's official [[North Carolina Poet Laureate|Poet Laureate]] from 1953 to 1981, was born and raised in the Brushy Mountains, and lived in the Brushies his entire life. Much of his poetry was based on his life in the Brushy Mountains. |
The Mountains are primarily known for their abundance of apple orchards, and the [[Brushy Mountain Apple Festival]] is held in [[North Wilkesboro, North Carolina]] each year to celebrate the harvest. The region was also once known as a hotbed of "[[moonshining]]", or the production of illegal homemade liquor. Several of the earliest stars of [[stock-car racing]] in the 1940s and 1950s got their start in the moonshining business in the Brushy Mountains. [[James Larkin Pearson]], a newspaper publisher and editor who served as North Carolina's official [[North Carolina Poet Laureate|Poet Laureate]] from 1953 to 1981, was born and raised in the Brushy Mountains, and lived in the Brushies his entire life. Much of his poetry was based on his life in the Brushy Mountains. |
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The Brushy Mountains are a mountain range located in northwestern North Carolina. They are an isolated "spur" of the much larger Blue Ridge Mountains, separated from them by the Yadkin River valley.[1] A deeply eroded range, they move from the southwest to the northeast, and cross five counties in North Carolina: Caldwell, Alexander, Wilkes, Iredell, and Yadkin.
The Brushy Mountains divide, for much of their courses, the waters of the Yadkin River and the Catawba River, two of central North Carolina's largest rivers. The range is approximately 45 miles (72 km) long, but only 4 to 8 miles wide. The highest point in the chain is Pores Knob (2,680 feet, 817 meters), in Wilkes County.[1] Among the other notable peaks in the range are Hibriten Mountain in Caldwell County, which marks the western end of the Brushy Mountains and is a prominent landmark in the city of Lenoir, North Carolina; Hickory Knob, the highest point in Alexander County, North Carolina; and Fox Mountain, the highest point in Iredell County, North Carolina. The "Brushies", as they are often called by locals, usually rise from 300 to 800 feet (240 m) above the surrounding countryside, with few peaks rising more than a thousand feet above their base.[1] The forests on the mountains are part of the Southeastern mixed forests ecoregion.[2]
The Mountains are primarily known for their abundance of apple orchards, and the Brushy Mountain Apple Festival is held in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina each year to celebrate the harvest. The region was also once known as a hotbed of "moonshining", or the production of illegal homemade liquor. Several of the earliest stars of stock-car racing in the 1940s and 1950s got their start in the moonshining business in the Brushy Mountains. James Larkin Pearson, a newspaper publisher and editor who served as North Carolina's official Poet Laureate from 1953 to 1981, was born and raised in the Brushy Mountains, and lived in the Brushies his entire life. Much of his poetry was based on his life in the Brushy Mountains.
References
- ^ a b c North Carolina: The History of a Southern State, by Hugh Talmadge Lefler & Albert Ray Newsome, Copyright 1973, University of North Carolina Press.
- ^ Olson, D. M; E. Dinerstein; et al. (2001). "Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth". BioScience. 51 (11): 933–938. doi:10.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[0933:TEOTWA]2.0.CO;2. Archived from the original on 2011-10-14.
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- North Carolina: The History of a Southern State, Hugh Talmadge Lefler & Albert Ray Newsome, authors. University of North Carolina Press, 1973.
- Blue Ridge Mountains
- Mountain ranges of North Carolina
- Subranges of the Appalachian Mountains
- Landforms of Caldwell County, North Carolina
- Landforms of Alexander County, North Carolina
- Landforms of Wilkes County, North Carolina
- Landforms of Iredell County, North Carolina
- Landforms of Yadkin County, North Carolina