노스 캐롤라이나‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪20‬개의 산 정상

Fun hike, lots of great views

A very good vantage point, usually well-visited. The view is breathtaking, though. I would always bring a jacket, even on warm days it can be a bit colder there.

Tennent Mountain is a grassy bald with a rocky summit in the Great Balsams in Pisgah National Forest. Hiking the well-maintained Art Loeb Trail offers relatively easy access this breathtaking mountain views. At the summit, you'll find a large marker dedicated to Gaillard Stoney Tennent (1872-1953), who, according to the plaque, "established organized hiking in North Carolina."

Black Balsam Knob, standing at 6,214 feet, offers amazing views of the surrounding Blue Ridge Mountains and Great Balsam Mountains. This treeless bald is ideal for a short hike and attracts families, day hikers, picnickers, and photographers. You can extend your hike by continuing on the Art Loeb Trail to explore connecting trails for a loop hike. This is the second-highest peak the Great Balsam Mountains has to offer.

Pilot Mountain, a striking metamorphic quartzite monadnock mountanin, rises 2,421 feet above sea level. This iconic peak, a reaiming part of the ancient Sauratown Mountains, features two large formations: Big Pinnacle, with its colorful bare rock walls and rounded top, and Little Pinnacle. Visitors can drive to a parking lot on the ridge and access trails leading to stunning overlooks. Pilot Mountain State Park encompasses Pilot Mountain and extends to the Yadkin River, with hiking options like the Jomeokee Trail circling Big Pinnacle and the Ledge Spring Trail offering some of the state's best rock climbing.

Andrews Bald is located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and stands at 5,920 feet, making it the highest grassy bald (a type of summit unique to the area that is covered in thick vegetation of native grasses or shrubs), in the park. The bald area, which covers the south slope of the mountain, is left over from historical cattle grazing practices, and although forestation began reclaiming the area after the park's establishment, visitor support led to the preservation of the summit as is in the 1980s. Named after early settler Andres Thompson, Andrews Bald can be accessed via the Forney Ridge Trail, which is about two miles from the parking lot, and intersects the Appalachian Trail.

Moore’s Knob Tower, located in Hanging Rock State Park, is a popular destination for hikers in North Carolina. Originally a fire lookout tower, it has been replaced by a stone observation tower that offers sweeping views of the surrounding area - on clear days you might be able to see the cities of Greensboro and Winston-Salem! There are two main routes to reach the tower: a shorter hike of 3.8 miles on the Moore’s Knob Loop Trail starting at the lake, or a longer 4.5-mile loop.

With an elevation of almost 2,600 feet, Moore's Knob is the highest mountain in the Sauratown Mountains. The Lookout Tower on top of the mountain nowadays serves as an observation platform and a panel provides information about the surrounding area.