Mineral resources of the Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area, Buncombe County, North Carolina
Open-File Report
78-1091
By: Frank Gardner Lesure, A. E. Grosz, B. B. Williams, and Gertrude C. Gazdik
Links
- Document: Report (pdf)
- Plate: Plate 1 (pdf)
- Superseding Publications:
- Download citation as: RIS | Dublin Core
Abstract
The Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area covers about 550 hectares of the Pisgah National Forest in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina (fig. 1). The area is 21 km northeast of Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., and 11 km southwest of Mount Mitchell, the highest point in eastern North America. The study area is bounded on the southeast by the Blue Ridge Parkway, on the northeast by Bullhead Ridge, and on the southwest and west by Big Fork Ridge (Plate 1b). It includes all of the Craggy Mountain scenic area established by the Forest Service in 1961 and some additional land west of Bearwallow Branch and along the middle part of Carter Creek for a short distance beyond the mouth of Peach Orchard Creek.
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Mineral resources of the Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area, Buncombe County, North Carolina |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 78-1091 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr781091 |
| Year Published | 1978 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | Report: iii, 23 p.; 1 Plate: 31.17 x 28.59 inches |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Buncombe County |
| Other Geospatial | Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |