Bear's Paw

Bear's Paw
Bear's Paw
Hanging Rock
	Peak Mountain (left) and Bear's Paw (right) viewed from Grandfather Mountain
Highest point
Elevation	5,203 ft (1,586 m)
Prominence	1,080 ft (330 m)
Coordinates	36°09′13″N 81°49′27″W / 36.15361°N 81.82417°W
Geography
	Bear's Paw Location in North Carolina Bear's Paw Bear's Paw (the United States)
Location	Avery / Watauga counties, North Carolina, U.S.
Parent range	Blue Ridge Mountains
Topo map	USGS Valle Crucis

Hanging Rock, also known as Bear's Paw (Yonah‑wayah in Cherokee),^[3] is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, next to the town of Seven Devils. It is along the Avery and Watauga border. Its elevation reaches 5,203 feet (1,586 m). The mountain generates feeder streams for the Elk and Watauga rivers.

In 2008, Bear Paw State Natural Area was established on the mountain by the North Carolina General Assembly.^[3] The High Country Conservancy acquired the initial 350 acres (1.4 km²) for the state,^[4] and the park now encompasses 384 acres (1.55 km²).^[5] The natural area is located just north of Grandfather Mountain State Park, and it protects Hanging Rock Ridge and the headwaters of Dutch Creek. It is managed by Grandfather Mountain State Park.

References

^ ^a ^b "Hanging Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
^ "Hanging Rock". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Session Law 2008-155". Raleigh, North Carolina: General Assembly of North Carolina. June 19, 2003. Retrieved September 13, 2011. [T]his site was known by the Cherokee as Yonah‑wayah, or Bear's Paw[.]
^ "Bear Paw and Yellow Mountain State Natural Areas Authorized". ncparks.gov. N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources. August 5, 2008. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
^ "Size of the North Carolina State Parks System". North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation. January 1, 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on October 4, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.

External links

Bear Paw SNA Map by the Town of Seven Devils.

[gnis-1] "Hanging Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 29, 2009.

[pb-2] "Hanging Rock". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 31, 2009.

[SL2008-155-3] "Session Law 2008-155". Raleigh, North Carolina: General Assembly of North Carolina. June 19, 2003. Retrieved September 13, 2011. [T]his site was known by the Cherokee as Yonah‑wayah, or Bear's Paw[.]

[NCDENR-NewsRelease-4] "Bear Paw and Yellow Mountain State Natural Areas Authorized". ncparks.gov. N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources. August 5, 2008. Retrieved September 13, 2011.

[ParkSize-5] "Size of the North Carolina State Parks System". North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation. January 1, 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on October 4, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.

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