Good forOutdoor lovers
Heath bald cluster at Blue Ridge Parkway MP 364, ~30 minutes NE of Asheville, famous for late-June Catawba rhododendron bloom that turns the slopes magenta. Craggy Pinnacle Trail is a 1.5-mile round-trip hike to 360-degree mountain views.
Quick facts
- ·Visitor center seasonal. Part of Great Craggy Mountains subrange. Mt. Mitchell (highest peak east of Mississippi at 6,684 ft) is further north at MP 355.
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