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'''Brown Mountain'''<ref>{{gnis|1009664|Brown Mountain Ridge}}</ref> is a low-lying ridge, approximately 1.5 miles long, in the [[Pisgah National Forest]] near [[Morganton, North Carolina|Morganton]], [[North Carolina]], on the border of [[Burke County, North Carolina|Burke]] and [[Caldwell County, North Carolina|Caldwell]] Counties.
'''Brown Mountain'''<ref>{{gnis|1009664|Brown Mountain Ridge}}</ref> is a low-lying ridge, approximately {{convert|1.5|mi}} long, in the [[Pisgah National Forest]] near [[Morganton, North Carolina|Morganton]], in western [[North Carolina]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blueridgecountry.com/enwiki/api/content/606b1736-758c-11e8-b6d0-12408cbff2b0/|title=Brown Mountain Lights: The Mystery Continues (and Maybe Even Deepens)|last=Shockley|first=Linda|date=2018-06-21|website=Blue Ridge Country|language=en-us|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref> on the border of [[Burke County, North Carolina|Burke]] and [[Caldwell County, North Carolina|Caldwell]] Counties.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blueridgecountry.com/enwiki/api/content/0d6a0cc2-70af-11e8-812d-12408cbff2b0/|title=Brown Mountain Lights|last=Shockley|first=Linda|date=2018-06-15|website=Blue Ridge Country|language=en-us|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.lib.unc.edu/ncm/index.php/2009/03/13/race-to-witch-or-brown-mountain/|title=Race to Witch (or Brown) Mountain « North Carolina Miscellany|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref>


For perhaps hundreds of years, and since at least the early 20th century, mysterious illuminations known as the [[Brown Mountain Lights]] have been seen there.
Since at least the early 20th century, mysterious illuminations known as the [[Brown Mountain lights]] have been seen there.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Speer|first=Wade Edward|title=The Brown Mountain Lights: History, Science, and Human Nature Explain an Appalachian Mystery|publisher=McFarland|year=2017|isbn=1476666768}}</ref>

The lights are small balls that appear irregularly over Brown Mountain. There are literally hundreds of eyewitness accounts of the lights, and they have merited two investigations by the United States Geological Society. It is known that they have been seen by residents of the surrounding area since at least the 19th century, but the Cherokee Native Americans of the area may have been seeing the lights as early as the 13th century.

When present, the Brown Mountain lights can be seen from as far away as [[Blowing Rock, North Carolina]], and have been reported to rise to a fair height above the ridge, before disappearing in a 'silent explosion' like a Roman candle. The lights are best seen from Wiseman's view or [[Linville Falls]].


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Latest revision as of 18:43, 5 January 2025

Brown Mountain Ridge
Brown Mountain viewed from Beacon Heights
Highest point
Elevation2,283 ft (696 m)
Coordinates35°54′57″N 81°44′45″W / 35.91583°N 81.74583°W / 35.91583; -81.74583
Geography
Map
LocationBurke / Caldwell counties, North Carolina, U.S.
Parent rangeBlue Ridge Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Collettsville

Brown Mountain[1] is a low-lying ridge, approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long, in the Pisgah National Forest near Morganton, in western North Carolina,[2] on the border of Burke and Caldwell Counties.[3][4]

Since at least the early 20th century, mysterious illuminations known as the Brown Mountain lights have been seen there.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brown Mountain Ridge
  2. ^ Shockley, Linda (June 21, 2018). "Brown Mountain Lights: The Mystery Continues (and Maybe Even Deepens)". Blue Ridge Country. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  3. ^ Shockley, Linda (June 15, 2018). "Brown Mountain Lights". Blue Ridge Country. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  4. ^ "Race to Witch (or Brown) Mountain « North Carolina Miscellany". Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  5. ^ Speer, Wade Edward (2017). The Brown Mountain Lights: History, Science, and Human Nature Explain an Appalachian Mystery. McFarland. ISBN 1476666768.
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