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'''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>
'''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>


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|location=|pages=}}</ref>The lights are small balls that appear irregularly over Brown Mountain.
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>


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:Mountains of North Carolina]]
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[[Category:Protected areas of Caldwell County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Caldwell County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Pisgah National Forest]]
[[Category:Pisgah National Forest]]
[[Category:Paranormal places in the United States]]
[[Category:Mountains of Caldwell County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Mountains of Caldwell County, North Carolina]]

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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