Adams Mountain

Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Adams Mountain

Location in North Carolina

LocationCaldwell County, North Carolina, U.S.Parent rangeBlue Ridge MountainsTopo mapUSGS Collettsville

Adams Mountain (variant name: Adams Knob^[1]) is a mountain near the unincorporated community of Collettsville, North Carolina. It is situated wholly within Pisgah National Forest. It reaches 2,490 feet (759 m) and is nearby Brown Mountain Ridge, which is known for its mysterious Brown Mountain Lights. Adams Mountain rises along the eastern rim of Wilson Creek Gorge. Its slopes generate feeder streams for Wilson Creek as it flows towards the Catawba River.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Adams Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-12-29.

Mountains of North Carolina

Blue Ridge Mountains

Bald Mountains	Big Bald Max Patch
Black Mountains	Celo Knob Mount Craig Mount Mitchell
Brushy Mountains	Hibriten Mountain Pores Knob
Great Balsam Mountains	Black Balsam Knob Chestnut Mountain (Transylvania County) Cold Mountain Richland Balsam Shining Rock Tanasee Bald
Great Craggy Mountains	Beaucatcher Mountain
Great Smoky Mountains	Andrews Bald Charlies Bunion Clingmans Dome Gregory Bald Marks Knob Mount Cammerer Mount Chapman Mount Collins Mount Guyot Mount Hardison Mount Kephart Mount Sequoyah Mount Sterling Old Black Shuckstack Silers Bald Spence Field Thunderhead Mountain Tricorner Knob
Plott Balsams	Eaglenest Mountain North Eaglenest Mountain Waterrock Knob
Unaka Range	Big Yellow Mountain Grassy Ridge Bald Little Yellow Mountain Roan Mountain
Unicoi Mountains	Bob Stratton Bald Haw Knob Hooper Bald
Iron Mountains	Snake Mountain North Carolina-Tennessee-Virginia Corners
Others	Adams Mountain Bear's Paw Bee Mountain Beech Mountain Bluerock Mountain Brier Knob Brown Mountain Chestnut Mountain (Caldwell County) Crossing Knob Doe Hill Mountain Elk Knob Fire Scale Mountain Flattop Mountain Grandfather Mountain Grandmother Mountain Howard Knob Humpback Mountain Little Chestnut Mountain Mount Pisgah Peak Mountain Pixie Mountain Rich Mountain, near Boone, Watauga County - 1) Rich Mountain (SSW of Boone) 2) Rich Mountain (NW of Boone) 3) Rich Mountain Bald (NNW of Boone) Sassafras Mountain Spanish Oak Mountain Stone Mountain Sugar Mountain Table Rock Three Top Mountain Tomkins Knob Woody's Knob