A Geology of Memory: Whiteside Mountain, North Carolina
WEBJan 29, 2020 · This mountain in western North Carolina, called Whiteside Mountain and Sanigilâ’gĭ in Cherokee, is a site of an ever-shifting strata of personal and historical memory. In one of my earliest childhood memories, partial and overexposed like a polaroid cutout, a king snake bakes on the brilliant white rocks of the summit.
Whiteside Mountain - Wikipedia
WEBWhiteside Mountain or Sanigilâ'gĭ in Cherokee is a mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina between Cashiers, Highlands, North Carolina, and the Georgia border. [1] Whiteside Mountain can boast the highest cliffs in Eastern North America. [2]
National Forests in North Carolina - Whiteside Mountain - US Forest Service
WEBWhiteside Mountain. A landmark along the Eastern Continental Divide, Whiteside Mountain rises to an elevation of 4,930 feet. The mountain's cliffs look like sheets of ice draped across the mountain. This magnificent rock is about 390 to 460 million years old.
Whence These Special Places? The Geology of Cashiers, Highlands ...
WEBAug 30, 2019 · Why does Whiteside Mountain have a different shape than Bald Rock, and why is Rock Mountain rounded while its close neighbor Chimneytop has a pointy summit? To explore these questions, Whence These Special Places? opens by discussing 500 million years of geologic processes that have produced the …
Geolex — Whiteside publications - USGS
WEBApr 4, 2024 · Unit termed informal Whiteside Mountain pluton and lumped with Stone Mountain, Mount Airy, and Spruce Pine plutons as quartz diorite to granodiorite map unit. Age given as Devonian (390 Ma). Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).
Nature Journal: Whiteside Mountain 'breathtaking' - The …
WEBApr 1, 2015 · Nature Journal. A splendid view of the vertical cliffs can be obtained by taking U.S. 107 south from Cashiers. Find links to learn more at the bottom of this story. Situated alongside U.S. 64...
Interactive map of the geology of North Carolina
WEBThe North Carolina Geological Survey has produced an interactive online version of its geologic map of North Carolina. Users can click on the individual units for more information, and a PDF of the map is available for download.
Whiteside Mountain in the Western North Carolina Mountains
WEBrock cliffs that reach to 4930 feet. This landmark on the eastern continental divide is between Highlands and Cashiers off U.S. 64. Whiteside Mountain rises over 2,100 feet from the valley floor to the summit at 4,930 feet. A 2-mile loop trail climbs above the 750-foot cliffs along the ridge.
Geologic units in Wilkes county, North Carolina
WEBContains biotite, muscovite, and xenocrysts. Includes Whiteside Mountain, Stone Mountain, Mount Airy, Spruce Pine, and other smaller plutons.
Hiking the tallest cliffs in Eastern N. America at Whiteside Mountain ...
WEBTrailhead at Whiteside Mountain Scenic Area. Driving along U.S. Route 64 from Cashiers to the Whiteside Mountain trailhead, one gets their first glance of this mountains massive cliffs from a popular roadside pull-off named, the Big View Scenic Overlook.
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