Beacon Heights
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A large slab of rock with awe-inspiring views of the Linville Gorge, the Black Mountains, and the Wilson Creek watershed awaits hikers coming up from the Blue Ridge Parkway. Beacon Heights is also renowned for its small concentration of quality boulders.
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Coordinates: 36°4'53"N 81°49'43"W
- Grandfather Mountain 2.1 km
- Long Island of the Holston 86 km
- Cradle of Forestry and Pink Beds 119 km
- Downtown Spartanburg, SC 125 km
- Downtown Greenville, SC 146 km
- The S-Curve 164 km
- Nantahala Gorge 189 km
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park 198 km
- Whisper Mountain 202 km
- The Tail of the Dragon 205 km
- Grandfather Mountain State Park 3.6 km
- Linville, North Carolina 4.2 km
- Linville Land Harbor 7.5 km
- Avery County, North Carolina 7.5 km
- Linville Fault Line (currently inactive) 12 km
- Watauga County, North Carolina 23 km
- Caldwell County, North Carolina 28 km
- Elk Knob State Park 31 km
- Johnson County, Tennessee 40 km
- Ashe County, North Carolina 48 km