Brown_Mountain_(North_Carolina)

Brown Mountain (North Carolina)

Brown Mountain (North Carolina)

Ridge in North Carolina, United States

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]

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

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  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brown Mountain Ridge
  2. [2]
    Shockley, Linda (2018-06-21). "Brown Mountain Lights: The Mystery Continues (and Maybe Even Deepens)". Blue Ridge Country. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
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    Shockley, Linda (2018-06-15). "Brown Mountain Lights". Blue Ridge Country. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
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    "Race to Witch (or Brown) Mountain « North Carolina Miscellany". Retrieved 2020-03-17.
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    Speer, Wade Edward (2017). The Brown Mountain Lights: History, Science, and Human Nature Explain an Appalachian Mystery. McFarland. ISBN 1476666768.
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