Photo by Danny Davis - Reba Church, who learned to cook while growing up on her parents' farm on Beech Mountain in North Carolina, places her Watergate Cake on the table.
With temperatures in the mid-60s Sunday, Appalachian Ski Mountain became the final High Country ski resort to shut its doors on a lukewarm season.
City Description
For the geographical feature, see Beech Mountain (North Carolina).
Beech Mountain is the highest town east of the Rocky Mountains, located in both Avery and Watauga counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 310 at the 2000 census. The town is located atop Beech Mountain, one of the higher peaks of the Blue Ridge Mountains range.
Beech Mountain is located at 36°12′23″N 81°52′59″W / 36.20639°N 81.88306°W / 36.20639; -81.88306 (36.206374, -81.883115).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.7 sq mi (17.4 km²), all land.
At an elevation of 5,506 feet (1,678 m), Beech Mountain is the highest incorporated community east of the Mississippi River. Beech Mountain Ski Resort is one of very few ski areas operating in the Southeastern United States.
As of the census of 2000, there were 310 people, 145 households, and 95 families residing in the town. The population density was 46.6 people per square mile (18.0/km²). There were 1,868 housing units at an average density of 280.8 per square mile (108.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.42% White, and 2.58% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 0.97% of
