Beech Mountain, North Carolina

• Company proposes building adventure course at city park
  

  A company that builds adventure courses and playgrounds wants to build both at Catawba Meadows Park.

• Lift Ticket
  

  They say things move slower in the High Country, which serves as a perfect excuse for why you haven't gotten out to the slopes much this winter - this winter to best all winters.

• Story Tellers And Story Keepers: The Library Of Congress And The...
  

  The Library of Congress and the Country Music Association announced a day-long program for the CMA Board of Directors at the nation's library, including a comprehensive tour of the historic Jefferson Building, an extensive orientation to the Library's music, sound recording, and folk collections focusing on Country Music, and a concert in the ...

• A Fulfilling Life: French-Swiss Ski College and Jim Cottrell Celebrate Forty Years of Service
  

  French-Swiss founders Jim Cottrell and Jack Lester arranged celebrity visits, such as by astronaut Charles Duke , to draw attention to the ski school in its early days.

• View from the Top
  

  He called it his eyes to the world. Every day after class, Richard Wolfe spent the remaining hours of the day operating the 35mm film projector at Sophia Theater.

• Strong Winds, Snow Hit NC Mountains 24 min ago
  

  Strong winds hit the North Carolina mountains Thursday, creating near whiteout conditions in areas like Banner Elk and Beech Mountain.

• Feature Photos: Two Months of Snow
  

  As of this Thursday, February 18, snow has been on the ground in the High Country for two straight months, hardly relenting since it first buried the region on December 18, 2009.

• Kentuckya s Poet Laureate Visits ASU February 19 to 20
  

  On Friday, February 19, Norman Gurney will join Watauga County storyteller Orville Hicks to present 'Jack Tales: Yesterday and Tomorrow' in ASU's Plemmons Student Union.

• Blizzard Conditions Persist In NC Mountains 13 min ago
  

  High winds and snow created white-out conditions in the North Carolina mountains.

• News Watch
  

  Preliminary, Preliminary Damage Assessment Meeting Held January 13 Raleigh representatives from the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management conducted a preliminary, preliminary damage assessment meeting at the Watauga County Commissioners' Boardroom on January 13.

• Business Spotlights 2009
  

  Whether born and raised here or from out of town, these entrepreneurial spirits believe in the area so much that they have decided to meld, share and align their business passions with the everyday goings-on of the region.

• 3 Weeks of Snowy White, Freezing, Icy Cold... Hell
  

  Story by Corinne Saunders Ice, snow and chaos. It began before Christmas and seems to be ongoing.

• What a Year! 2009 in Review Part 2 of 4: April through June
  

  What a Year! 2009 in Review - Part 2 of 4: April through June Compiled by Sam Calhoun and Anna Oakes April '09 This aerial photograph depicts a mountaintop removal mine near Rawl, West Virginia.

• More
  

  Winter weather means big business for the local auto-parts industry. Just ask New River Tire and Alignment's Lance Critcher.

• Warmer weather on the way for Asheville area
  

  Don't sweat the cold. It's almost over. Although frigid temperatures are expected today and tomorrow, the forecast calls for highs in the low 40s starting Monday, climbing to near a relatively balmy 50 degrees by mid-week. 'Basically, we have an area of very strong high Arctic pressure that's moving over the region right now and it's going to ...

• Changes dominated much of county year
  

  As far as we know, British rocker David Bowie never set foot in Caldwell County in 2009, but there were plenty of ch-ch-ch-changes to trace the time.

• Countdown to 2010a "Celebrate the New Year in the High Country
  

  Multi-instrumentalist Al Coffey will perform at Glidewell's in Blowing Rock as part of the restaurant's New Year's Eve party.

• Great holiday getaways in the U.S. Southeast
  

  GOTTA SEE: Colonial Williamsburg goes all-out with 1700s holiday celebrations through Jan.

• Western North Carolina dodges bulk of snowstorm
  

  A snowstorm forecasted to cover most of the mountains missed much of Western North Carolina, leaving less than an inch of snow in many places.

City Description

Beech Mountain is a town in 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 Southern 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/sq mi (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 the population. There were 145 households out of which 15.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married

City Contained By:

• United States of America
• Avery County
• Watauga County
• North Carolina

City Contains:

• Land of Oz

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 17.3529203393 km squared

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