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Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area (Hillsborough, North Carolina)

Jun 18, 2010

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by

Nicolette Cagle

in Field Notes

OverviewOcconeechee Mountain State Natural Area, located in Hillsborough, North Carolina just off I-85, is widely appreciated for its geologic uniqueness and its unusual plant and animal communities. Occoneechee Mountain is one of North Carolina’s classic monadnocks—an isolated mountain rising above the Piedmont peneplain. Its elevation and relative isolation create conditions suitable for a number of…