Garden Lights Holiday Nights. “Very beautiful... like an enchanted forest!”
–Cynthia Stotler Koscinch “In a word: Outstanding! By all means see this new Atlanta attraction that will undoubtedly become a holiday tradition!” –Ralph Schmitt. Black Balsam Knob Mountain Hiking on the Blue Ridge Parkway. A must hike along the Blue Ridge Parkway (milepost 420.2 - about 30 miles from the Asheville exit on the Parkway) is the Black Balsam area that includes some of the most spectacular mountain balds in the Southern Appalachians, including Black Balsam Knob (or Black Balsam Bald), Sam Knob, and Tennent Mountain.
These treeless mountaintops in the Pisgah National Forest draw people from afar due to their sweeping views and alpine-like appearance. Almost entirely devoid of trees above 6000' the summit is more reminicent of New England than North Carolina. In fact, you can hike almost three miles without dropping back into the trees. This is almost unheard of in this region. At 6,214 feet, Black Balsam Knob is the 23rd highest of the 40 mountains in North Carolina over 6000 feet.
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