Tanasee Bald, also called Tennessee Bald, is a mountain near the Blue Ridge Parkway in western North Carolina, on the Haywood/Transylvania border.[2] It is 5561 feet high. It is in the Great Balsam Mountains within the Blue Ridge Mountains, which is part of the Appalachian Mountains
| Tanasee Bald | |
|---|---|
 Tanasee Bald viewed from the Blue Ridge Parkway | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,561 ft (1,695 m) |
| Coordinates | 35°17′30″N 82°55′03″W / 35.29177°N 82.91763°W |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Haywood / Transylvania counties, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Parent range | Great Balsam Mountains Blue Ridge Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Sam Knob |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hike[1] |
Tanasee Bald is the southern limit of breeding of the northern saw-whet owl, which is from the boreal forests of Canada.[3]
Myth of Jutaculla
editCherokee folklore is that Jutaculla (alternative English spelling is Judaculla; Cherokee name is Tsul'kălû'), a slant-eyed giant, lives on top of the bald.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Nature Conservancy in North Carolina - Bonas Defeat Gorge/Balsam Area". Retrieved 2007-07-12.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tanasee Bald
- ^ "WildWNC.org : Nature Notes : Saw Whet Owls". Archived from the original on 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2007-07-12.
- ^ Ellison, George; Mooney, James E. (1992). James Mooney's history, myths, and sacred formulas of the Cherokees: containing the full texts of Myths of the Cherokee (1900) and The sacred formulas of the Cherokees (1891) as published by the Bureau of American Ethnology: with a new biographical introduction, James Mooney and the eastern Cherokees. Asheville, NC: Bright Mountain Books (Historical Images). ISBN 0-914875-19-1. p 479