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1960 Map of Grandfather Mountain

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Grandfather Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Calloway Peak stands as the dramatic high point of this high-elevation landscape, where the Blue Ridge Parkway winds along the crest of the Blue Ridge. The map documents a rugged transition from the resort settlement of Linville and its surrounding Pisgah National Forest land to the deep drainages of the Daniel Boone Wildlife Management Area. A notable concentration of human engineering is found near Grandmother Gap, including the U.S. Weather Station Mile High Swinging Bridge.

Evidence of established mountain communities is scattered throughout the hollows, marked by New Hopewell Church, Hopkins Chapel, and the isolated Cary Flat Cem. The hydrology is defined by the headwaters of the Watauga River and the complex network of Wilson Creek and Lost Cove Creek, illustrating how the steep terrain dictated historical settlement patterns around places like Edgemont and Roseborough.