Standing Indian Mountain, NC
Located in the Nantahala Mountains of western North Carolina, Standing Indian Mountain is a high point along the Eastern Continental Divide. Directly below it to the northeast, the very upper reaches of the Nantahala River, a cold, clear trout stream, flow north to join the Tennessee River on its much-impounded route to the Mississippi. To the southwest, visible from the viewpoint on the mountaintop, are the headwaters of the Tallulah River, which flows south into Georgia, and eventually into the Savannah River and the Atlantic Ocean. The western face of the mountain is a sizable bare bedrock ledge that quickly descends a few hundred feet, above a nearly 3000 foot descent to the valley bottom.The view from the mountain is about 180 degrees centered on the west, as the other side is densely forested. The Great Smoky Mountains, the Nantahala Mountains, and the Tusquitee Mountains dominate the scenery. An overwhelming network of ridges, pointed but gentle mountaintops, and steep valleys,