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NC 1 . Long Hope Creek Spruce Bog. Acreage. 380 estimated. 



Location: Ashe and Watauga counties; Zionville, N.C.-Tenn. Quadrangle; 1 1 

 miles N of Boone; only access via trails; situated between Long Hope Mt. Ridge 

 and Old Field Bald, 2 miles NE of Elk Knob. 



Description: Spruce-laurel bog with cranberry openings situated at an elevation 

 of about 4200 feet. This area was only recently discovered and has not yet been 

 studied. It is the largest bog in the mountains of North Carolina. Some mature 

 timber still exists. 



Ownership: Private. 



Data source: Albert Radford, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C. 

 27514. 



Other knowledgeable persons: James W. Hardin, Department of Botany, North 

 Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C. 27600. 



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