Bear's Paw

Bear's Paw
Bear's Paw
Hanging Rock
	Peak Mountain (left) and Bear's Paw (right) viewed from Grandfather Mountain
Highest point
Elevation	5,203 ft (1,586 m)
Prominence	1,080 ft (330 m)
Coordinates	36°09′13″N 81°49′27″W / 36.15361°N 81.82417°W
Geography
	Bear's Paw Location in North Carolina Bear's Paw Bear's Paw (the United States)
Location	Avery / Watauga counties, North Carolina, U.S.
Parent range	Blue Ridge Mountains
Topo map	USGS Valle Crucis

Hanging Rock, also known as Bear's Paw (Yonah‑wayah in

Elk and Watauga

In 2008, Bear Paw State Natural Area was established on the mountain by the

References

^ ^a ^b "Hanging Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
^ "Hanging Rock". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Session Law 2008-155". Raleigh, North Carolina: General Assembly of North Carolina. June 19, 2003. Retrieved September 13, 2011. [T]his site was known by the Cherokee as Yonah‑wayah, or Bear's Paw[.]
^ "Bear Paw and Yellow Mountain State Natural Areas Authorized". ncparks.gov. N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources. August 5, 2008. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
^ "Size of the North Carolina State Parks System". North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation. January 1, 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on October 4, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.