Touching Heaven

What is the value in touching the heavens from atop your own private mountain top?   

There is nothing else on the market in Western North Carolina that can rival this land with it’s ULTRA VIEWS and convenient proximity to the entire region.  There very well may never be anything this nice on the market ever again.  

This isn’t an investment in the perfect high country land… or even our coveted area.

    — It’s an investment in yourself and your family, your lifestyle, and the legacy you choose to leave to posterity.  

 

Part 1— The Land

0 Arrowhead Ridge

Nearly 360° vast views from Mt. Mitchell, to Roan Mountain, to Grandfather Mountain— all wrap your estate-ready 27+/- acres of PRIME Appalachian mountaintop land— A VERY RARE FIND INDEED!  

 

Here you will find yourself staking a claim on unending views in these ancient mountains— your statement-making house spot at just over 4,000 feet in elevation is ready for your imagination in how you will best enjoy the 230+ visible mountain peaks encircling you— Layer upon layer, each a different coloration, of what the Native Americans called “The Land of the Unending Mountains,” here in this area.  You can stare at this view over and over and never see the same view twice!

 

The vastness of an ever changing protected view-shed— the perfect spot for your secluded mountaintop paradise, or multiple homes for resale.  Mere mortal photography cannot do it justice!  It really is a place you must see to believe, exceeding views, until this point, only found along the Blue Ridge Parkway.   

 

This valuable land asset is located just 2 miles off US Hwy. 19-E directly between Burnsville and Spruce Pine— “Privacy without remoteness and convenience without the crowd!”  The investment is ideally suited for a secluded private retreat, or as an income generating home or group of homes.  

 

A well-maintained easy drive on a private road delivers you to the property at the apex of the mountain. This ridge top is one of the many mountains that was once home to the Cherokee, Catawaba and Shawnee dating back centuries and leaving their legacy of the many arrowheads often found on this ancient ground. 

 

Escape the heat atop your own mountain.  Create and enjoy your own private hiking trails with vast views in every direction and with every step you take. 

 

A three bedroom septic is already in place, along with a drive to one of the house spots on this acreage.  There is a well maintained road on the property, providing access to all the quality lots/building areas for your private use. 

 

The combination of elevation, timber, and topography create a wildlife-rich environment.  From the native whitetail population turkey, quail and abundant songbirds, butterflies, fox, rabbits, American bobcats, and black bear. 

 

This mountain top experiences a distinct four seasons, without the extremes.  You will have a fairly mild climate except on those rare winter days when the altitude gets the better of our latitude, but for the most part, you will have year round comfort assurance.

Along with the extremely well-built and excellently well-maintained roads, electric is also nearby along parts of the property line, and a three bedroom septic is already in place on one of the potential homesites— all major expenses deleted from the equation.  Also, the covenants are light on rules and restrictions, but strong on deed protections and very accommodating (attached below).  

 

The entire region is known for its national forest and wilderness areas, and you are just a couple miles from the famous Toe River where there is world-class canoe and kayaking, along with a high concentration of the largest specimens of our native brook/speckled trout attracting fly-fishermen from all over the US.  In addition to this world-class, clear-water angler’s dream, one can enjoy this backwater all the way from Spruce Pine,  to the Mississippi on into the Gulf of Mexico. 

 

“On the mountain top all paths unite.”

 

5 minutes to Spruce Pine, 5 minutes to The Penland School of Crafts, 5 minutes to the Blue Ridge Regional Hospital, 7 minutes to The Blue Ridge Parkway,  15 minutes to Burnsville, 45 minutes to Asheville, 2 hours from Charlotte. 

 

Part II— The Community
Estatoe

 

When looking at any small town throughout the South, one always finds that there are certain communities that are the older established areas based on local industry, or the hottest selling area based on school systems, or the most affordable residential places based on income.  This community checks all the boxes.   

The land is located just four miles outside of Spruce Pine in a place called Estatoe.  A historic past of fierce mountain independence, farming and mining.  

Just three miles from the home is the world famous Penland School of Crafts— one of the nation’s premier and prestigious schools of art with a diverse student body from all over the world, with many famous and talented people attending at various times.  

 

Part III— The Town
Spruce Pine, NC

Just 4 miles from your home is the town of Spruce Pine, which is the largest “small town” between Asheville, NC and Boone, NC with a burgeoning economy and a strong index for growth.  It is a place for artists to pour out their art and soul with an inspiration that only these ancient mountains can provide.  Spruce Pine began life as a train town, but the whole area had already established itself as a gem stone and mining center, as well as a timber resource many years before. 

Major employers for the area, outside of retail and hospitality include Bombardier Motor Corp. of America (makers of Can-Am & Sea-Doo), along with Buck Stove Corporation, Sibelco North America, and the Quartz Corp. USA— all having established their companies and livelihood here amongst all those so fortunate to call this place home, and providing good incomes to nearly 4,000 individuals.  In addition, within less that 10 miles, another 4,000+ people are employed at Baxter’s Healthcare and at two major state correctional facilities located just across the county line. 

Opening next summer, the YMCA will provide a brand new wellness center featuring top-of-the-line cardio equipment, weight machines, free weights, and an indoor track, as well as an aquatic center featuring pool exercise and  play for all ages of children an adults.  This facility will also have an indoor athletic center. 

Just five miles from this home is the Blue Ridge Regional Hospital & Medical Campus, in addition to top tier medical services, the campus hosts the East Carolina University School of Dentistry along with other medical facilities and offices, not only providing the region’s main healthcare, but also serving as another major employment center for the area. 

In addition to the natural beauty being located just off the Blue Ridge Parkway and a hop-skip and jump across the county from the Appalachian Trail, the town has a burgeoning and vibrant dining and entertainment scene.  

Breathtaking views of the most beautiful place on earth bring tourism and inspire coveted retirement havens; and trains, mines, timber, and industry together have made up the economic wealth of this entire region.

Spruce Pine, NC really is in the center of it all here in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee.  

The areas surrounding Spruce Pine offer breathtaking views and pristine waters, centered in the highest peaks of the mountains of North Carolina.  We are a safe place to adventure and live.  With our low taxes, low crime rate, emphasis on freedom, and improving infrastructure we are a place to grow and have opportunity.

People move here to get away from the hustle and bustle of the rest of the world.  Our realm is safe, clean, and still retains a degree of the ancient wild.  People desire our beautiful mountain views, and clear pristine waters.  Such natural capital as exists here keeps our market strong even during economic downturns.