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Beech
Mountain is such a wonderful place to call "home" or to serve as a
summer retreat and it also provides four seasons of enjoyment.
Spring and Summer temps rarely exceed 80 degrees...and the high
elevations of Beech Mountain mean living at a totally different
level!
Autumns are truly awe-inspiring with fall colors bursting all
over...and during winter...our area truly becomes a "winter
wonderland".
 We have included some information about living on Beech Mountain
below. Check back as we'll update this information regularly.
Beech Mountain is located on Highway 184, approximately 25 miles
from Boone and 5 miles from Banner Elk.
In the winter, Ski Beech offers 15 slopes for skiing or snowboarding
and 10 lifts.
Ski Beech also has three 375 foot tube runs in its new tubing area,
and an outdoor ice skating rink.
The town of Beech Mountain offers FREE sledding for children of all
ages on a lighted hill next to the town hall. (We keep plastic sleds
at the chalet for our guests.)
Located at 5,506 feet above sea level, Beech Mountain is always cool
(natural air conditioning), even in the summertime. Although winter
is wonderful, there are so many things to see and do in the spring,
summer and fall.
Maybe you are more interested in playing tennis on one of the Club's
10 courts or swimming in the olympic size heated swimming pool. The
Mountain also offers many hiking trails and two lakes if you prefer
fishing. Whitewater rafting, horseback riding and hiking on the
waterfall trails of the Blue Ridge are very popular activities as
well. We are within a short distance from many of the well-known
family attractions, such as Tweetsie Railroad, Grandfather Mountain,
Linville Caverns and more!
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Locate great places to dine with this extensive list of eateries.
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If your passion is shopping, you are in luck! While Fred's General
Store on the Mountain is charming and has a little bit of
everything, The Mast General Stores in Valle Crucis or Boone are a
must see! The area offers lots of craft and antique shops, but be
sure and reserve a day for shopping at the Outlet Mall (35 stores)
and many fine shops in the town of Blowing Rock.
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BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION:
Population (year 2000): 310
Males: 161 (51.9%), Females: 149 (48.1%)
Elevation: 4200 feet
County: Avery
Land area: 6.7 square miles
Zip code: 28604
Median resident age: 50.8 years
Median household income: $47,500 (year 2000)
Median house value: $133,800 (year 2000)
Races in Beech Mountain:
White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
Two or more races (2.6%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted
in other races)
Ancestries: English (36.8%), German (19.7%), Irish (10.6%), Italian
(8.4%), Scotch-Irish (8.4%), Scottish (7.7%).
For population 25 years and over in Beech Mountain
High school or higher: 96.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 16.3%
Unemployed: 6.7%
Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Beech Mountain town
Never married: 21.0%
Now married: 63.3%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 3.1%
Divorced: 12.0%
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (34.8 miles, pop.
55,469).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (100.1 miles, pop.
540,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (532.1 miles,
pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities: Banner Elk, NC (3.3 miles), Sugar Mountain, NC (6.1
miles), Elk Park, NC (7.5 miles), Newland, NC (8.8 miles), Roan
Mountain, TN (12.8 miles), Crossnore, NC (13.2 miles), Boone, NC
(14.7 miles), Blowing Rock, NC (15.4 miles).
Single-family new house construction building permits:
1996: 30 buildings, average cost: $116,500
1997: 33 buildings, average cost: $157,500
1998: 33 buildings, average cost: $157,500
1999: 32 buildings, average cost: $186,600
2000: 62 buildings, average cost: $169,600
2001: 12 buildings, average cost: $181,700
2002: 24 buildings, average cost: $174,300
Area code: 828
Industries providing employment:
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste
management services (22.2%), Retail trade (15.0%),
Educational, health and social services (14.4%), Construction
(11.4%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
(10.2%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food
services (10.2%).
Crime in Beech Mountain (2001):
0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
7 burglaries (2258.1 per 100,000)
0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
Hospitals/medical centers near Beech Mountain:
CANNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; LINVILLE, NC )
BLOWING ROCK HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; BLOWING ROCK, NC)
WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; BOONE, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Beech
Mountain:
TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 40 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT,
TN)
HICKORY REGIONAL (about 48 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID: HKY)
ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 70 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; ID: AVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Beech Mountain:
JOHNSON COUNTY (about 16 miles; MOUNTAIN CITY, TN; ID: 6A4)
AVERY COUNTY/MORRISON FIELD/ (about 21 miles; SPRUCE PINE, NC; ID:
7A8)
ELIZABETHTON MUNI (about 23 miles; ELIZABETHTON, TN; ID: 0A9)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Beech
Mountain:
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY
(about 12 miles; BOONE, NC; Full-time
enrollment: 12,245)
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
(about 35 miles; JOHNSON CITY , TN;
FT enrollment: 9,498)
CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(about 51 miles; HICKORY, NC; FT
enrollment: 2,052)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE
(about 62 miles;
ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
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