the uwharrie mountains in north carolina were formed 16, 000 years ago.
how old are the uwharrie mountains in north carolina?
16, 000 years ago
the uwharries were once a coastal mountain range; isostasy has slowly raised the eastern seabed until today they lie in the piedmont of north carolina over 150 miles from the coast. formed approximately 500 million years ago by accretion along the gondwanan tectonic plate, they are thought to have once peaked at some 20,000 feet, before eroding to a maximum of just over 1,100 ft. the range's high point is high rock mountain (1,188 feet/362 meters as measured by the nc geodetic survey), in southwestern davidson county.
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the uwharrie mountains () are a mountain range in north carolina spanning the counties of randolph, montgomery, stanly, and davidson. the range's foothills stretch into cabarrus, anson and union counties, and terminate in the hills of person county.
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