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Brown MountainW Jackson County on the head of Cullowhee Creek.
Brown Mountaincentral Alleghany County.
Brown MountainS Buncombe County E of Skyland.
Brown Mountainon the Burke-Caldwell county line approx. 1½ mi. W of Wilson Creek. Alt. 2,725. Noted for mysterious lights, known since 1833 in many popular legends. Many explanations have been offered for the lights, among them burning marsh gas, foxfire, and light refraction by the atmosphere of train, automobile, or city lights.
Brown Mountain Beacha recreational beach in Wilson Creek in W Caldwell County.
Brown RidgeN Avery County.
Brown SummitSee Browns Summit.
Brown's CreekSee Browns Swamp.
Brown's Crossroadscommunity in NW Randolph County. The former county seat of Johnstonville, which see, was there.
Brown's Islanda coastal beach island approx. 3 mi. long on the Atlantic Ocean in SE Onslow County. Now within the limits of Camp Lejeune. It lies between Brown's Inlet and Bear Inlet. Sometimes referred to locally by an older name, Shacklefoot Island.