rises in N Cherokee County on Hanging Dog Mountain and flows SW into Hiwassee River. It was named because an Indian's hunting dog became hung in a mass of jammed logs and vines in the flooded creek.

N Cherokee County in the N end of Hanging Dog Mountain.

extends from central Cherokee County NE into the Snowbird Mountains in SW Graham County. Named peaks include Buzzard Roost, High Peak, and Rocky Knob.

E Mitchell County between Hanging Rock Branch and Gouges Creek.

on the Avery-Watauga county line at the SW end of Hanging Rock Ridge. Alt. 5,237. Known by the Cherokee Indians as Yonah-wayah (bear's paw).

rises in E Mitchell County and flows SW into Beaver Creek.

extends NE from Hanging Rock on the Avery-Watauga county line between Dutch Creek and Watauga River to Townsend Gap in S Watauga County.

central Stokes County in the Sauratown Mountain range. Named for a natural rock formation. Contains 3,865 acres. Est. 1935. Scenic, recreational; vacation cabins and tent and trailer camping; picnicking, swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, and nature study; lookout tower. See also Cascade Falls; Moores Knob; Tories Den. Appears as Hanging Bluff on the Kerr map, 1882.

rises in Drowned Bay, SW Brunswick County, and flows S into Calabash Creek.

rises in W Graham County in Saddle Tree Gap and flows NW into Slickrock Creek.