Editing Buncombe County, North Carolina (section)

==Geography==
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According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Buncombe county has a total area of {{convert|659.95|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|656.50|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|3.45|sqmi}} (0.52%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2022 |title=2020 County Gazetteer Files – North Carolina |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_counties_37.txt |access-date=September 9, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

The [[French Broad River]] enters the county at its border with [[Henderson County, North Carolina|Henderson County]] to the south and flows north into [[Madison County, North Carolina|Madison County]]. The source of the [[Swannanoa River]], which joins the French Broad River in Asheville, is in northeast Buncombe County near [[Mount Mitchell (North Carolina)|Mount Mitchell]], a part of the [[Black Mountains (North Carolina)|Black Mountains]] range. Mt. Mitchell is the highest point in the eastern United States at 6,684&nbsp;ft.<ref>http://www.ncparks.gov › mount-mitchell-state-park</ref> Its summit lies in adjacent Yancey County; the highest point in Buncombe County is Potato Knob, at 6400+ feet, which lies a short distance south of Mount Mitchell.

A milestone was achieved in 2003 when [[Interstate 26 in North Carolina|Interstate 26]], still called Future I-26 in northern Buncombe County, was extended from [[Mars Hill, North Carolina|Mars Hill]] (north of Asheville) to [[Johnson City, Tennessee]]. This completed a 20-year, half-billion dollar construction project through the [[Blue Ridge Mountains]].

===National protected areas===
* [[Blue Ridge Parkway]] (part)
* [[Great Craggy Mountains|Craggy Gardens]]
* [[Pisgah National Forest]] (part)
* [[Mount Pisgah (mountain in North Carolina)|Mount Pisgah]] (part)
* [[Nantahala National Forest]] (part)

===State and local protected areas/sites===
* Asheville Watershed<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=September 30, 2020 |title=Asheville Watershed |url=https://www.nps.gov/places/asheville-watershed.htm |access-date=August 21, 2023 |website=www.nps.gov |language=en}}</ref>
* Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary
* Big Ivy Historical Park
* [[Biltmore Estate]]
* [[Chimney Rock State Park]] (part)
* Collier Cove Nature Preserve
* [[The North Carolina Arboretum]]
* Pisgah National Forest Game Land (part)<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands">{{Cite web |title=NCWRC Game Lands |url=https://www.ncpaws.org/ncwrcmaps/gamelands |access-date=March 30, 2023 |website=www.ncpaws.org}}</ref>
* [[Pisgah View State Park]] (part)
* Sandy Mush Game Land (part)<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands"/>
* [[Thomas Wolfe House]]
* [[Vance Birthplace]]
* [[Western North Carolina Nature Center]]
* Young Forest

===Major water bodies===
* [[Beaver Lake (North Carolina)|Beaver Lake]]
* Beaverdam Creek
* [[Bent Creek (North Carolina)|Bent Creek]]
* [[Broad River (Carolinas)|Broad River]]
* Burnett Reservoir
* Cane Creek
* Flat Creek
* [[French Broad River]]
* [[Lake Julian (North Carolina)|Lake Julian]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lake Julian Park: Picnicking, Canoeing, Family Fun, Boat Rentals, Boat Storage, Walking Trails, Festival of Lights - Buncombe County Recreation Services {{!}} Asheville |url=https://www.buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/parks/facilities/parks/lake-julian.aspx |access-date=December 20, 2021 |website=www.buncombecounty.org}}</ref>
* Lake Kenilworth
* Lake Craig
* [[Lake Powhatan (North Carolina)|Lake Powhatan]]
* Lake Louise
* [[Swannanoa River|Left Fork Swannanoa River]]
* Little Pole Creek
* Long Valley Lake
* Newfound Creek
* [[North Fork Reservoir]]<ref name=":0"/>
* [[North Fork Swannanoa River]]
* Pole Creek
* Reems Creek
* [[Swannanoa River|Right Fork Swannanoa River]]
* [[Swannanoa River]]
* Tom Creek
* Turkey Creek

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Madison County, North Carolina|Madison County]] – north
* [[Yancey County, North Carolina|Yancey County]] – northeast
* [[McDowell County, North Carolina|McDowell County]] – east
* [[Rutherford County, North Carolina|Rutherford County]] – southeast
* [[Henderson County, North Carolina|Henderson County]] – south
* [[Transylvania County, North Carolina|Transylvania County]] – southwest
* [[Haywood County, North Carolina|Haywood County]] – west

===Major highways===
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* {{Jct|state=NC|I|26|I-Future|26|nolink2=yes}} (small section undesignated)
* {{Jct|state=NC|I|40}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|I|240}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|US|19}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|US|23}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|US-Bus|23|dab1=Asheville}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|US-Bus|23|dab1=Waynesville}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|US|25}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|US|25A}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|US-Truck|64|dab1=Franklin–Hendersonville}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|US|70}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|US|74}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|US|74A}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|9}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|63}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|81}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|112}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|146}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|151}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|191}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|197}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|251}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|280}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|694}}
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===Major infrastructure===
* [[Asheville Regional Airport]]