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Are there any counties or towns within the Charlotte metro that are in the foothill/mountainous areas, If not, how far outside the CLT metro do you have to go to get to the foothill/mountainous areas? What is the relative affluence of these areas?
Look at this map draw a slanted to right diagonal line from the L in Lincoln up and down and that the start of the foothills this about 45 minutes to an hour from Charlotte
The Kings Mountain and Cramerton areas of Gaston County (the westward neighbor to Mecklenburg County) is very hilly and truly looks and feels like the foothills.
Also, Northern Gaston County and Lincolnton certainly feel like the foothills. To get within range of seeing the mountain range in the distance, you have to get up near Maiden along US321 (to see South Mountains off to the west), just north of Hickory to see the Blue Ridge to the northwest, and Rutherfordton out off of US74 to see the small mountains that make up the Lake Lure/Chimney Rock area.
Of course, if you travel eastward from Charlotte out to the area surrounding Badin Lake/Yadkin River and Uwahrrie National Forest, it is very hilly, if not mountainous in some areas.
All these areas I speak of are within 1.5 hours or less drive from Charlotte. Go beyond that and you're in what I would call the mountains.
Are there any counties or towns within the Charlotte metro that are in the foothill/mountainous areas, If not, how far outside the CLT metro do you have to go to get to the foothill/mountainous areas? What is the relative affluence of these areas?
Thank you.
There is not much affluence in the foothills, but it's not poverty-stricken either.
There are no mountains or foothills in the Charlotte metro itself. However, you can get into the some foothills within about 1:15 from the center of uptown Charlotte.
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The Kings Mountain and Cramerton areas of Gaston County (the westward neighbor to Mecklenburg County) is very hilly and truly looks and feels like the foothills.
Also, Northern Gaston County and Lincolnton certainly feel like the foothills. To get within range of seeing the mountain range in the distance, you have to get up near Maiden along US321 (to see South Mountains off to the west), just north of Hickory to see the Blue Ridge to the northwest, and Rutherfordton out off of US74 to see the small mountains that make up the Lake Lure/Chimney Rock area.
Of course, if you travel eastward from Charlotte out to the area surrounding Badin Lake/Yadkin River and Uwahrrie National Forest, it is very hilly, if not mountainous in some areas.
All these areas I speak of are within 1.5 hours or less drive from Charlotte. Go beyond that and you're in what I would call the mountains.
I am in the City of Kings Mountain. This is not the foothills, but if you go to western & northern Cleveland County it is.
I know it's not the true foothills...but the question was asked about foothills within the Charlotte metro. While there are not any true foothills within our metro region, you can certainly find places that look and feel like it. Rolling hills, occasional vistas, even a small mountain that sneaks into view every now and then.
Are there any counties or towns within the Charlotte metro that are in the foothill/mountainous areas, If not, how far outside the CLT metro do you have to go to get to the foothill/mountainous areas? What is the relative affluence of these areas?
Thank you.
Hickory is in the foothills. It is 45 miles to Charlotte.
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