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Place Description
Big Warrior Mountain

S Polk County, W of town of Tryon. Named for Big Wayah (wolf), chief of the Cherokee Indians. Alt. 2,466.

Big White Oak Creek

rises in W Wake County and flows S and SW into Chatham County, where it enters New Hope River.

Big White Pocosin

sandy pocosin in SE Cumberland County.

Big Witch Creek

rises in N Jackson County and flows SW into Wrights Creek.

Big Witch Gap

on the Jackson-Swain county line near the head of Moody Branch.

Big Yellow

See Big Bald.

Big Yellow Bald Mountain

W Avery County.

Big Yellow Mountain

at the junction of Avery and Mitchell Counties, N.C., and Carter County, Tenn. Alt. approx. 5,600. Known also as Bright Yellow Mountain and Averys Bald. See also Rose Ridge.

Biggerstaff Branch

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

Bigoak

See Bensalem.