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Wolf Mountainextends NE in E Jackson County between Wolf Creek and Tanasee Creek.
Wolf MountainN Madison County between Lewis Branch and Wolf Branch.
Wolf Mountaincommunity in SE Jackson County on Tanasee Creek served by post office, 1876-1903.
Wolf Pen Branchrises in central Franklin County and flows SE into Tar River. Now generally called Wolf Pit Branch.
Wolf Pen GapSW Cherokee County on the headwaters of Persimmon Creek.
Wolf Pen MountainE Caldwell County. Alt. 2,137.
Wolf Pit BranchSee Wolf Pen Branch.
Wolf Pit Creekrises on the Fort Bragg Military Reservation in W Hoke County and flows NE into Rockfish Creek.
Wolf Pit GapE Haywood County between Millstone Mountain and Buck Cove Mountain.
Wolf Pit TownshipSW Richmond County. In colonial times, it is said, the area was overrun with wolves. A trap was constructed for them, but the first animal to fall into it was a mule owned by a prominent farmer. Scottish settlers were so amused they gave the region the name of Wolf Pit.