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| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Jumpoff Gap | S central Yancey County between Bowlens Creek and Bowlens Pyramid. |
| Jumpoff Mountain | W Henderson County between the headwaters of Brightwater Branch and North Fork. Alt. approx. 3,150. |
| Jumpoff Rock | W Henderson County on Jumpoff Mountain. Used by Indians as a post for sentinels to observe the approach of enemies up French Broad River valley. During the 1920s a resort, the Fleetwood Hotel, was begun there but never completed. |
| Jumpup Ridge | N Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a spur extending SE from Bald Ridge between Bear Creek and Advalorem Branch. |
| Junaluska Creek | rises in NE Cherokee County and flows SW and NW into Valley River. |
| Junaluska Gap | on the Cherokee-Macon county line in the Snowbird Mountains N of Rich Knob. Alt. 3,506. |
| Junaluska Mountain | SW Haywood County, about 5 mi. SW of Lake Junaluska. Alt. 5,071. Named to honor Junaluska, Cherokee chief who saved Andrew Jackson's life at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, 1812. Known for a time in the 1920s as North Eaglenest Mountain in connection with the promotion of a hotel there. See also Jones Knob. |
| Juneau | community in W Mecklenburg County. |
| Juney Whank Branch | rises in N Swain County and flows SE into Deep Creek. |
| Junietta | See East Fork Pigeon River. |