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Asheville is the county seat of Buncombe County, in Western North
Carolina. Asheville lies in the Blue Ridge Mountains, at the junction of the
French Broad and Swannanoa rivers. It has a mild climate and is built on an
uneven plateau at an elevation of about 2,200 feet (670 meters). Asheville
is the eastern gateway to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Cherokee
Indian Reservation and The Blue Ridge Parkway. |
