THE HIGH COUNTRY
Where the Southern Appalachians Reach Their Finest
At Its highest point, Roan High Knob, reaches 6,285 feet.
It sits directly on the state line between Tennessee and North Carolina.
It is the highest point in Tennessee outside of the Great Smoky Mountains.
Roan Mountain
One of the great natural treasures of the Southern Appalachians.
Rising above the surrounding landscape, Roan Mountain is known for its extraordinary high-elevation scenery, sweeping grassy balds and spectacular displays of native Catawba rhododendron.
Each year, the mountainsides come alive with brilliant pink and purple blooms, creating one of the most memorable natural displays in the region.
For those fortunate enough to live nearby, Roan Mountain isn't somewhere reserved for a vacation.
It's part of the neighborhood.
A Remarkable Place to Call Home
Life at Heaton Creek Estate extends far beyond its fifty acres.
Set in the mountains of Northeast Tennessee, the estate lies within one of the most beautiful regions of the Southern Appalachians—a landscape of high mountain ridges, protected forests, winding rivers and small towns where the pace of life still feels refreshingly unhurried.
Here, the natural beauty of Roan Mountain is just minutes from home, while the celebrated mountain communities and ski resorts of Western North Carolina are an easy drive away.
It is a rare combination: the privacy and authenticity of a Tennessee mountain estate with some of the region's finest recreation, scenery and resort communities close at hand.
The Appalachian Trail
One of America's most celebrated trails passes across the high country of Roan Mountain.
The Roan Highlands section of the Appalachian Trail is particularly renowned for its open grassy balds and extraordinary long-range views—an entirely different experience from the heavily wooded trails found throughout much of the Appalachians.
Whether you're an experienced hiker or simply someone who appreciates wild places, having this landscape nearby is part of what makes life here so special.
Roan Mountain State Park
Just minutes from Heaton Creek Estate, Roan Mountain State Park offers thousands of acres of protected mountain landscape to explore.
Hiking trails, streams, forests and mountain scenery provide year-round opportunities to get outside, whether that means an early morning walk, an afternoon beside the water or simply taking a scenic drive through the mountains.
It is an extraordinary amount of protected natural beauty to have so close to home.
The North Carolina Mountains
Cross the state line and the character changes again.
The mountain communities of Western North Carolina offer another side of High Country living, with restaurants, shops, galleries, golf, seasonal events and established resort communities all within easy reach.
Banner Elk and the surrounding mountain towns make an easy destination for lunch, shopping or an afternoon away, while the ski mountains bring an entirely different energy during winter.
And when the day is over, you return to the privacy of Heaton Creek Estate.
The mountains aren't something you travel to see.
They're part of everyday life.
Town Of Blowing Rock NC
Stone Walls Restaurant - Banner Elk NC
SKI COUNTRY Four Seasons of Mountain Living
Winter brings skiing and snowboarding in the nearby North Carolina mountains. Spring returns wildflowers and rhododendrons to the hillsides. Summer offers cool mountain mornings, hiking and long evenings outdoors, while autumn transforms the Blue Ridge into one of America's great displays of fall color.
There is no single season that defines this part of the country.
Each one gives you another reason to love living here.
A Different Measure of Luxury
Luxury in the mountains isn't always about what has been built.
Sometimes it is fifty acres of your own.
A creek running through the property.
Horses grazing outside the window.
A national treasure just up the mountain.
And the freedom to decide how you want to spend the day.
Some people come to the mountains to escape. At Heaton Creek Estate, you simply come home.
LOCATION / LIFESTYLE
Close Enough to Everything. Far Enough to Feel Away.
Perhaps one of Heaton Creek Estate's greatest luxuries is its balance.
The property feels private and wonderfully removed, yet outdoor recreation, mountain towns, skiing, dining and everyday necessities remain within reach.
You can spend the morning with the horses, hike high above Roan Mountain in the afternoon, have dinner across the state line in North Carolina and return home beneath a sky filled with stars.
It is mountain living without giving up the pleasures of being connected to the world around you.
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