Sugar Mountain, NC

united states

Sugar Mountain is a small mountain resort town in western North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, sitting at 3,300 feet in Avery County. Most visitors drive up from Charlotte via I-77 and Highway 105, or from the Triangle area through Hickory on Highway 321. The town centers around Highway 184, which climbs from nearby Banner Elk. Sugar Mountain operates North Carolina's highest ski resort, with slopes reaching 5,300 feet elevation.