Cherry Tree Hill rises 300 feet above the valley floor standing at 3,000 feet in elevation with incredible panoramic views. Click Photo for Larger View

If you are looking for a special tract of land with a stream, pasture for a horse or small livestock, garden space, multiple building site options, privacy, and best of all - incredible panoramic layered views, then...
Cherry Tree Hill is for you!

Geography

Cherry Tree Hill is a subsummit of Helton Knob (elev. 3,558 ft), rising from a ridge on the south side of Helton Knob. Big Helton Creek cuts a valley on the west side of Cherry Tree Hill, while Piney Branch cuts the valley on the east side. To the south of Cherry Tree Hill, the ridge delines to a point where Piney Branch empties into Big Helton Creek, which in turn, empties into the North Fork New River shortly thereafter.

The top of Cherry Tree Hill is a nearly level grassy one acre resting at 3,000 feet in elevation. The lower knoll of Cherry Tree Hill (elev. 2,850 ft) is also grassy and boasts a level 1.5 acres on top. Lying on the hillside below the lower knoll is a lovely one-acre boundary of white pine trees. The lower section (elev. 2,700 ft) features an acre of fenced, cleared land refreshingly fed by Piney Branch and suitable for gardening, crops or grazing.

The Lower Knoll offers more building site options with great views to the north, east and south. Click Photo for Larger View

Location and Access

Cherry Tree Hill is located in the Grassy Creek township of Ashe County, NC. The 10-acre tract includes 100 feet of state road frontage at the end of Mont Shepherd Road, a well-maintained gravel road off Old Hwy 16 between Crumpler and Grassy Creek. Access to the top of Cherry Tree Hill is currently by a combination of open field and farm road traversing a half mile up and around the hill to the top. A four-wheel drive vehicle is recommended.

History

Since Meredith Ballou purchased Cherry Tree Hill in 1813 as part of a larger tract, it has been passed down through five generations of the Ballou and Shepherd families.

Features

• Panoramic views spanning three counties - Ashe, Alleghany and Grayson.
• 100 ft of state road frontage on Mont Shepherd Road.
• Water - Piney Branch and Booker Brook.
• Multiple building sites at varying elevations.
• Privacy - Surrounded by land, trees and mountains.
• Gated entrance at the end of a state-maintained road.
• Garden space and pasture for horse or small livestock.
• Walk to Big Helton Creek & North Fork New River.