With less than 200 hone sites in the
development, ranging in size from an acre to ten, South Mountain Peaks is
a smaller, more private, gated community. It is conveniently located in
scenic, historic Golden Valley NC where we like to say we’re 20 miles from
anywhere and we like it that way. If you want to get away from it all, and yet
have conveniences like paved roads, underground utilities, with lovely views in
all directions, this might be the place you’ve been looking for. The
community is about 20 miles from I 85, and I 40 between Shelby and Marion NC.
It’s an easy drive to the Blue Ridge Parkway, Lake James, Lake Lure,
Hickory, and The South Mountains State Park. With airports in Asheville,
Charlotte or Spartanburg and a small local airport, Marchman Field in nearby
Rutherfordton, convenient to HWY 74 and HWY 226 it’s not hard to get
here. South Mountain Peaks is a Fall Creek Development. HOA fees are $350
annually.
If you’re not familiar
with Rutherford County you might like to do a little research. Here’s a link
for general area information http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutherford_County,_North_Carolina Rutherford County is huge at ~566
square miles and diverse from the flatlands to the mountains with lots of
valleys in-between. Rutherford County is comprised of 17 townships with names
like: Golden Valley, Duncan’s Creek, Logan’s Store – these I’m told were the
areas that hosted post offices, back when mail was delivered by horseback.
Within those townships are many communities. My husband and I live in Sunshine
Community. Near to us is Washburn Community and Washburn’s Store, which
actually is a store. You will find a link to a video about Washburn’s Store on
my real estate website KDMcCall.com . At Washburn Store you can buy anything from pickles, to
hoop cheese, to a wood cook stove, and a cast iron pan…. While you’re
there see my Favorites , a links list, with the little heart and Places in the menu
bar.
http://www.rutherfordcountync.gov/ has a lot of local information including
tourism. The chamber of Commerce will be of some benefit, perhaps you’d like to
look at the county demographics Rutherford County Chamber which says we have ~563 square miles. And in case
you ran across the term Isothermal Weather region, here’s my favorite
explanation Thermal Belts in NC
You can check out
our Rutherfordton Tour Book, (the home tours are courtesy of Coldwell
Banker, I can show you any of those listings, too). You might like to see
the Farmer’s Fresh Market, Area Information or Community Links in my blog at the GoldenValley
Blog. I’ve found a couple of PBS films about the area and
embedded them at the bottom of my real estate blog. KDsFarm Sorry,
but my real estate blog is loading pretty slowly… I have too many videos
embedded in it. I need to get rid of a few, but which ones?
Here’s a ROC link Explore, Exercise, Relax. There are lots of things to do here, but most of my clients
don’t come up to do anything. In fact they come to do nothing. They just want
to enjoy the peace and solitude of a real mountain retreat, to feel the change
of pace, to relax and recharge. I think you’ll find, most of the time, once you
get here, you’ll never leave your property. We like to say we’re 20 miles from
anywhere, and we like it like that.
If you need to be near
the center of activity, where there’s a lot going on all the time, I can tell
you, this will not suit you. We’re so far out in the country the speed limit is
55 and there are NO stoplights. While there’s always something going on, you’re
going to have to drive to get there.
But, I like it
like that. Maybe you will too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeqpSFpyCdQ&feature=related
Rutherfordton North
Carolina Earthperks and Rev Tours