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= The Dragon's Tail (region) = The dragon's tail is a region in Tennessee and North Carolina, contained within Deals Gap, and centered around a statue of a Dragon on US Route 129

The Area
It is in the Appalachian Mountains, and crosses the Tennessee and North Carolina border. More specifically, the stretch of US-129 it contains begins in North Carolina at the intersection of NC 28 and US 129 and ends at the Tabcat Creek Bridge in Tennessee.{ "type": "FeatureCollection", "features": [ {     "type": "Feature", "properties": {}, "geometry": { "type": "Point", "coordinates": [ -83.969319,         35.504668        ]      }    },    {      "type": "Feature", "properties": {}, "geometry": { "type": "Point", "coordinates": [ -83.920899,         35.473788        ]      }    },    {      "type": "Feature", "properties": {}, "geometry": { "type": "Point", "coordinates": [ -83.920513,         35.470969        ]      }    },    {      "type": "Feature", "properties": {}, "geometry": { "type": "LineString", "coordinates": [ [           -83.919678,            35.465556          ],          [            -83.920794,            35.475981          ],          [            -83.917924,            35.475774          ],          [            -83.932842,            35.479296          ],          [            -83.93401,            35.482986          ],          [            -83.926553,            35.496322          ],          [            -83.933712,            35.496384          ],          [            -83.934031,            35.499497          ],          [            -83.941091,            35.497825          ],          [            -83.948364,            35.502256          ],          [            -83.949089,            35.507178          ],          [            -83.953701,            35.507398          ],          [            -83.954723,            35.504436          ],          [            -83.95956,            35.505031          ],          [            -83.957001,            35.508087          ],          [            -83.963565,            35.507415          ],          [            -83.967143,            35.503249          ],          [            -83.98346,            35.504016          ],          [            -83.985701,            35.513095          ],          [            -83.98828,            35.5119          ],          [            -83.988657,            35.520396          ],          [            -83.993079,            35.524823          ]        ]      }    }  ] }

Geography
It includes Cheoah and Calderwood Lake, and is in the Great Smoky Mountains. There is a mountain overlook on US-129, in Tennessee, approximately 5 km before the border.

Towns
The towns and unincorporated communities in The Dragon's Tail are:


 * 1) Fontana, NC
 * 2) Robbinsville, NC
 * 3) Tallassee, TN
 * 4) Tapoco, NC
 * 5) Yellow Creek, NC


 * 1) Calderwood, TN

Importance
It is a popular practice area for people who drive sport cars and motorcycles, despite it being a very dangerous mountain pass. The map shows various points labeled The Dragon's Tail on google maps, as well as the stretch of US-129 it contains.