$59,000
About this home
Looking for land for sale in Black Mountain, NC? This 1.06-acre cabin lot in Creston, a private gated mountain community, sits on a quiet road with potential mountain views. It's a great place to build your Western North Carolina mountain cabin, less than 10 miles from the charming town of Black Mountain and a short drive from Asheville. Creston offers amenities you'll use every day, including community trails. The Community Center sits at 3,100 feet with spectacular views and features a library nook, indoor and outdoor stone fireplaces, wrap-around porches, and a service kitchen, making it a great spot for social gatherings and community activities. Stone picnic areas and overlooks with long-range mountain views are spread throughout the neighborhood, and a dog park near the clubhouse gives your pup room to play. Nature lovers will appreciate Triple Falls Sanctuary, a 350-acre conservation area with forests, streams, and three waterfalls, including Allison Falls on the Left Prong of the Catawba River with a viewing area overlooking the falls. Since 2004, conservation easements with Foothills Conservancy of NC have protected Creston's hardwood forests, springs and creeks, native plants, and abundant wildlife for future generations. This homesite is also close to downtown Black Mountain and Old Fort, NC, which are known for outdoor recreation in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Enjoy hiking, mountain biking, and fishing, then come back to local restaurants, live music, art galleries, and small-town charm. Mountain land for sale in Black Mountain like this doesn't come along often. Schedule your visit to Creston today and start planning your mountain cabin. Please note this is a cabin lot. Per the ADG dated January 2026, cabins with a main floor and an approved loft may have a maximum of 1,000 square feet of heated living space. Cabins with a main floor only may have a maximum of 800 square feet of heated living space. Please see the attached ADG, topographic survey, and property disclosures, or reach out to the listing agent for more information.
Property details
- MLS
- Canopy MLS
- MLS #
- CAR4420032
- Property type
- Lot
- Subdivision
- Creston
- Status
- Active
- Days on market
- N/A
- On market date
- October 3, 2026
- Stories
- N/A
- Total bathrooms
- N/A
- Garage spaces
- N/A
- Parking spaces
- N/A
- Lot size
- N/A
Location
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Within 10 miles. School directory data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), accessed via the Urban Institute Education Data API. Local Score is calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate; where a state rating is shown, it comes from that state's own official school report card.
- Enrollment
- 312
- Student:teacher ratio
- 13.6:1
- District
- McDowell County Schools
- Enrollment
- 648
- Student:teacher ratio
- 15.8:1
- District
- McDowell County Schools
- Enrollment
- 254
- Student:teacher ratio
- 23.1:1
- District
- McDowell County Schools
Walkability
Blended score for Black Mountain's center, calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate from two sources: the EPA's National Walkability Index (street network, transit, land-use mix) and Google Places amenity data (what's actually reachable on foot from this point). 60% EPA National Walkability Index + 40% nearby-amenity density (Google Places).
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Data source: Listing information provided by Canopy MLS (carolina) via Trestle/CoreLogic. Last updated 13 days ago.
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