Balsam
Balsam is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States. Named after the Balsam Mountains, it is home of the highest standard-gauge railroad east of the Rocky Mountains, at 3,315 feet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Jackson County, North Carolina
- Also known as: “Balsam, NC” and “Balsam, North Carolina”
- Postal code: 28707
Places of Interest
Highlights include Balsam Gap.
Balsam Gap
Mountain saddle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Balsam Gap is a mountain pass between the Plott Balsam Range to the northwest and the Great Balsam Mountains to the southeast on the county line dividing Haywood and Jackson counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
Balsam
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Scott Creek Township, Jackson, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.42678° or 35° 25′ 36″ northLongitude
-83.08521° or 83° 5′ 7″ westElevation
3,304 feet (1,007 metres)Open location code
867RCWG7+PWOpenStreetMap ID
node 154209286OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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