Bear Gap
Bear Gap is a gap in Yancey, North Carolina and has an elevation of 5,463 feet. Bear Gap is situated nearby to the area Asheville Watershed, as well as near the hamlet Eskota.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Mitchell and Glassmine Falls.
Mount Mitchell
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Mount Mitchell is the highest peak of the Appalachian Mountains and the highest peak in mainland North America east of the Mississippi River. It is located near Burnsville in Yancey County, North Carolina in the Black Mountain subrange of the Appalachians about 19 miles northeast of Asheville. Mount Mitchell is situated 2½ miles northeast of Bear Gap.
Glassmine Falls
Waterfall
Photo: 5minutes, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Glassmine Falls is an ephemeral waterfall in Buncombe County, North Carolina, on Glassmine Branch, near Barnardsville, NC. It is located below the Blue Ridge Parkway around milepost 362. Glassmine Falls is situated 2 miles west of Bear Gap.
Mount Mitchell Museum
Museum
Photo: Sweeny, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Mitchell Museum is situated 2½ miles northeast of Bear Gap.
Bear Gap
- Type: Gap with an elevation of 5,463 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Yancey, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.74345° or 35° 44′ 36″ northLongitude
-82.29929° or 82° 17′ 57″ westElevation
5,463 feet (1,665 metres)Open location code
867VPPV2+97GeoNames ID
4454181
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