North Carolina
Watauga County
Laurel Creek Township

Beech Mountain

Beech Mountain is a town in both and counties in the U.S. state of . At the 2020 census, the town population was 675. The town is located atop and is the highest town east of the at 5,506 ft in elevation.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 320 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Avery County, North Carolina, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Beech Mountain, NC” and “Beech Mountain, North Carolina”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beech Mountain.

Peak
Photo: Thomson200, CC0.
is a mountain in the and wholly in the . Its elevation reaches 5,506 feet and generates feeder streams for the Elk River. Nestled on the top is the Town of . is situated 2 miles south of Beech Mountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Banner Elk and Heaton.

Town
is a town in , , United States. The population was 1,028 at the 2010 census. is home to Lees–McRae College. is situated 3½ miles south of Beech Mountain.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. The community is located along NC 194, centered at the Bridge, which crosses over the Elk River. is situated 4 miles southwest of Beech Mountain.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , , United States. The village is located on north slope. The population was 371 at the 2020 census. is situated 6 miles south of Beech Mountain.

Beech Mountain

Latitude
36.21096° or 36° 12′ 40″ north
Longitude
-81.889° or 81° 53′ 20″ west
Population
320
Elevation
4,245 feet (1,294 metres)
Open location code
868W6466+99
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153917078
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4454687
Wiki­data ID
Q2026889
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Beech Mountain” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بيتش ماونتين”
  • Basque: “Beech Mountain”
  • Catalan: “Beech Mountain”
  • Cebuano: “Beech Mountain”
  • Chechen: “Бич-Маунтен”
  • Chinese: “Beech Mountain”
  • Chinese: “北卡羅萊納州櫸木山”
  • Chinese: “比奇芒廷”
  • Dutch: “Beech Mountain”
  • French: “Beech Mountain”
  • German: “Beech Mountain”
  • Gilaki: “بیچ مأؤنتن (کلسيايي کارؤلینا)”
  • Gilaki: “بیچ مأؤنتن”
  • Haitian: “Beech Mountain, Kawolin dinò”
  • Hungarian: “Beech Mountain”
  • Italian: “Beech Mountain”
  • Japanese: “ビーチ・マウンテン”
  • Ladin: “Beech Mountain”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Beech Mountain”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Beech Mountain”
  • Norwegian: “Beech Mountain”
  • Persian: “بیچ ماونتن”
  • Polish: “Beech Mountain”
  • Portuguese: “Beech Mountain”
  • Serbian: “Бич Маунтан”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Beech Mountain, North Carolina”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Beech Mountain”
  • Spanish: “Beech Mountain”
  • Tatar: “Бич-Маунтен”
  • Ukrainian: “Біч-Маунтен”
  • Uzbek: “Beech Mountain, North Carolina”
  • Uzbek: “Beech Mountain”
  • Uzbek: “Бееч Моунтаин”
  • Volapük: “Beech Mountain, North Carolina”
  • Volapük: “Beech Mountain”

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