Beech Nursery Creek
Beech Nursery Creek is a stream in Yancey, North Carolina and has an elevation of 3,533 feet. Beech Nursery Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Eskota, as well as near the area Asheville Watershed.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 east of Beech Nursery Creek.
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 2½ miles southwest of Beech Nursery Creek.
Mount Mitchell Museum
Museum
Photo: Sweeny, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Mitchell Museum is situated 2½ miles east of Beech Nursery Creek.
Beech Nursery Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Yancey, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.76539° or 35° 45′ 55″ northLongitude
-82.30929° or 82° 18′ 33″ westElevation
3,533 feet (1,077 metres)Open location code
867VQM8R+57GeoNames ID
4454694
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