Big Yellow Mountain
Big Yellow Mountain is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country and wholly in the Pisgah National Forest. Its elevation reaches 5,443 feet. The mountain generates feeder streams for the North Toe River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 5,440 feet
- Description: mountain in United States of America
- Also known as: “Averys Bald”, “Bright Yellow Mountain”, and “Yellow Mountain”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elk Park and Newland.
Elk Park
Village
Elk Park is a town in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. The town was so named because of the number of elk killed there. The population was 542 at the 2020 census.
Newland
Town
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Newland is a town in and the county seat of Avery County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 715 at the 2020 census. By elevation, Newland is the highest county seat located east of the Mississippi River. Newland is situated 6 miles east of Big Yellow Mountain.
Big Yellow Mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Township of Minneapolis, Avery, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.11012° or 36° 6′ 36″ northLongitude
-82.02706° or 82° 1′ 37″ westElevation
5,440 feet (1,658 metres)Open location code
868V4X6F+25OpenStreetMap ID
node 357806547OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Big Yellow Mountain” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Big Yellow Mountain”
- Dutch: “Big Yellow Mountain”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بيج يلو”
- Ladin: “Big Yellow Mountain”
- Urdu: “بگ یلو ماؤنٹین”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Valley and Minneapolis.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Little Hump Mountain and Hicks Cemetery.
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