Blue Rock

Blue Rock is a hamlet in Crabtree Township, Yancey, North Carolina and has an elevation of 2,746 feet. Blue Rock is situated nearby to the hamlet Newdale, as well as near Bowditch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Little Switzerland.

Hamlet

Photo: Kubigula, Public domain.

Little Switzerland is an unincorporated community in McDowell and Mitchell counties of North Carolina, United States. It is located along North Carolina Highway 226A off the Blue Ridge Parkway, directly north of Marion and south of Spruce Pine. Little Switzerland is situated 6 miles southeast of Blue Rock.

Latitude

35.89067° or 35° 53′ 26″ north

Longitude

-82.17957° or 82° 10′ 46″ west

Elevation

2,746 feet (837 metres)

Open location code

867VVRRC+75

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

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