Blue Sea Creek

Blue Sea Creek is a stream in Yancey, North Carolina and has an elevation of 3,533 feet. Blue Sea 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 Blue Sea 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 Blue Sea Creek.

Mount Mitchell Museum

Museum

Photo: Sweeny, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mount Mitchell Museum is situated 2½ miles east of Blue Sea Creek.

Blue Sea Creek

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Blue Sea Fork” and “Bluesee Creek”
Category: body of water
Location: Yancey, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.76539° or 35° 45′ 55″ north

Longitude

-82.30929° or 82° 18′ 33″ west

Elevation

3,533 feet (1,077 metres)

Open location code

867VQM8R+57

GeoNames ID

4456446

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